groveChuck
U-matic Member
Just wrapped a 12 day shoot for Major League Baseball and ESPN2.
It was for the MLB/RBI World Series boys baseball and girls fast pitch softball.
RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) gets disadvantaged kids playing baseball who might not have otherwise picked up the game.
Equipment and uniforms are supplied by donors.
It gets kids off the streets, teaches teamwork, and even gets promising kids college scholarships.
They got to meet Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Andre Dawson, and even had money management classes (how to use a checking account, how interest works on car loans, etc.)
Tough inner cities like Detroit, Cleveland, LA, Miami, but also the Dominican Republic (drums in the dugout!) Puerto Rico, and the girl's team from Hawaii (man, those were some CRAZY chants & cheers!)
The Shoot:
Three DVXs and shooters, (+ three sound guys), covering FOUR games at a time at the Florida Marlins spring training complex.
One camera per game (a VERY tough way to cover baseball, and small cameras aren't the easiest for following the ball), plus one crew also covering the fourth game (there were always one or two more important or close games).
Shoot warmups, team huddles, game, dugouts during game, teams congratulating each other, winning and losing coaches speaking to their teams.
Often shooting on the field from behind 1st or 3rd base, being VERY careful (I had a foul whiz 6 inches from my head!)
Put a wireless on a coach and player before the game.
My Senn G2s were awesome!
Chattering players in the outfield...
Diving shortstop in the clay landing on the lav...
Sliding into 2nd on the transmitter...
Great sound the whole time!
MLB sent their requested scene files (Squeeze and... 24p normal!).
I was the only DVX owner/operator, MLB sent a shooter, plus another guy.
I had to answer all menu questions, issues, etc.
12 hour days (7am- 7pm) in the blazing Florida sun and humidity for 12 days.
A rental DVX had one error problem, but otherwise the cameras did great.
My Hoodman was the object of envy, and cardboard hoodmen started turning up...
Some great drama, good baseball (plus costly errors), emotion as teams get eliminated and players move on or leave for college, and some wild celebrations for the winners!
It's a 1 hr show on ESPN 2 Sunday night, October 18, time TBA.
Check it out :happy:
It was for the MLB/RBI World Series boys baseball and girls fast pitch softball.
RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) gets disadvantaged kids playing baseball who might not have otherwise picked up the game.
Equipment and uniforms are supplied by donors.
It gets kids off the streets, teaches teamwork, and even gets promising kids college scholarships.
They got to meet Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Andre Dawson, and even had money management classes (how to use a checking account, how interest works on car loans, etc.)
Tough inner cities like Detroit, Cleveland, LA, Miami, but also the Dominican Republic (drums in the dugout!) Puerto Rico, and the girl's team from Hawaii (man, those were some CRAZY chants & cheers!)
The Shoot:
Three DVXs and shooters, (+ three sound guys), covering FOUR games at a time at the Florida Marlins spring training complex.
One camera per game (a VERY tough way to cover baseball, and small cameras aren't the easiest for following the ball), plus one crew also covering the fourth game (there were always one or two more important or close games).
Shoot warmups, team huddles, game, dugouts during game, teams congratulating each other, winning and losing coaches speaking to their teams.
Often shooting on the field from behind 1st or 3rd base, being VERY careful (I had a foul whiz 6 inches from my head!)
Put a wireless on a coach and player before the game.
My Senn G2s were awesome!
Chattering players in the outfield...
Diving shortstop in the clay landing on the lav...
Sliding into 2nd on the transmitter...
Great sound the whole time!
MLB sent their requested scene files (Squeeze and... 24p normal!).
I was the only DVX owner/operator, MLB sent a shooter, plus another guy.
I had to answer all menu questions, issues, etc.
12 hour days (7am- 7pm) in the blazing Florida sun and humidity for 12 days.
A rental DVX had one error problem, but otherwise the cameras did great.
My Hoodman was the object of envy, and cardboard hoodmen started turning up...
Some great drama, good baseball (plus costly errors), emotion as teams get eliminated and players move on or leave for college, and some wild celebrations for the winners!
It's a 1 hr show on ESPN 2 Sunday night, October 18, time TBA.
Check it out :happy:
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12 hour dayz!!. man that is crazy...and cover that with one camera. Hope u got paaayyyed!
. With that said its good to know the dvx is still kickin for braodcast use.