Hi Guys, you've often asked me in my Parkour POV videos
how I record everything and how I carry my GoPro.
It's actually very easy. I created my own GoPro mouth mount.
It's a holder for your mouth, so ...
I can carry the GoPro with my mouth. That way I have a great perspective
and the camera stays in place without shaking too hard.
I normally used a chest mount. Many will probably already know it.
Since I've built my own mouth mount I have never used that one again
because its just not as stable. I will show you the difference later on in comparison at the end of this video.
But first I will show you how to build the mouth mount yourself. It's pretty easy.
You'll need two things. This standard GoPro mount which is normally in the basic set.
Nevertheless, you can also buy it as single item.
And you'll need polymorphous plastic.
This kind of plastic is shapeable at the temperature of 60 degrees celsius.
You'll be able to shape it in any kind of way.
When it cools down, it stays in that shape.
It's super because you can create whatever you want e.g. this mouth mount.
I will now show you how it's done.
First you'll have to boil some water.
In the original, english tutorial with which I've built my own mount
it is recommended to put the plastic in the boiler.
I wouldn't follow this step because the plastic can stick to the glass and you'll have to scrap off all the pieces.
That is why I will use this glass.
Now we wait until the water is boiling.
The water should be warm enough now.
I will now add the plastic to the water.
You should make sure that the plastic has no toxic substances and is declared as food safe.
I have added a link in the description where the manufacturer states that the plastic is safe under the food safety regulations.
I can't guarantee it as a fact but you can do your own research if you don't want to buy this brand.
Use enough plastic in order to shape a mount like this one. I suggest a small handfull.
Now you'll have to wait until the texture is soft.
As soon as the plastic is transparent, it should be soft enough to be shaped properly.
I will now drain off the plastic and shape it.
Be carefull because the plastic will still be very hot.
I hope I have enough material. Otherwise I'll have to warm up some more.
But I think it should be enough.
I will now mould it so it fits around the mount.
I flatten the material, take the mount and fold the plastic around it. Now it should cover up everything.
Make sure the plastic doesn't reach out too much, as it would later penetrate your gums.
You will want to have the right surface here for your dental impression
in order to have the perfect stability later on.
When you've shaped the soft plastic perfectly so it fits in your mouth
make sure that it's not a big bulk and still has the flat space for your dental impressions.
Now we will have to cool all of it down without loosing its shape.
The plastic shrinks when it cools down, so it doesn't make sense to add the dental impression beforehand.
That's why you'll have to put the mount in your mouth and pour cold water in it.
You will have to continuously spit out and pour in new water until the plastic is hard.
After that, you can take the mount out of your mouth.
A positive effect is that you can always soften the material again.
So if you aren't happy with the result, you'll be able to put the plastic into hot water and reshape your personal mount.
I've got a glass of cold water here and will no apply it to the mount while its in my mouth.
Be sure to have the screw part facing down, so the GoPro is in front of your chin.
Facing upward, the GoPro will always be in your face, disturbing your view during parkour.
I just noticed that the mount is too close to my chin, so I just softened it again without any problems.
I just re-shaped everything again with the GoPro connected to the mount.
- an advice I can also give to you. That way you'll know wether it will fit or not later on.
So just connect your GoPro, add cold water and continue with the process until the plastic is hard.
My mouth mount is now cooled down, which you can see when the plastic turns white.
As you can see, this one is smaller than the one I made before.
This one fits better, but I noticed that I had breathing problems during my parkour sessions.
That's why I used a thinner and shorter shape.
I hope this one will be appropriate. I'll test it later on in this video during a training session.
All I'm trying to say is that you should just have a few tries.
The plastic is pretty cheap. You can get 250g for 20€.
You can probably produce 10-20 mouth mounts with that amount, depending on how much material you use.
I created these two mounts from this bag and as you can see there's more than enough left for more.
If you want to, you can smoothen sharp edges with a file.
I didn't do it because I took care of making them smooth when they were shapeable.
This part here doesn't bother me when I have it in my mouth. It all feels good to me.
When you have sharp edges and are afraid of hurting yourself, be sure to smooth them out with a file.
I'm outside now at a small training spot and will test the mouth mount I just produced in this video.
For comparison, I also put on my chest mount and will show you the same run with both perspectives.
You decide which one is better!
So guys, I'm definitely happy with my new mouth mount.
I hope you liked this video! If yes, give me a thumbs up.
If you want to build your own, everything you need is in the description.
When you have questions I didn't answer
or you have ideas for new POV videos, let me know in the commentary section.
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I'll see you next time!