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ugafan

ugafan

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i have to tape a game friday night. i've never done one before so i'm somewhat unsure of what to expect. anyone have any suggestions as far as dvx settings go? like i said, it's a night game, plus it may be raining. thanks!
 
Stay dry.

I would go with 60i for an extra stop of light, and the fact that it's football. If you are up in the stands you will have to be at 2.8 on your lens which will significantly darken the picture then if you are closer and at a shorter focal length.

Other wise it is pretty straight forward. Aim and shoot with your normal settings. If you aren't going to do any post work I would try out something other then Cine-like gama, as that normally needs to be color graded to "pop."
 
I'm not sure about the DVX but you may need to change some kind of setting to avoid flicker from huge fluorescent lights.
 
hmmm been doing football games for a few years, only used DVX last year. To tell you the truth, I cant remember my settings to save my life. It should be simple though, The lights are usually plenty bright. Just arive with enough time to get set up, and to get the better spot (if filming from up top). I just get on the field myself and get highlights. Our coaches like having "game film" from up top.. usually above the announcer's booth, So I have another camera for that.

This friday I have the first game this season. It is a "jamboree" like a scrimmage with different teams playing on each half of the field. I like to get on the field next to the coaches for that, you are 10 yards behind the line up. Get some good shots from there. And Ugafan, you may want to get on the field durring warm up time when they are running passing patterns and such, the guys love the camera out there. Talk to the coaches about that stuff, last year he would tell the team to run a play towards me, or tell me who's getting the ball.

Anyway, I am not sure what your purpose is, but this is what I do.
 
William_Robinette said:
Stay dry.

I would go with 60i for an extra stop of light, and the fact that it's football. If you are up in the stands you will have to be at 2.8 on your lens which will significantly darken the picture then if you are closer and at a shorter focal length.

Other wise it is pretty straight forward. Aim and shoot with your normal settings. If you aren't going to do any post work I would try out something other then Cine-like gama, as that normally needs to be color graded to "pop."
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i am going to be up high, by the pressbox. i'm not doing any post work...just download, burn a dvd, and ship it off.
 
Kdawg said:
And Ugafan, you may want to get on the field durring warm up time when they are running passing patterns and such, the guys love the camera out there. Talk to the coaches about that stuff, last year he would tell the team to run a play towards me, or tell me who's getting the ball.

Anyway, I am not sure what your purpose is, but this is what I do.
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i'm going to be working for a scouting service and i have to follow their guidelines as far as the camera shots go. so i won't be doing any on the field stuff like that, but those do sound like cool ideas for taping a team.
 
If you're high up, you should be good on standard settings (I would think) but use 60i... if you were closer to the field, you might want to use a faster shutter, but I don't think it would make a difference.
 
I agree on 60i. It'll also help for slow-mo if needed...

I doubt the scouts are looking for a filmic video.
 
A zoom controller with a record start/stop button is good to have on the tripod handle. Hit the record button before the offense breaks the huddle less you risk missing a play.
 
With proper english football :), dont try and follow the ball, stay on the players. Its the best tip I got for shooting a match.
 
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