Words You Can Use: The BAVC BLOG

by Debra Schaffner, BAVC Senior Post Production Technician

While most folks were spending the post-Thanksgiving weekend digesting winged birds, I was out in the desert filming creatures of the two-wheeled variety for TVmoto. Namely, motorcycles and riders taking part in the 24th Annual L.A.-Barstow to Vegas Dual Sport Classic.

Riders ranged in age from teenagers to guys in their 70’s and some traveled from as far away as New Zealand while Bikes spanned the decades from a 50’s Triumph to the most modern KTMs and BMWs.

To film the event, I teamed up with Joel Bloom of Oakland’s Fortitude Editorial and Paul Calder who rode in the event. When Paul is not out maneuvering his bike through desert trails, he can be found editing the animated series “Futurama.”

While I froze my fingers off interviewing riders at the 6am start gate, Paul took to the trails to freeze other body parts… and was accompanied by a really sweet new helmet cam called the POV.1. The great thing about this camera is that while other wearable cameras often limit the resolution to smaller sizes, the POV.1 records AVI video at resolutions up to 720 x480 and frame rates up to 30fps. The camera package also sports a remote control that can be mounted on the handlebars while the unit itself is safely stored away in a backpack. Media is recorded on SD cards up to 2GB in size. As far as audio goes, there is a built in mic but you also have the option of attaching an external microphone.

Next time I hope to hit the trails myself.

Watch a sample of the video here.