This video was really a spur of the moment piece. I really didn't have time to plan or do anything elaborate. I just knew that I wanted to create something powerful and something that people would remember. I know people are fascinated with dunking so I came up with this.

 

Equipment used:

Canon T2i 

Canon 18-55 mm Lens

Canon 50 mm f1.8 Lens

Cheap tripod

3 1K lights (unknown brand)

 

Edited in:

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

“No one is exempt from the rule that learning occurs through recognition of error.” 
― Alexander Lowen, Bioenergetics

 

Things learned:

 

- Shutter speed is important. Especially since we are slowing down to 40%, you need to keep a high shutter speed so that you still get clean motion. As you can see in the screenshots, there is way to much motion blur.

 

- High ISOs kill nice footage. Nuff said.

 

- Don't use a cheap tripod when people are jumping on a wooden floor. It will not stay in place and it will shake when your subjects hit the ground. Case and point at the end of the last dunk. I masked it like I wanted it to happen with the RGB Split but it was unintentional.

 

- Make sure your actors warm up before the shoot. They can do more takes this way if you didn't get what you wanted on the first try.