Thursday 28 February 2008

Footage from today!


This is a few clips from todays riding where we went to this newly discovered spot in Newcastle that Mexican John stumbled upon, previously unrideable, John was quite excited when the land that it is on became disused and we were able to have a good session in the sun. Not long into the session my chain snapped as i was pedaling for the flat bank which sucked, as it was brand new! Not having any tools or spare links to speak of, i concentrated on getting some footage of John.
Thanks to John for taking us there! I will definitely be heading back there with a fresh chain!

H
ead over to http://www.mexicanjohn.blogspot.com/to check out some photos of it



Quick Clip and a lesson...


Here's a quick clip of Federal flow rider Scott Taylor from a few weeks back... and also a lesson on why not to clean your £600 lens with a t-shirt... (Wasn't me by the way)
Time for a repair i think... :-(

Wednesday 27 February 2008

The $1 Million BMX video....











Here is an interview with 'Nine to Five Films' Will Stroud about the upcoming 'Electronical' DVD from Odyssey.... and yes they did have a $1 Million budget....

http://expn.go.com/expn/story?id=3256703


H-Man Interview on Defgrip + Style43




                                                 Photo - James Cooper


Check out this Interview with Streetphire's H-man over on Defgrip.


Also check out an H-man Q&A over on Style43.

Old Web vid

Here is a web vid that i did a few months back featuring a few guys from the Newcastle area.... :-)





A few Trails clips

Just a few clips from the trails last summer... Andrew Murphy, Scott Taylor and Kraig Mein doing their thinggggg....
Definitely looking forward to going to the trails in the summer.... and filming :-)




Sunday 24 February 2008

Brighton Ain't Ready


Check out Seventies new project in Brighton.... watch out for video clip updates and photos and news of what's been happening down there..... looks good!
The final DVD should be good!
 

My New Bike



       























On friday i set up a shiny new
Federal Notorious frame, forks and bars
courtesy of Seventies.
i Haven't had a chance to ride it yet but it looks pretty good :-)

Thursday 21 February 2008

Glidecam Footage

Here are a few clips shot with my new 'Glidecam' (Steadycam) that i got last week, not perfect but i've only been using it for few days...it's all about practice!
Only 2 riding shots, the rest are just random filming.     

ill stick some more up soon and hopefully we will all see an improvement! :-)


Filming and Editing set-up


Here we have the most expensive things i own which fortunately i do use a lot, and hopefully will be using a lot more in the future.
 
24'' iMAC 
Wireless keyboard and mouse
Final Cut pro. to edit

Ogio Ty Evans video pack
Sony VX2100 camera
Glidecam 2000 pro
Century Optics MKII Fisheye lens
Bescor 100w Video Light
Samsung capture camera
Apple Macbook 13''
Lens cleaning kit
2 camera batteries
Panasonic Mini DV tapes

Ill try and get some footage filmed with the new Glidecam posted soon! :-)

Shook Over the Pond



Last March i was lucky enough to get to go on the Shook Over the Pond trip around the UK.
Me and H-man set off from Newcastle and met up with Chad Shackleford and Wade Young who flew in from the states and toured the UK for 3 weeks. We started in London and from there we visited Hastings, Bristol, Chester, Liverpool, Leeds and finished back in Newcastle.
Chad and Wade shot around 16hrs of footage and that all ended up in the 10th issue of Shook
which i reckon turned out really good, it was great to see a Pro like Chad filming and i learnt alot from traveling with him, i also had a great time just chilling and partying with him, wade,h-man and everyone else along the way. :-)


Group shot by - H- Man
Tom Finch rail shot by - H-Man
Dan Lacey 70s Clip by - Tom Finch

Hello and Welcome!

Hello!  Welcome to the TomFinchVideoBlog. I will be posting footage that has been filmed by myself and possibly of myself along with photographs and news from my local area.
I will be posting as much as possible, whether it is a quick snap from the days riding, some footage that i have filmed recently or some addition to my camera or bike set-up :-)