Motovlogging Is Harder Than I Thought

For some it takes time, do what works for you, don't be someone else. Do what feels natural, be relaxed, and let it flow.... Best of luck
 
I've been slowly practicing over the last couple of months. Just getting my talk on the move down pat without too many umms and ahhs or pauses, even going off on a random tangent and forgetting what I was originally talking about!
 
Carmo said:
I've been slowly practicing over the last couple of months. Just getting my talk on the move down pat without too many umms and ahhs or pauses, even going off on a random tangent and forgetting what I was originally talking about!
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HAHA. I find my self saying "uhhh" every couple seconds. Talking about a single topic is very difficult, and honestly I don't know if I will be able to do it without some extreme editing.
 
Welcome ...as everyone has pointed out safety first ...just practice take your time ,stop talking when you need to and edit it out ..there will be hours of nothing for every minute of something ...I talk to myself anyway lol ..
 
Its one of the hardest things to over come but try and write down what your going to talk about before hand so you have it in your head :D
i just started vlogging and I've been riding for quite some time and its definitely difficult but their is always editing. If you forget what you were talking about start a new subject then when you have time see where you left off continue in another video then edit them together.:cool:
 
I stop talking when I need to concentrate. On long stretches of open road is when the gibberish starts spitting out of my trap. :D
 
I definitely agree with the comments about age and/or experience helping.

I'd been riding 9 years and driving for 15 before I stuck a camera on my head and a mic in front of my face.
2 years of that time were spent driving a van for 60 hours a week. That 2 years really taught me that a relaxed mood on the road is far more productive than getting ranty at everything. So you won't find many "Whathafuggayadoin" rants in my vids!

I also got to the stage where being on the road is second nature so I can comfortably chat through most scenarios so talking to myself is far more relaxed.

SO if you're new at the camera nonsense, stick at it. I promise it will come. But most important is that the riding comes first. Better to edit out the um's and ah's than to spend the 90 MPH hairpin trying to explain how you like your coffee just SO and ending up wearing a pickup truck!
 
I think everything has been covered, i am still a new rider, i had my old bike for around 8 months and im about to pick up my new one this month without riding in nearly 2 years! I naturally talk to myself but make editing your new best friend.
Dont risk having to wear a pick up truck for telling people about your day :D all the best!!!!
 
Firetipped said:
I have heard some motovloggers say that you should ride your bike a while before attempting to make a vlog on it. That makes sense so I put about 3000 miles on my honda cbr and about 500 on my scooter before making a vlog. I still had trouble concentrating on the road and talking at the same time. It's harder than I thought it would be lol
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Personally I don't find it that hard. I may have driven a month before I started motovlogging. However I say keep it at, eventually it will come natural. I think some people just have the personality for it and others (like myself) have to work it at. The hard part is finding an audience. But make sure riding and safety are #1 and vlogging is #2.

keep it up and you'll be fine.
 
Ha-ha-ha, I'm not alone and it's cool. But for me it's a little bit different.

I used to do podcasting and I have an experience to talk about whatever without saying "ummm" or "butam" and other creepy words. But... I do 2 motovlogs one is in Russian and I don't have any issues with it and the other one is in English and the second one is the most difficult and challenging for me. Because I've never learned English as a language. I've been living in the States for 16 moths only and still learning. And saying shit in English is the hardest part for me. Especially when I'm trying to concentrate on grammar stuff and reducing my strong Russian accent. :-)

But this is a challenge, right? Practice, practice and practice.
 
I sort of talk a lot, so I just do that while riding. I usually have to edit quite a bit. And edit out sniffs, ums and ahhs.
 
My problem is more that I'm too shy to be talking to myself and also my helmet is to tight that I sound like a fucking chipmunk...
 
C'mon. I can understand to be shy talking to someone but yourself :) We are all crazy a little bit :)
 
I'd recommend riding for about 6 months for new riders to mainly get used to the bike. Your personal safety should always be first priority and motovlogging is distracting.
 
I am your resident CarVlogger, and even in a car it does not come easy. I jump cut all over the place to keep it flowing (I got two cameras, so I can somewhat hide it). I vlogged last Friday, and it was a bust. Not using it, because I was inconsistent. I didn't even review the footage. It sucked.
 
Haha, I still haven't gotten around to talking in my videos. So far I've just been recording, editing and adding a background score. Not sure if it counts as vlogging without the voice. o_O
 
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