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B.C. BMX kid wows GoPro with homemade video

Eight-year-old Rex Johnson wins award for inventive video

A young Abbotsford BMX athlete has captured the attention of .

Rex Johnson and his father Jules Johnson strapped one of the action cameras to his bike helmet and hit the jumps and bumps at the .

The result was 90 seconds of running commentary, funny faces and general observations from inside the mind of an eight-year-old.

含羞草研究社淒oesn含羞草研究社檛 it feel a little weird when you first start riding a bike,含羞草研究社 Rex shares during the video.

Jules then edited the video and sent it off to GoPro for consideration in the , which was created by the company to celebrate its many content creators. He said it was a goal of his son to win one of the awards and be featured on the GoPro website and YouTube channel.

含羞草研究社淲e got the idea from just following GoPro on YouTube,含羞草研究社 he said. 含羞草研究社淲e liked watching all the videos and Rex wanted to be in one of those videos featured.含羞草研究社

Jules said there was no real plan, and Rex含羞草研究社檚 play-by-play just happened.

含羞草研究社淚t was a spur-of-the-moment thing but it really turned out better than expected,含羞草研究社 he said. 含羞草研究社淗e含羞草研究社檚 got all the facial expressions and all the stuff he含羞草研究社檚 saying and it worked together to make a pretty good little video.含羞草研究社

Unlike other GoPro videos, the Johnsons set up the camera facing Rex含羞草研究社檚 face so that viewers get to watch his reaction to his time on the bike.

含羞草研究社淚 thought it would be a fun angle to see what his face looks like while he含羞草研究社檚 riding,含羞草研究社 Jules said.

含羞草研究社淕oPro likes a unique perspective and the key to the video is really that first-person perspective. It turned out pretty cute.含羞草研究社

Jules said his son, who is a member of the Abbotsford BMX Club and is a Grade 2 student at , is thrilled to be chosen by GoPro.

含羞草研究社淗e含羞草研究社檚 pretty excited,含羞草研究社 he said. 含羞草研究社淲e weren含羞草研究社檛 expecting to get selected. We tried once or twice before with other videos but didn含羞草研究社檛 make it. He had a goal to make it on there and he was so happy when we found out we made it. He likes setting goals and achieving them.含羞草研究社

The Johnsons will now be featured on the GoPro social media channels, and could be eligible to win GoPro gear and cash rewards. The video will be officially released today (Friday) at 9 a.m. on GoPro含羞草研究社檚 YouTube page.

For more information on the contest, visit gopro.com/awards.

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Ben Lypka

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