OFFROADING today!

[mrtn]

gentlemen.

couldn't resist - went a bit off the road. pictures in advance, not too detailed, because i was behind the wheel and photographing at the same time, but a video will follow in next few days:

http://mrtn.gt.ee/pix/2004/harku_offroad/index.html

it was shot by my friend who has done all the previous videos. warning: good stuff!

got stuck in the sand once because of a miscalculation. what a perfect way to spend a sunday!

http://mrtn.gt.ee/pix/2004/harku_offroad/harku_offroad_55.jpg

[giovs69]

you are so right. especially when it's a really hot sunday. eagerly awaiting the video 8)

[HRV-BEN-UK]

Bring it on!

[mrtn]

we learnt that the original footage is not suffucient for a well flowing clip, so we had another shooting day yesterday to fill the gaps.

the video edit is almost done. meanwhile, pics: http://mrtn.gt.ee/pix/2004/harku_offroad_2/

[mrtn]

well! we did another shooting day to fix the bl00pers and the story flow. i will leave for a montain biking trip to Montenegro sunday morning (for 3 weeks), so my friend will be posting the video here as soon as it's finished.

[mrtn]

OK here it is, it took some time but it's ready:

http://qi.gt.ee/~ztn/offroad_final_small.wmv

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

So what kind of damage are you in for... didnt see the vid (im runing on a 28k) but i will dl it soon... looks fun... is the cam stuck to the roof or is it out of the sunroof? And what cam are you runing...

[ztn]

The camera was attached to various places. On the roof and side shots we used a special suction cup mount, static exterior shots were taken using tripod and moving shots using Steadicam. The entire video was shot on JVC's high definition camera HD-10U. As can be seen from the crappy exposure on some of the shots, I'm still learning the camera :)

The "The making of" can be seen here:
http://mrtn.gt.ee/pix/2004/harku_offroad/index.html
http://mrtn.gt.ee/pix/2004/harku_offroad_2/index.html

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

ZTN and MRTN... names relation??? im dling the vid right now cant wait...

[mrtn]

So what kind of damage are you in for...

well... i hope no damage :)

i have acknowledged the fact that fun costs money and broken parts. i did hit a tree when backing up making the last shots, fortunately nothing broke. also, on the 1st descending the exhaust pipe got stuck here:

http://mrtn.gt.ee/pix/2004/harku_offroad/harku_offroad_31.html

the raw torque won here... some paint got scratched but that's offroading and these are the battle marks.

if you're interested, a few pics of my previous offroad adventures:

http://mrtn.gt.ee/pix/2002/tqhq_talvesafari/
http://tfr.cafe.ee/album/tqhqsafari15122002
http://mrtn.gt.ee/pix/2003/tqhq_suvel6pusafari/

[HRV-BEN-UK]

mrtn, excellent pics but don't you think the HR-V is a little out of its depth here, some of the terrain seems well out of its league. The exhaust catching on the root doesn't suprise me at all as it does hang down low. Surely something with a higher wheel base would be better but of course its 'whatever floats your boat'. No disrespect to the HR-V but there's a limit to everything but full marks if its coping with it. :)

Ben

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

it took 8 Hrs but it was wourth it. thats the best home vid. iv ever seen and the cam is amazing cant wait for more!

[HRV-BEN-UK]

Fully agree m8. spot on!

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

"spot on"

lol

[mrphoo]

ztn and mrtn - thanks for this little masterpiece!

[edu_en]

Well done. Could easily qualify as a commercial video.

Cheers, :wink:

[etc]

impressive :)
very good camera work too - cheers mrtn!
and thanks for sharing
we could put this video somewhere here for everyone to see
that hr-v is not just an urban car :P

[mrtn]

thanks, guys!

the video is in General > Videos section as well. i wonder if Honda is keepeing an eye on our forum :D

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

ya that ran through my mind, but hey...

[mrtn]

btw: did you come to notice the 4WD engaging while climbing the hill @1:00 minutes?

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

ya just when you go past a hole... the rear wheels spin and sand is kinda sprayed back... well now we have proof it works... but does it help?

[mrtn]

of course it does. even a slight push forward in a difficult situation helps. when i was on a safari i noticed that in places where 2 wheels are literally off the ground diagonally and the machine is about to seize at the spot and the rear axle engages and the car jerks foward even tho there's almost no traction. sometimes this inch gained helps a lot (not talking about a penis enlargement program :))

[Cadd]

Wow! Amazing work with the camera! Your buddy must be somewhat of a pro to get those shots. It's almost commerical like.

It's the BEST home video I've ever seen.

Btw, 8 hour download? :shock:

It took me less than 2 minutes at work with a T3 line.

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

It is the best isnt it... ya 8 hours but hey it was worth it and you comering T3 to a 28k conection

[ztn]

Thank you again for all the compliments! :D It was our first non-spontaneus production and definitely a learning experience. There will be more and better videos in the future, we've already bounced around some vague ideas of what do try next. Oh yea, and we'll be more observant for avoiding continuity errors, we had to discard pretty much for one day's worh of footage because we weren't paying attention. Like wearing sunglasses in one scene and not in the next one. Or having mud on tires on shots which were supposed to connect with scenes with clean tires. Stuff like that. See how many continuity errors and goofs you can find. I'm aware of 3 :)

For what it's worth, I'm selling the camera used to make this video on eBay, you can see the listing here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3859385036) if you're interested.

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

y are you sell it? if it was brand new. so i guess no more vids...

[Cadd]

I bet he's upgrading. :)

[DIFF_LOCK_CR-V_AWD]

that what i thought but to what! he could be downgrading...

[Hoovie]

For what it's worth, I'm selling the camera used to make this video on eBay, you can see the listing here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3859385036) if you're interested.

You should add a link to the HR-V video on the ebay sale - that will sell it like a shot!!

Excellent Filming :D