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I actually think gopros gorgeous videos may have contributed to its downfall. They’re all shot on GoPro, and they make a big deal about this. So everyone who b
by wepple 9y ago
I actually think gopros gorgeous videos may have contributed to its downfall.
They’re all shot on GoPro, and they make a big deal about this. So everyone who buys one assumes they may be able to make videos that are also awesome.
Then reality comes crashing down, and you realize theirs was shot on 5 continents with tens of thousands of dollars worth of extra gear, and days of work on high-end editing rigs, and yours looks like you should’ve just shot it on iphone.
- ghaff 9y agoI don't know about contributing to their downfall. But GoPro with all their videos and so forth definitely create this aspirational branding that a lot of people like to see themselves being associated with. Then they shoot a few videos skiing down an intermediate ski slope and realize this is all pretty boring and they don't kayak off waterfalls or jump off cliffs themselves. Personally, I feel the same way about drones. Every time I think about getting a good one I realize I'd shoot some videos around my house and then... I dunno. Maybe I'd take it out somewhere but really they're sort obnoxious so probably it would sit on the shelf.
- wepple 9y agoYeah, I think you nailed it. I remember taking the footage from a mountain biking trip and excitedly looking through it only to realize it was painfully boring. I forgot for a moment that I’m not a professional mountain biker, and can’t even do a double backflip. Even I didn’t really want to watch it; why would anyone else?