NYRM Video Project

whogben · Major Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 292 Location: NYC

When I return I would like to start a project taping and making sense out of NYRM practice-matches and attended events. Airsoft in general does not have exciting or interesting videos (at least to a non-airsoft player). The problems with existing airsoft films I've seen are this:

Players acting unprofessional: saying rude / stupid things during the action, standing around watching while dead, etc.

Confusion: Inability to understand the playfield, which teams you're looking at, who is taking fire, who is giving fire, why.

Excitement: Airsoft guns are quiet, and their fire is invisible in compressed video, so it's hard to get worked up about it. In addition the confusion makes it impossible to identify with players and their challenges.

At some point I want to follow around a small NYRM squad with one or two cameramen and try to film it avoiding those pitfalls. I want to experiment with editing / on-screen indicators to make the action more clear (for example at points having a transparent map overlay the action, giving the position of the members of the squad and the position of sightings, etc - esp as the squad leader calls out orders etc).

Anyway, anyone interested in this project too / want to film or edit?

Hawks · 1st Lieutenant Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: NYC

I'm glad to help, which ever way possiable.

Chilidrew · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 198 Location: Middletown NY

anything i can help with?

NYRECONMARINEFOUNDER · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: The N.Y.R.M Video Series

I've been working on a series covering Airsoft from a informative prospective. One DVD on Airsoft Sniping, Another on patrol tactics, Then have Maj. Hogben do one on airsmithing.

I agree I have seen shody airsoft DVD's that simply suck. We as a team can be great instructors to show to greatness of airsoft. Share your thoughts...

Chilidrew · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 198 Location: Middletown NY

whats airsmithing?

NYRECONMARINEFOUNDER · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject:

Airsmithing is the service and repair of airsoft guns.

Chilidrew · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 198 Location: Middletown NY

i see

whogben · Major Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 292 Location: NYC

and the process of completely tricking them out Smile

Chilidrew · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 198 Location: Middletown NY

my gun need fixing all the time im thinking of selling it

whogben · Major Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 292 Location: NYC

Start a topic for it in weapons support if you want any help with it :p

Chilidrew · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 198 Location: Middletown NY

whogben · Major Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 292 Location: NYC

Chilidrew since you're underage for regular NYRM participation you'd make an ideal embedded cameraman - do you have a video-camera / do you have filmmaker ambitions?

Chilidrew · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 198 Location: Middletown NY

yes and yes when i went one vacation to florida i put all the pictures and put music on it

Sniper-Snake · Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:08 am Post subject: gun cam

i just got a FLIP cam corder. it is very light and easy to mount to a gun. i used a small tripod with folding/bendable legts to wrap around my gun. the pic qullity is pretty darn good. the FLIP takes up to 2 hrs of filming and can be easally downloaded to a pc.

whogben · Major Joined: 14 Apr 2007 Posts: 292 Location: NYC

Here's a pair of videos from 2009 with cameras fixed to the side of my guns:

Sniping defensively in a large structure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wsUOgWwaJM

13 hit unbroken kill streak while fighting in tall grass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qB-v3XKWZk