Schmidt Bradford - GoPro: Professional Guide to Filmmaking [covers the HERO4 and all GoPro cameras]

Professional Guide to Filmmaking

Bradford Schmidt
Brandon Thompson

Foreword by Nicholas Woodman, founder of GoPro

GOPRO: PROFESSIONAL GUIDE TO FILMMAKING

Bradford Schmidt and Brandon Thompson

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Copyright 2015 by Bradford Schmidt and Brandon Thompson

Senior Editor: Karyn Johnson
Senior Production Editor: Tracey Croom
Developmental Editor: Corbin Collins
Copyeditor: Kelly Kordes Anton
Proofreader: Scout Festa
Cover Design: Aren Straiger
Cover Photos: Kelly Slater (front), Caleb Farro (back)
Interior Design: Mimi Heft
Compositor: Kim Scott, Bumpy Design
Indexer: Valerie Perry

Notice of Rights

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For information on getting permission for reprints and excerpts, contact .

Notice of Liability

The information in this book is distributed on an As Is basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the authors nor Peachpit Press shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss, damage, or injury caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the computer software and hardware products described in it. This is an advanced guide to filmmaking with the GoPro. Some of the techniques used may not be appropriate or safe for non-professionals.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-321-93416-1
ISBN-10: 0-321-93416-4

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In finding media for this book, we benefited from the knowledge and curation of the social and creative teams at GoPro, and we would like to thank themspecifically, Jensen Granger, Mattias Sullivan, Pilar Woodman, and Sean Custer. We would especially like to thank Jensen Granger for his Photoshop expertise. He and Sean Custer also provided the burst photo stitches featured in this book. We also thank Karyn Johnson at Peachpit for shepherding us through this whole process, and Mimi Heft and Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel for their everlasting patience. Wed also like to thank Jordan Miller, Caroline Emerson, and Anna Hoff for not going insane as we took over their couch every weekend for two years to work on this project. Further, we owe a debt of gratitude to GoPros legal team, Sharon Zezima and Simon Seidler. A final GoPro thanks goes to a few individuals who helped develop this book: Kim Lantz, Justin Wilkenfeld, Paul Osborne, Paul Crandell, and Nick Woodman.

And, of course, much of our work at GoPro would not have been possible without the ceaseless adventuring and creative endeavors of GoPro users, those athletes, photographers, filmmakers, adventurers, and enthusiasts who have used the product to capture many of the beautiful moments you see throughout these pages. They have all freely contributed their images to this book, and for that we are grateful.

Finally, we dedicate this book to all of the production artists and producers who make up GoPros in-house media production team, GoPro Original Productions. Creating art takes time and patience. This book is a tribute to these artists labor, love, and frequent nights spent sleeping under the deskall in the pursuit of their passions.

Table of Contents

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Bradford Schmidt / Hollow Trees, Mentawai Islands, Infrared 35mm, 2002

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Grant Davis / Australia Ankle Mount Photo/.5sec

Mark Garonzik / Machu Picchu, Peru Chesty Photo/.5sec

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Zak Shelhamer / Hawaii