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How Did They Get That Shot?

HOW DID THEY GET THAT SHOT? Camera Positions and Responsibilities at Sports Events COWBOYS STADIUM - ARLINGTON, TEXAS C1) GAME CAMERA LEFT 442 443 444 445 Responsibilities 44 335 336 • Stationed at left 20-yard line 337 450 332 333 334 338 339 • Responsible for action from 50-yard line to left end zone 329 233 234 235 236 237 238 23940E 328 343 40241 242 া 2২92 2) • When ball is on opposite side, it picks up ISO* coverage: offensive group, player, or 138 39 42143 227 243 T2 128 129 132 133 134 135 136 137 h44 126 145 244 defensive formation 125 146 C2 GAME CAMERA RIGHT C3 123 C4 Responsibilities • Same as C1, except on right 20-yard line 121 150 120 11918114 3 1121 219 101 201 C6 C5 C3 HIGH END ZONE 218 110 319 302 203 Responsibilities 5is21A213 212 211 210 303 209 208 207 206 205 • Follows ball on kickoffs towards 16 314 3 C1 C2 R507 the camera 311 310 • Covers receiver on kicks away from the camera 412 • During plays, shoots the "box" (players on the line) and different ISO assignments C4) LOW END ZONE C5 CART CAMERA C6) HANDHELD Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Same as C3, but in a low • ISO shots of the quarterback • Roving camera position in the opposite end zone • Coach and player reactions on the bench • Travels sidelines for shots of coaches, goal line plays, players on the benches, and fans in the crowd *ISO = Isolation, focused on one specific thing Depending on budget, a football game can be broadcast Both NBC & CBS recorded with between 5 cameras and 24 cameras over their copies of Super Bowl I 90 = 2 cameras SUPER For 44 years there was believed to ఆ ఆ ఆం BOWL I be no network copy of the game, until a private citizen donated to a copy in 2011 24 (Lower College Game) (Super Bowl) MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - NEW YORK, NEW YORK NBA C1) MAIN GAME CAMERA Responsibilities 423 PRESS BOX NORTH • Follows game action from wide angle 333 334 335 • Keeps 4-10 players in frame at all times 224 227 • Can get tight shots during a dead ball, but rarely breaks from live action 107 108 327 219 105 11 C2 ISO CAMERA Responsibilities 112 102 • Stays tight on the ball during game 319 C3 C4 action 113 101 10 • Just player and defender in frame 12 114 120 C5 • Follows ball when there is a shot. If 116 118 117 shot succeeds, camera pans to shooter for reaction 202 210 C1 C2 315 s • ISO subs as they enter the game; gets coaches on both sides 311 PRESS BOX SOUTH C3) HANDHELD 1 Responsibilities • Follows action beneath the net • Low-angle replays of dunks, drives and defensive plays C4) HANDHELD 2 C5 SLASH Responsibilities Responsibilities • ISOS the shooter on free throws • Same as C3, but from the • Provides alternate game/ISO • Shoots wide enough to see opposite clock for timing disputes opposite basket coverage • Different angles for variety Gilbert Arenas' father There is no video of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game once had bit parts in the television shows = 500 attendees Miami Vice and Days of Our Lives only 4,000 people attended SAFECO FIELD - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON C1) HIGH 3RD BASE CONCOURSE LEVEL Responsibilities C9 C4 • Focuses on left-handed batters and right-handed pitchers 83 • On contact it shags*, following the ball C6 from bat to outfield and back to infield C2) HIGH HOME PRESS BOX Responsibilities • Main camera for game action once ball| is hit off the bat C5 C8 • Between batters, gets shots of fielders C7 C3 LOW 1ST BASE DUGOUT LEVEL C2 Responsibilities • On home plate side of the dugout • Stays focused on pitchers for tight reaction shots • Shows runners crossing home plate C4 CENTER FIELD CONCOURSE LEVEL C5) LOW 1ST BASE FIELD LEVEL C6) LEFT FIELD VISITOR BULLPEN Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Focuses inside dugout for player • Primary camera used at pitch, framing up pitcher and batter • Focuses on specific players, whether in the batter's box or the field reactions • Shows runners crossing home plate • When ball is in play, camera shifts to shagging • After contact, camera stays with runner around the bases • ISOS pickoff attempts at 1st base • ISOS tight shots of right-handed batters and left-handed pitchers C7 ROVER HANDHELD (HH) C8) LOW 3RD BASE FIELD LEVEL C9) RF* Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Outfield end of the visitor dugout • Shoots fans, stadium... practically anything • Roams ballpark for shots of fans, stadium, etc. • Follows lead runner when the ball • Sometimes directly behind home plate, capturing shots of the pitcher throwing right at it is put in play • Tight shot of pitchers' and batters' faces *Shags = Camera stays tight on the ball once in play *RF = Wireless handheld camera with Radio Frequency transmission NBC broadcast the first sporting event in 1939: a college baseball game between Columbia & Princeton Over 6,966 hours of baseball were broadcast during 2011 MLB regular season = 100 TV Sets = 1,000 hours of baseball broadcasting Only 400 TV Sets 6,966 Hours Broadcast capable of receiving the broadcast signal at that time JOE LOUIS ARENA - DETROIT, MICHIGAN NHL C1) CENTER ICE HIGH CONCOURSE LEVEL Responsibilities • Main play-by-play camera 109 • Wide angle never misses game action C2 CENTER ICE HIGH ISO CONCOURSE LEVEL Responsibilities C6 C7 C8 C5 • Follows the puck tight • Keeps offensive puck holder and closest 216A defender in frame 24 C4 C3 C3 SLASH CONCOURSE LEVEL C1 C2 Responsibilities • Alternate game action angle • Focuses on goaltenders, both players and coaches on the away bench • Good camera angle for Telestration replays C4) PENALTY BOX LOW ICE LEVEL C5) RIGHT HIGH CONCOURSE LEVEL C6) LEFT HIGH CONCOURSE LEVEL Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Focuses on penalty box • Overhead camera Same as C5, but from the opposite side • Unique angle for action in corners, impact along boards • Mostly used for replays of goals and Telestration of offensive plays • Great for replays C7 & C8) GOAL CAMERA ICE LEVEL Responsibilities • View from inside the goal The first 3D sports broadcast in the US was a game between • Used for replays of shots on net, goals the Rangers and Islanders on MSG Network in 2010 and collisions in front PIMLICO RACE TRACK - BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 137th preakness. pimlico baltimore may 19, 2012 C8 C4 Turfside Terrace TUNNEL FINISH СЗ C5 C12 C2 C1 C14 C9 GRANDSTAND C6 C13 Paddock GOOD YEAR C7 C1) WIDE RACE C2 TIGHT RACE C3 1ST TURN Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Tight shot focuses on either the lead horse or a group of horses • Wide angle keeps all the horses • Carries horses around 1st turn in frame • Picks them again down the stretch (C4) BACK STRETCH C5) FINISH LINE JIB C6)-(C9) HANDHELD Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Picks up horses after 1st turn and follows as they turn down • Can get wide arching shots • Roving cameras with positions at the Paddock, owner's boxes, Winner's Circle, barns and assigned • Focuses on finish line, crowd and the stretch Winner's Circle • Usually on a crane to reporters C12 SUPER SLOW MOTION C13 BLIMP Responsibilities Responsibilities Depending on the size of the race, broadcasts will use between 4 and 44 • Reserved for Triple Crown races • Provides aerial beauty shots and race coverage with bird's-eye view • Set at finish line cameras • Adjusted shutter speed used in replays of race end = 4 Cameras The Kentucky Derby is only annual sporting event that draws more female than male viewers to ఆ 44 CREW STADIUM - COLUMBUS, OHIO MLS C1) MIDFIELD HIGH CONCOURSE LEVEL Responsibilities • Main play-by-play game camera • Stays wide, so game action is never missed FIELD LEVEL SEATS C2 MIDFIELD HIGH ISO CONCOURSE LEVEL Responsibilities • Follows ball tight • Keeps man with ball and closest defender in frame C6 C7 • Used for quick cutaways during game action • Also for replays C8 C4 C3 LEFT 18 HIGH CONCOURSE LEVEL Responsibilities • When ball is on offensive left end, has wide view of the game СЗ C1 C2 • Keeps ball and closest defender to the goal in frame to illustrate off-sides situations • When ball is on the opposite side, isolates key players C4) MIDFIELD LOW FIELD LEVEL C5 RIGHT 18 HIGH COONCOURSE LEVEL C6) RIGHT HIGH END ZONE UPPER BOWL Responsibilities Responsibilities Responsibilities • Follows the ball tight during • Same as C3, with responsibilities • Overhead camera follows the ball game action reversed • Keeps about 2/3 of the width of the field in frame at all times • When a shot is attempted, stays with the shooter to capture reaction • Mostly used for replays for replay • Typically best views of team areas • Great for showing players' faces C7) LEFT LOW END ZONE FIELD LEVEL C8) HANDHELD FIELD LEVEL Responsibilities Responsibilities • Follows the ball tight during • Covers the entire sideline goal-to-goal game action • Used for fan reactions, tight shots of players and more • Offers great shots of faces and reactions during stoppage • Often has Super Slow Motion system if in use for the game Between 1993 and 2004 Major League Soccer lost more than $350 million Shirt sponsorship ranges from $1 Million to $5 Million per year - $50 Million Lost $1 Million $5 Million (Xango - Real Salt Lake) - $350 Million (Herbalife - LA Galaxy) SOURCES: NFL.com MLB.com NBA.com NHLcom Preakness.COM Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/spr99/34a.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704709304576124373773290508.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major League_Soccer Images courtesy: SeatGeek.com SPORTSTY JOBSO work in Television what it's really like THERE CAFE Female Viewers CREW AREA STAGE Male Viewers

How Did They Get That Shot?

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