AllistonGT
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Close friend worked directly for (top level) one of the building - reno construction company HGTV Canada shows. Oh the stories . Yea very little reality. Yes scripted - directed.
Itchy Boots bike got stolen
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I've been following her from her first season. This is the only person I follow on social media. I think she's legit and mostly down to earth. She travelles to places most of us have never seen. She has the educational background to explain the area, history, geology etc.
I look forward to watching her episodes in the middle of winter. If anything she has me interested in possibly exploring a different riding path for me. I am now looking into ADV riding more....
I look forward to watching her episodes in the middle of winter. If anything she has me interested in possibly exploring a different riding path for me. I am now looking into ADV riding more....
Sochi
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I don't watch her often either - her obvious physical and riding skills limitations make her videos boring, BUT I watch with great interest episodes where ppl got in adverse situations (which we luck so much in this western society nowadays) and their action-reaction.
As per scripted - I'd suggest not to try so hard to minimize somebody who's ACTUALLY doing adventures in the world, not behind their keyboards
How you can script some of her spectacular crashes and broken collarbone? Be generous. Cheers
As per scripted - I'd suggest not to try so hard to minimize somebody who's ACTUALLY doing adventures in the world, not behind their keyboards
How you can script some of her spectacular crashes and broken collarbone? Be generous. Cheers
I love the "person alone in the wild / on the road / wherever" shows where they purport to be all alone and such, talking to the camera, yet the camera is moving around and following them, so clearly there's a cameraman as well. It's easy to sometimes forget to look at the bigger picture about how actually real "reality" shows are.
Anyhow, I've never watched itchyboots, but I have a few friends who talk a lot about her videos and adventures and seem to genuinely enjoy them, so I'm not saying that's the situation here, but just saying, not all of these sorts of YouTubers are as legit as she may sometimes seem to be.
Anyhow, I've never watched itchyboots, but I have a few friends who talk a lot about her videos and adventures and seem to genuinely enjoy them, so I'm not saying that's the situation here, but just saying, not all of these sorts of YouTubers are as legit as she may sometimes seem to be.
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ifiddles
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that's NOT a chick thing...at least in my case...I never named any of my bikes!Lol... That's a chick thing. 'Give a girl a break
A friend of mine had his master bedroom done in one of those makeover shows where two couples redo each others rooms.
The furniture that looked good on screen was just really poorly slapped together plywood with coats of paint on the sides that showed. They had the couple do a little painting of some stuff for the camera, then shooed them away before the actual painters came in and slapped on the minimal amount of paint needed.
Everything fell apart pretty quickly.
I'd be surprised if ItchyBoots was really riding by herself without at least some support structure. She's been in some remote and sometimes sketchy places carrying a lot of gear.
I've only watched a few of her videos, but since I've always assumed that she has support, it doesn't really diminish her content to me. She's out there doing what most of us could only dream about, support or not.
Gaoler
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She goes to places I'd be to scared to go to...
I mean she's been to a few 'Stans and now Iraq..?
WTF girl.. 'Tail of the Dragon too safe for you..?
you'd be wrong about any local support.
She does have extensive support via her satellite phone for technical motorcycle
All the episodes she edits herself as she travels and does the content.
She's quite protective of her film and editing gear to prevent theft and no more camping for her....she makes lots enough per month to support hotels. $20k US per month.
Often 2-3 long days are spent editing for one 20 minute episode. I particularly liked she is a professional geologist and weaves that into her stories.
I think her biggest draw for me is her enthusiasm to explore, discover and meet new people and places. Being multi-lingual helps. When she panned for gold her enthusiasm finding some was infectious as was her wanting to get away from the mozzies. They are brutal in Alaska.
I am glad she had that extra loom...could have been a long delay to the round the world trip otherwise.
Not sure how this bike would fare in some the African places she's been. Dumping the Honda 300 upside down in an Africa River and getting it started was impressive.
She attracts local help for sure.
Tall blonde Dutch girl on a motorcycle ......
Her dashboard rig on the new bike is much better for the forward view - her old set up blocked too much forward.
Gaoler
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In this thread we learn who has a thing for hot nerds...
*To be specific, I believe she said she is a geochemist....
You're both being mean and nice, in that Charlie was okay, and Ewan was worse than what you're calling him. I guess you averaged it out lolNooooo... That's these two wankers.
Of all people, the missus' mother - who's never even been on a motorcycle but watches Itchy Boots anyway - also said at Christmas that her recent stuff is so-so at best.
Gaoler
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Lol... That's an interesting observation.
The two best scenes I recall from their trips...
In 'Long Way Down when Ewen's wife joined them... The look on Charlies face, his comments... Lol.
In 'Long Way Down when the two where arguing a bit and Charlie expressed his pleasure at having his own tent. "In case I want to have a wank"
Hi, solo vlogger who does my own editing here. I am absolutely, positively, word for word, 100% scripted.
When it looks like I'm looking into the camera and sharing all kinds of descriptive insight, listing specifications in fast succession, or rhyming off full part numbers as if I'm some kind of genius/rainman/Ryan F9, I'm really not. It's just that I spent $30 on a teleprompter.
My teleprompter lets me stare at the lens, but what I'm really seeing is the reflection of the 1,400 word script I wrote the night before, when my girl passed out after sex, so I, like a ******* nerd, snuck off to my computer to go write in the dark until 2 am.
You keep it true to who and how you are by writing your script exactly how you would naturally say it out loud in conversation. You can even add action into, like if I write a rant about something, I might add "[throw hands up to show frustration]" to the script, because that's exactly what I would do in real life. Yes, you're reading a script, but if the script really is how you really are, then no one knows the difference.
Adrian on video is a machine. He knows every torque specification, part number, model year change, dimension, horsepower, torque, tire size, everything. Adrian on video doesn't miss steps, look at notes, drag things out, or waste your time.
But he's not me. Because Adrian in real is just a normal human who likes motorcycles and sometimes puts his boxers on the wrong way. I try to make the most helpful videos I can, but I would never be able to do it as directly, completely, and succinctly, without my teleprompter. My videos are scripted as **** and you wouldn't want to watch them if they weren't lol
I agree. We sometimes need to accept that it's entertainment and if it's entertaining to you, why does any of this matter? Anyone who followed Gene and Neda in their travels from the beginning would recognize the growth in riding skills and professional presentation, even as they were gifted in those from the beginning.
Gaoler
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If I tried this, people would know the difference when they realize... "This mofo can't read"
Literally the heroes who made me rethink my whole life trajectory and change everything. Got to meet them in person once.
lmao!
