dvx100b new to video doing hockey fights

68bird

68bird

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Hi Im making my 4th video of Hockey fights just bought dvx100b . Im recording for the toughest league in the world . Its the league that inspired the movie SlapShots . I work with the Chiefs its an actual team not just in the movies.
Im just wondering what setting i should set up for the speed of the game like shutter speed etc ive got white balance figured out and also the irus but is there anything else I should be doing . This is the funest thing ever at least 5 to 6 Fights a game and wow what fights they are I post them online via flash file for the fans to watch .please some feed back would be greatly appreciated.
 
Ha ha, I'd offer some technical advice, but I don't think a series of awesome hockey fights should look too "polished".
 
just wondering what you mean by to polished ???? just want to get the cleanest video I tape the whole game as well
 
Shoot at a higher shutter speed. 125 or 250 in my opinion... high shutter speed = good for fast action. Shoot from a tripod. And if it was me, I'd shoot at 30P, not 24, for strobing purposes. Basic settings would be fine, manual iris and white balance, and watch for blowouts in that bright environment - - use ND probably, and keep your iris away from both extreme's (keep it in the "middle" range). My .02

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68bird said:
just wondering what you mean by to polished ???? just want to get the cleanest video I tape the whole game as well
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Oh I was just kidding around. I meant that hockey fight footage would look more burly if it wasn't filmed "perfectly". Make it look a little rough around the edges.

I also agree, shoot with a higher shutter speed.
 
I'd just like to add that I'd love to see some of these. I'm a huge hockey fan. What site do you run?
 
haha. wow. Me too is a huge hockeyfan. But i didn't realized that shooting hockeyfights was such a big industry! Here in sweden its quite rare with fights so.. maybe that's why we are the olympic champions AND world champions in the same year ;-). anyway to get back to the topic. (even if this thread is kindof outa date) i would use an even higher shutter, maybe cause i'm a sucker for shutter :).. but also the lighting in most bigger arenas are moore than good. maybe you can get some cool "liquids" flying around in the closeups with higher shutter.
 
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