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The whingers are on NS... doesn't that say it all?

There was in car footage from the Stag cruise, I have it here if you want it Vu. There was no dyno runs though, not sure where that came from?

I like the suggestion on NS of having a graphic with tech specs though, that'd be cool.

As I said at the cruise, I have access to broadcast quality HD cameras, HD in car cameras and broadcast quality audio gear. I also have access to people if you want extra camera angles etc, and some TV connections if you want to go down that route.

I like the style, I like the idea, happy to help if the help is wanted :thumbsup:

Had a quick look at that link.........there was only one real idiot on there that had nothing to offer..."KRANZE"

Even Nisskid, who can be quite negative at times, offered some good constructive criticism.

There were a couple of other haters on there as well but no one stood out as much as that first clown (aka "Ted180")

was gonna say who was the one stag that was in forwards? haha top work guys... goodluck for the rest of the episodes

That would of been Shelly RSVSTAG. I think she was the only female driver of the day. :whistling:

The whingers are on NS... doesn't that say it all?

There was no dyno runs though, not sure where that came from?

I prefer it more on here, forum is way more relaxed and matured. The dyno which I mentioned as well was in the first episode. It would be good to see the dyno run and have the chart appear on the camera.

I'm looking forward to seeing ep3.

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There were a couple of other haters on there as well but no one stood out as much as that first clown (aka "Ted180")

Your mate! :laugh:

personally i cant stand the show.

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That's understandable - it's not for everyone. The show was kind of designed from our 'point of view' of things so it may not be to everyone's taste - Kahli thought the second episode was better than the first episode, but everyone else on NS preferred the first episode...

would like to see some longer episodes, even 10 mins?

We thought 5 minutes would be a nice number seeing as though it's not too long and not too short - something that can be seen quickly - like a run down of things. Although, someone on NS mentioned even 5 minutes was too long! :blink:

This second episode was a bit rushed I may say - we didn't get to re-shoot the feature car scene until it was perfect as I'd like because Kristian is very busy - it was hard enough organizing a time to suit us 3, and that was why the lack of an in-car footage driving around. And Kahli was busy and couldn't attend the cruise or the drift school so couldn't do too much there as I'd like either.

As I said at the cruise, I have access to broadcast quality HD cameras, HD in car cameras and broadcast quality audio gear. I also have access to people if you want extra camera angles etc, and some TV connections if you want to go down that route.

I like the style, I like the idea, happy to help if the help is wanted :thumbsup:

Thanks for the offer, there was something I'm wanting to try out - having a camera mounted at the front of the car, would those RadCams be ideal for it and do you sell those RadCams or? - and TV sounds pretty advance stuff lol I don't think my editing skills or Kahli's hosting skills are quite up to scratch just yet and not to mention the amount more effort and time required for each episode!

Radcam should be fine, depending on the car. Go Pros can sometimes be better for external stuff because they're an all in one unit (except there's no screen so you can't line up a good shot >_< ). This was filmed on a Radcam HD in the front bumper of a WRX:

TV might be advanced, but if you plan towards it you can shoot shorter videos, 5-10 minutes, with the plan on combining a few of them together, then look at TV once you've got a 10 episode season together. You can also talk to some of the editors we use and get some tips.

Does take a long time, but you might aim to produce one whole season over the course of the year? Who knows. Depends on how much time you've got an how seriously you want to take the project.

That Radcam looks decent. I've got a Go Pro and that's killer though. Records in 1080p but to me it looks blurred and washed out compared to 720p. $250 from the states with all accessories for mounting, cables for TV and USB charger. Good for general sporting activities where you can't use a screen to line up a shot but usually you can guess where the shot will take a pic / footage.

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