Hi all,
I am beginning to really get excited about my upcoming trip to the parks. I have begun to plan out things and made my rest. ressie. I have been several times in the past decade and recently reviewed an older video tape I took back in the mid 1990's (had one of those old video cameras that took an actual VHS tape - looked a lot like the ones that you see news camera crews with) and realized that I really did not tape a lot of things that I wished I had before they closed for good (old camera was heavy and too big to carry around so it did get locked up a lot). I recently purchased a new digital video camera for upcoming events but Disney will be my first endeavor with it. Needless to say I am current teaching myself to use the darn thing,so that I can have a nice memento for future reference and recollection.
My question to all of those that have been video taping the parks - What are you filming (other than those basic family shots), how is it all coming out when you watch it at home, are you taking film on the rides themselves and if it is a darkride is it coming out (I do have some sort of night vision with the camera)???? Also how many hours did you find you filmed in the parks? One last question, is it possible to get a shot of Main Street without anyone on it, like if your one of the first families on the street when it opens (I have never been when it opens first thing in the a.m. but will this next trip).
I am trying to put some forethought into this process before I go on my next trip. I will be going solo this trip so no family to attempt to get perfectly in the scene. I mainly would like to get some of my favorite things on tape (SE, CoP) especially as one or two of them may be waving goodbye before to long. I am thinking that maybe I should make one tape per park (either 60 or 90 minutes depending on the park) and one tape for hotel, boardwalk and DTD. But I am thinking that I may be going a little to nutty on what I intend to tape.
Any help or advice or stories would be appreciated as I think that it would help me to keep everything in perspective. Thanks for all the help, tips, advice, etc.
I am beginning to really get excited about my upcoming trip to the parks. I have begun to plan out things and made my rest. ressie. I have been several times in the past decade and recently reviewed an older video tape I took back in the mid 1990's (had one of those old video cameras that took an actual VHS tape - looked a lot like the ones that you see news camera crews with) and realized that I really did not tape a lot of things that I wished I had before they closed for good (old camera was heavy and too big to carry around so it did get locked up a lot). I recently purchased a new digital video camera for upcoming events but Disney will be my first endeavor with it. Needless to say I am current teaching myself to use the darn thing,so that I can have a nice memento for future reference and recollection.
My question to all of those that have been video taping the parks - What are you filming (other than those basic family shots), how is it all coming out when you watch it at home, are you taking film on the rides themselves and if it is a darkride is it coming out (I do have some sort of night vision with the camera)???? Also how many hours did you find you filmed in the parks? One last question, is it possible to get a shot of Main Street without anyone on it, like if your one of the first families on the street when it opens (I have never been when it opens first thing in the a.m. but will this next trip).
I am trying to put some forethought into this process before I go on my next trip. I will be going solo this trip so no family to attempt to get perfectly in the scene. I mainly would like to get some of my favorite things on tape (SE, CoP) especially as one or two of them may be waving goodbye before to long. I am thinking that maybe I should make one tape per park (either 60 or 90 minutes depending on the park) and one tape for hotel, boardwalk and DTD. But I am thinking that I may be going a little to nutty on what I intend to tape.
Any help or advice or stories would be appreciated as I think that it would help me to keep everything in perspective. Thanks for all the help, tips, advice, etc.