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[...]... that makes it a great moment to capture 2 CHAPTER 1 | A HISTORY OF ACTION SPORTS AND FILMMAKING Figure 1-1 Dustin Miller at the LG Action Sports World Championships Defining Action Sports For the purpose of this book, I’ll use the term action sports rather broadly Many will claim that action sports are only the aforementioned “extreme sports, ” which include the following: Skateboarding Surfing Snowboarding... Parkour 3 SHOOTING ACTION SPORTS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EXTREME FILMMAKING However, action sports can be far more than just the popular core sports Although Webster’s defines action sports as “any athletic endeavor considered more dangerous than others ,” and even Wikipedia attempts to define action sports, there are no officially defined limitations or boundaries as to what makes one activity an action. .. kids participating in conventional sports have steadily shifted to action sports Mainstream participation in this growing industry eventually led to an oversaturation of the term “extreme sports. ” ESPN soon amended 1 Superstudy of Sports Participation conducted by American Sports Data, Inc., which monitors more than 100 sports and fitness activities 1 SHOOTING ACTION SPORTS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EXTREME... intentionally left blank A History of Action Sports and Filmmaking 1 An Introduction There are more than 75 million action- sports participants in the United States today, and well over 100 million fans.1 That number has been growing steadily since the mid-’80s, with no signs of slowing So how does this affect you and your desire to shoot action sports? Significantly Action sports were introduced to the mainstream... cameras typically offer lower storage capacity, so you’ll need to stop shooting and offload the content before you continue If you are planning on shooting an action- sports event, or anything that will run a few hours or more, you’ll likely need to shoot with a tape-fed camera However, if you’re shooting a short film 17 SHOOTING ACTION SPORTS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EXTREME FILMMAKING or any other “controllable”... opportunity to do so on an individual basis rather than as a team Illustration 1-1 Action sports vs conventional sports Categorizing What You Shoot For the purpose of simplicity, I’ve chosen the term “skaters” to use most often here and throughout the book when describing action- sports athletes Keep in mind that all action- sports participants in every activity can be substituted on some similar level On... (see Figure 2-3) What made the VX1000 so popular was its versatile design and serious durability, all at a reasonable cost Action- sports athletes and filmmakers around the world quickly embraced this camera, and it became a staple of almost all action- sports video 21 SHOOTING ACTION SPORTS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EXTREME FILMMAKING Figure 2-2 Sony DCRVX1000, released in 1995 Figure 2-3 Sony HVRV1U, released... single-handedly Rodriquez is notorious for writing, shooting, directing, producing, editing, and scoring his own films — basically a bigger-budget version of what many 15 SHOOTING ACTION SPORTS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EXTREME FILMMAKING Figure 1-8 Robert Rodriguez on the set of Planet Terror (Grindhouse) (courtesy Dimension Films, photo by Rico Torre) action- sports filmmakers are doing today You buy a camera,... conventional sports More often than not, events such as the Winter X Games skiing disciplines are being considered action sports Lastly, action sports can be identified by their progressive nature There is often no clear-cut finish line; rarely can you judge winning or losing beyond pure subjectivity, and you’ll often hear professional judges throw around words such as “style” and “creativity.” These sports. .. the purpose of your shooting them, then you are most likely not their priority If it weren’t for the television and mainstream media coverage, these events wouldn’t have the sponsorship dollars they need in order to take place However, that’s where the chicken-and-egg similarities end In action sports, the footage we often get is dependent on our abilities to 9 SHOOTING ACTION SPORTS: THE ULTIMATE . | A HISTORY OF ACTION SPORTS AND FILMMAKING 3 Defi ning Action Sports For the purpose of this book, I’ll use the term action sports rather broadly. Many will claim that action sports are only. Parkour SHOOTING ACTION SPORTS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EXTREME FILMMAKING 4 However, action sports can be far more than just the popular core sports. Although Webster’s defi nes action sports as.