Benet v Chaminade - ID# 371
Homewood-Flossmoor
Live Event Coverage Sports
Entry Description
Live coverage of high school basketball.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/29 8:38 am - Don't be afraid to get closer shots from your lower-angle cameras.
- 4/29 8:38 am - Good coverage by the primary wide camera.
- 4/29 8:37 am - You need to cut to a "hero" shot after the dunk.
- 4/29 8:37 am - I love the iso shots of the shooter before the free throw.
Judge 1
Positives: Great camera work especially on basket cams. The replay shown had a great follow from the camera operator. On-air talent brought great energy into the broadcast. They were very tuned in and provided in-depth commentary throughout replays and the game.
Improvements: During Free throws, make sure to always use game cam. At the end of the clip, the basket camera was shown, but we didn't see if he made the shot. Make sure you are aware of what you are taking on the switcher. The replay wipe out after the replay appeared to have gone to the wrong source, and the wipe went twice.
Judge 2
Positives: - I thought the announcers were strong in their roles. The analyst did a good job of breaking down the action for the viewers. - Great job with the replay of the dunk - loved that you were able to get that in quickly and show us another look at an exciting play without missing any live action.
Improvements: - We seemed to lose a little focus late in the clip. There was a moment where the game camera lost track of the ball, and then on the free throw, we never see the ball at all. As a director, remember that it's your job to make sure the viewer at home can see and understand what is happening in the game. In those moments we weren't able to do so.
Judge 3
Positives: I really enjoyed the camera work on the CLOSE UPS. When I think of amateur sports broadcasts, I think of big wide shots with no close ups. But you had some great close ups (like the foul shot from the red team around 0:10). This is essential for the audience to see the emotion and individual intensity of the game. I really liked these announcers. Very smooth and comfortable. They are also doing a good job listening to each other and playing off of each other.
Improvements: The mic is popping a few times from the announcers. This is probably a tech thing. My suggestion is to test the levels before and listen to it back to see if there will be issues in the broadcast. For the tests, I would whisper a little, then get excited and shout a little, then I would say different names and different sounds ("P" names are the most common to make the mic "pop" in unwanted ways). Do those tests before recording and adjust accordingly... Your mistakes were rare though, still great sound overall. There were a few times that the main wide angle shot was a little slow to move with the action. At 1:32 there is an ball that goes out of bounds with two players near the ball. I don't know what happened because it was off frame. There might have been a trained golden retriever over there who saved the ball and did a back flip but we (the audience) didn't get to see it! Maybe the camera setup had some limitations and couldn't pan that far... but I think a camera person wants to capture every moment in a sporting event. In all seriousness, there could have been a diving play into the stands to save the ball and we would have missed it. Great camera work overall though, and great broadcast!
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