Bike video in the making - inputs welcome

[LewSpeight]

i'm in the process of making a motorbike video, showing anything motorbike related. Can anyone think of anything? Anything from riding the bike through some nice scenery to thrashing it round some corners, fixing part of the engine, to getting soaked in the rain. Even little things like, hanging the keys up after a good ride out or whatever.

If you wanna see what I've done before have a gander here:

MY YOUTUBE PAGE

Its my first 'motorbike' video and i wanna make it the best video i've done to date. Any unique ideas will be seriously thought about; I'm trying to make it look as professionally shot as possible.

I'm basically open to any input or advice, and i'm wanting it to appeal to a very wide audience so none of this 'dicking about on scooters' or 'road rage'. Im wanting to kinda express to people what it is that we love so much about riding.

Thanks all in advance. You'll be sure to be notified when its finished.

Group of mates arriving/meeting up for a ride.

[DarrenSV650S]

Boobs, stunts and rolling shots

Like this

I like short films that tell as story, I like split screen, I like lots of cuts. Films like that engage me. Vimeo is full of really nice little bike films, use that for inspiration rather than the drivel (like mine) on youtube.
Good luck and I look forward to watching, your vids show you know what you are doing...

[DJ123]

Originally Posted by LewSpeight

Its my first 'motorbike' video and i wanna make it the best video i've done to date. Any unique ideas will be seriously thought about; I'm trying to make it look as professionally shot as possible.

I'm basically open to any input or advice, and i'm wanting it to appeal to a very wide audience so none of this 'dicking about on scooters' or 'road rage'. Im wanting to kinda express to people what it is that we love so much about riding.

Thanks all in advance. You'll be sure to be notified when its finished.

Define professional? Anything can be made to look good-with the right idea, right cut & appearance. You can't make things look 'fake' (people acting for the camera, trying harder than they normally would etc etc)
Make it real & believable. We all know we aren't power rangers on the road.
Your best bet (IMO) is to get different videos from each rider if you have a group of them (TEC, Leader and others in the group) on a good twisty road with some scenery to look at.
A silent movie (no spoken word), with a good backing track and some decent shots will bring across the enjoyment of riding. Don't need to worry about fancy camera tricks or techniques. In this case less will be more.

[LewSpeight]

Originally Posted by Lawman

I like short films that tell as story, I like split screen, I like lots of cuts. Films like that engage me. Vimeo is full of really nice little bike films, use that for inspiration rather than the drivel (like mine) on youtube.
Good luck and I look forward to watching, your vids show you know what you are doing...

Thanks man, very helpful.
I appreciate the last bit

Originally Posted by daddyjob

Define professional? Anything can be made to look good-with the right idea, right cut & appearance. You can't make things look 'fake' (people acting for the camera, trying harder than they normally would etc etc)
Make it real & believable. We all know we aren't power rangers on the road.
Your best bet (IMO) is to get different videos from each rider if you have a group of them (TEC, Leader and others in the group) on a good twisty road with some scenery to look at.
A silent movie (no spoken word), with a good backing track and some decent shots will bring across the enjoyment of riding. Don't need to worry about fancy camera tricks or techniques. In this case less will be more.

Aye, i just meant, that i want it to look abit more polished and visually crisper than some lad who's gone mad with his helmet camera.
But yes, there won't be no acting or voiceovers, purely engine sound and music.

Thanks for the input so far guys!

Not sure about split screen, can be a bit annoying its not something I have been asked for, fast cut are fine but much better if done to the beat and the tranisations match. I'd watch some GOPRO videos, they are pretty good and will give you ideas.

Capture the attitude of the bike. Make a good visual representation of it stood still to emphasise its unique character, before contrasting this with the bikes raw brutality in motion.