Basketball Game of the Week - ID# 451

Riverside Brookfield

Live Event Coverage Sports

Entry Description

Riverside Brookfield takes on Chicago Christian Academy in Boys’ Varsity Baksteball

Recent Teacher Comments

• 3/27 9:42 pm - The camera coverage is excellent, not a fan of using the camera behind the basket to follow action up court but most of the visual decisions are really good. Play-by-Play and color announcers are excellent and have a feeling for the game as well as a knowledge of who is on the court and what they are doing.
• 3/7 10:53 am - Overall, a very nice clip. First, I thought the announcers did a very nice job - they had great enthusiasm for the game and their knowledge of both teams as well as the game of basketball came across very clearly in their comments. I thought both announcers did a nice job of working together and playing off each other with their comments. Camera work was good - no visual errors by them or the director. The color commentator stumbled just a little on the sponsorship VO at the end - would just recommend he slow down a little.

Judge 1

Positives: The graphics were very pleasing. Play by play was excellent!

Improvements: Position hand held under basket for more straight on during free throws. Allow for more space in camera shots when teams are spreading the floor. Careful with bench/reaction/cutaways. Replay.

Judge 2

Positives: Good audio and decent video quality.

Improvements: Minor issue, but well-worth mentioning... the "RBTV" bug appeared double in the lower right in the first few seconds of the clip. Not a huge deal, but something easily fixed. Play by play seemed a bit confused going into halftime. Adding a baseline camera will go a long way to improving your content and making it more visually interesting.

Judge 3

Positives: Free throws were shot and switched pretty well. You could always switch prior to the shot, but I think overall it was done well. The action was followed quite well.

Improvements: Some improvements for the talent would be to slow down a little bit. Since it is a visual medium, you do not need to explain every dribble and every pass as you do radio. Also, while getting in the sponsor read is always important, it seems that was rushed too. There was a lot that happened at the end of the half, so it would have been nice to hear about that back-and-forth first. The Director did not get the CG in for the sponsor until after the read either, so they were definitely not in concert there. As for the Directing, it was pretty good until the final heave when we took a shot of the bench. We definitely just need to stay on the wide there to see what happens. Do not be afraid to stay on that wide shot. Audio was good for the most part, but after the steal the nat/camera mic picked up fans yelling. That being said, it could have been the announcers mic, so I didn't grade for that.

Judge 4

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