"Skateboarding in 5001 Balloons!" – A Film by Devin Graham

Devin Graham used a Canon EOS-1D C and a Glidecam HD4000 stabilizer to shoot this fantastic promotional video for a skate park in Utah.

Takeaways from a Video Novice [Sean]

1. The first element to a fantastic video is a great concept. Skateboarding through 5000 balloons? Who thinks of that?! Devin Graham – and that's a big reason why his video productions are so well-liked.
2. Big ideas usually require a lot of setup. A reliable group of friends is an excellent asset to have.
3. The Glidecam HD4000 is a great tool for helping to stabilize the video at the time of capture. But it also requires a strong forearm and quite a bit of determination when filming with a heavy camera like the 1D C. I know this first hand because I've shot video for two weddings in the past couple of months using a gripped 5D III with an external audio recorder sitting atop of the HD4000. Filming can be exhausting, but the end result is well worth the effort.
4. Capturing scenes of static camera angles to mix in with your stabilized motion segments allows for a wide variety of options when piecing the video together. Sometimes I don't capture enough b-roll.