More on the Summer GoPro series. Disney Roller Coaster videos turned to pics!
(Click to see our Underwater Selfies and Lake Jumping posts)
We’ve had the opportunity to use the GoPro on 2 different Disney park visits in the last year.
The first time was last fall, where we were within the first 6 weeks of Halle’s shoulder surgery — she was in an immobilizer sling and was forbidden from riding the rides.
Jack used the GoPro to record all of the rides that she was not able to ride. Interesting we tried to 2 different ways in order to get different viewpoints for her.
Wearing the chest strap.
This made it so that the video was very close to being actually like the viewer is on the ride. Since it is literally on his body, it simulates pretty much what he is experiencing. So if on the ride you see the back of someone’s head, that is what you are seeing in the video. You don’t get the option of turning your head like a real person would though, so it’s a very static view of the whole ride. The other problem with this is that it was a bit low, since it was on his chest. So on some rides he pulled it closer to his chin, to bring it up a bit higher.
Holding it in his hand.
Since we didn’t have a real stick (and the park doesn’t allow selfie sticks in), we kept it in the chest strap and he wrapped that around his hand and wrist. This helped so that if he had lost his grip, it would not have gotten dropped on the ride.
This did help with the viewing problem of the other option. He was able to turn it and look towards the things that you’re attention is supposed to be drawn to on the rides. This is a bit more shaky, for obvious reasons. An outstretched arm is obviously less stable than a solid chest.
The second trip was a Girl’s only trip to Disneyland this summer.
Once again Halle used the chest strap. Especially on the rides where she either needed to hold on or where she wanted to have her arms up in the air. And honestly since Disney doesn’t really allow the camera sticks to be in the park this is the best option.
The other thing that she did though, was turn the camera on us.
We rode Big Thunder Mountain twice (because it’s my favorite, that’s why, though I probably don’t need to explain that).
On the second time through instead of recording the ride, she recorded US.
IT WAS THE BEST VIDEO EVER.
We’ve been on this ride a hundred times. We know what it looks like. We don’t really need a video of it.
BUT, we’ve never seen ourselves on the ride before. We’ve never recorded our own joy, our screams and our laughter.
AMAZING.
Turn the camera on yourselves. At least once. On your favorite ride. You won’t regret it.
THEN.
You can take snaps from the videos. Pictures of individual frames from the video. Booyah!
