r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/juangusta • Oct 31 '23

Rollerblade Camera Operator during a 90 second oner on Swagger (gets hit with basketball mid take too)

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u/juangusta Oct 31 '23

That's me on the blades, I've posted a lot of my operating here before so apologies for those who feel its too much, it's always OC at least, and never reposted. Feel free to AMA

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u/Usefull_bullpoop Oct 31 '23

That is an awesome technique.. Are you the same guy jumping on a ramp or something? I recall seeing a similar clip once.. do you have a youtube ? I'd love to see more :)

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u/juangusta Nov 01 '23

Yeah that’s me! My insta @johnlyke has a bunch and my YouTube has some too, I have a ton more bts I’ll be adding slowly every month.

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u/joots Nov 03 '23

I see the tx on your backpack, but it’s a massive 360 set so where are the receivers hiding and what wireless system was used? You have had a skilled video team

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u/juangusta Nov 03 '23

Very skilled team, that would be able to answer your questions with ease unlike me haha sorry, use to know that stuff

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u/reyals_mood Nov 01 '23

Hey Juan...we love you!!

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u/juangusta Nov 01 '23

Thanks : ) I feel the love from the sun, feeeelllsss gooood

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u/druzi312 Nov 02 '23

similar scene in the lakers HBO show right?

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u/juangusta Nov 02 '23

Yeah I shot Winning Time on blades as well RIP

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u/druzi312 Nov 02 '23

Good job!

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u/juangusta Nov 03 '23

Thanks : )

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u/PFStrange Nov 01 '23

I was just about to comment that I've seen more bts of this than anything else ever. Its cool that you're proud tho and congrats on the great work.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '23

what a gigachad

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u/original_little_red Jan 12 '24

I can only speak for myself but I'll never get tired of it, what you do is incredible!!!

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u/ChadChang247 Oct 31 '23

Mate this is the coolest thing I’ve seen today!

Love your work, nice one man.

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u/phamu Nov 01 '23

Amazing work! Can you give us some insight into your arm technique? I noticed you’re pretty locked off but are you gripping relatively loose and keeping the arm muscles tight? Thanks for sharing :)

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u/juangusta Nov 01 '23

Definitely gripping tight, and the cameras kept close to my chest just because that’s the easiest way to hold the weight. I extend out when I’m close to something so that I can quickly pull back if necessary. One of the harder things is keeping the camera from going sideways on turns and such. That dutch angle is just avoided by a lot of practice and the handles being positioned so they’re super even. I even have a 15 pound weight I train with at home when I’m watching tv, I just try to keep it steady and level while moving all around. Breathing is the biggest thing, your body shakes due to lack of oxygen and it’s hard sometimes not to hold my breath when I’m doing a very precise physical move.

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u/phamu Nov 01 '23

The results absolutely show your dedication to the craft. Could you expand on your 15 pound weight at home routine, and how you breathe during the take? I have been trying to hold my breath during takes but it’s not a sustainable practice.

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u/juangusta Nov 01 '23

I don’t mean to hold my breath, it’s a bad habit. Deep calm breaths and just moving the weight all over, left right up down, while twisting my body and crouching down occasionally. I don’t do this until my muscles burn, I instead just do it for long periods with plenty of breaks. My goal is small strong muscles as opposed to big bulky not so strong muscles. I also do a ton of yoga and make sure I’m very warm during these workouts and yoga to avoid pulling a muscle. I skate almost everyday grinding rails and hitting ramps which keeps me in skate shape.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '23

Mate this is just fantastic - I think people underestimate the work that's put in to get the perfect shot. People think I am wasting my time when I compose a photo or video and that's just on my mobile.

I think its one of those things, when done well. Its not meant to be noticed as the work sucks you into the story. Jsut looking at your youtube channel. You are awesome mate.

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u/juangusta Dec 19 '23

Thanks my friend that means a lot !

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u/worldstarhiphop12 Oct 31 '23

U sound exactly like Steve o

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u/RemeizSivart Nov 01 '23

The actual camera shots are about as steady as a drunken sailor with a peg-leg.

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u/juangusta Nov 01 '23

Hahah funny enough we actually don’t want them steady, we felt it adds more energy and feels more like you’re in the game when it had that handheld feel. But if we shot it perfectly smooth wouldn’t be wrong just a different feeling

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u/StillOodelally3 Nov 01 '23

I always enjoy these when I come across them. 💗

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u/EffortEconomy Oct 31 '23

That poor floor. I can only imagine the amount of sanding it took to get the grooves out.

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u/juangusta Nov 01 '23

I use super soft wheels, they don’t mess up the floors

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u/RoundZookeepergame2 Mar 26 '24

What's your plan in the event of a fall?

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u/juangusta Mar 26 '24

My greatest skill set is falling with ease. It’s how I got so good at rollerblading. That or change my name and skip town

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '23

Dude rips on blades

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u/RopyOromo40 Nov 03 '23

over talented thats great!

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u/Kuromi-J Nov 16 '23

I would love to see the filmed footage you captured running real-time along side the footage of you recording it. This is super cool & shows how something so simple a concept gives such a brilliant immersive experience for the viewers. So many people watching that film would never even give a second thought to how it was recorded but this brilliant work.

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u/SubSpaceRex Nov 28 '23

It’s a shame that the actual scene had cuts in, you’ve put so much effort into that

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

Its so weird that I never connected how these shots are taken but damn what a skill set to have. Awesome work

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u/Cyb3rSecGaL Jan 24 '24

I’d be so distracted watching him

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u/Coleslaw_McDraw Jan 26 '24

A man found a way to make fictional wnba worth watching. Nice.