1. Use the right settings!

Abe recommends 720p at the maximum frames per second (fps) your camera allows (that's 120fps on the latest GoPro model). This is the best setting for super slomo. But if you’re, say, hanging out in your hotel room, cut your fps in half.

“This will allow more light to hit each frame and give you a much brighter and better picture,” explains Abe.

Use the maximum fps so you can see your jumps in super slomo. (Works for kiteboarding and snowkiting too!)

2. Use Protune wisely

Protune gives professional editors a much wider range of colors and brightness to work with, but it doesn't make raw footage look that great. If you know you’re taking your footage to a professional editor, turn Protune on.

If you're editing the video yourself, turn it off.

3. Shoot the same scenes from multiple angles

If you're shooting your own run, do it a few times with the camera mounted in different positions. If you're shooting someone else, put yourself in a different filming position on each run. The different versions can be edited together to give the sequence a multi-dimensional look. This is an obvious one to anyone who has struggled to follow their mate down the piste, shaking their footage right into the desktop recycling bin.

Pass the GoPro around and shoot from different positions to make your video multi-dimensional.

4. Take photos, too

Adding photos to your video makes the rhythm more interesting. But don't use the simultaneous photo and video sets—you'll lose half your fps. Abe recommends using the 12MP Wide to get the best photo quality. Try the multi-shot settings: Abe likes 5 shots per second (SPS) for getting good group photos and 30/2sec for shooting a jump or trick.

5. Get closer

GoPro footage looks best when you're up close and personal. If you're filming a friend going off a jump, get as close as you can (assuming you trust your friend's jumping skills, of course). If you're shooting from a distance, try to have something stationary in the foreground.

Follow these tips, and your GoPro footage will look totally pro. Can't guarantee the same for your boarding skills, though; that's a whole different post.

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