Break this camcorder, there is a game this weekend!
1. You bought a video camera
2. You want to play sports your baby
3. This is how it is done right!
What a great age of technology in which we live. You can buy the biggest gadgets currently to record video and music and play them in many ways on other great technology gadgets from computers, DVDs, MP3 players, VCRs and # 39; s and many others. All this is wonderful. But they all come with thick owner manuals that don't always let you go in the right direction. In the end, you can learn to use your wonderful new camera, but this does not mean that you will undoubtedly take pictures that are worth seeing on the road. The roller tape in your camera is one thing, and creating high-quality and interesting video is another thing. The goal of this product is to accelerate the use of your camcorder (regardless of format and any brand) in order to get the best results to record these precious moments of your kid's sporting achievements.
We, as parents, spend many hours on the field, court, pool or track, watching how our children participate and participate in youth sports. If you have a video camera, you will want to record some of these events for posterity, and sometimes for education. By following the simple steps in this manual, you can capture them best so that the watch is capable, but also suitable for future use.
My video experience has been associated with two decades as a network television operator and as a parent with several children actively participating in youth sports. During the years of my professional video shooting, I was professionally around the world and saw almost all the news events. I also spent 15 years playing sports for my employer. It was the best type of assignment, as far as I was interested. In my entire career, what I loved most was the opportunity to visit places where the average person cannot. In sports, which usually means being on the field, next to the court, in a press box or in a pit. I shot football matches of all levels, including NFC and AFC games. Living in the Bay area allowed me to cover many pennant baseball races and several World Series. I was right behind the home sign on the night when the earth shook in the 1989 World Series. Talk about shock. I had to refuse to participate in the World Series between the two Bay Area teams in order to go and cover a huge news event. Baseball seemed small for a while after the magnitude of the earthquake. The fact is that I love sports, I play sports all my life, and I know how to shoot a video from sports. With this in mind, I will do my best to give you advice on how to do the same.
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Now that you have the latest DV camera in your hand or an old VHS-format camera, there are basic things you need to keep in mind if you are going to play sports. As we say in the video business, your camera is as good as the glass that you hang in front of you. The better the lens, the better the results will be regardless of which recording format you use. Now you already have a camera in your hands and perhaps she never heard this particular advice, so it is too late to include it in the equation. However, if you have a camera in your hand, and it has some limitations on what it can do because the lens is smaller than just wonderful, there are things you can do to mitigate the situation. We will discuss these things in more detail later.
The key factors before setting up a gaming video game destination are that you know the operating functions of the transfer, tape (DVDs with a revolution in the gear design that is taking place right now) and the batteries are fully charged. I know that this may seem like obvious things, but even professionals have to constantly remind themselves of checking and checking these items.
A little about yourself here about the preparation. Over the many years of news coverage, I have learned many small tips from other photographers in this area and applied them to my mode of operation. In the early days of the video, we always had to wear a portable hair dryer, because the record decks would be grabbed if the humidity level was high. Therefore, in the winter, if you enter from a cold outside into a pleasant warm building, the air will condense inside the car and cause moisture to form. The signal lamp caught fire and hit us in the water. One of us had to run to the car and get a hairdryer, shoot him and chase the water from the wells. This caused some very funny moments in public places that I can assure you. (This, by the way, can still be a problem even today with electronics / VCRs / lenses.
Another thing I learned from others is the value of backup. A few years ago I had a task, and we had a young intern who worked with us in this area. This young man wanted to know everything about what we did in our work. He was very interested in how to photograph, unlike most of our interns who wanted to become journalists or anchors. He asked a lot of questions, and seeing that he was really paying attention, I decided to take him under my wing and really fill it with information. One tidbit that I shared with him was to always have an emergency cover of the tape in my car when it went on a mission. He did not quite understand the importance of this at the beginning, since I had already drilled him when he always brought the tape with him when he went on a mission. I filled it with stories about the times when something happened, and I'll be damned if you don't need another tape, and there was that emergency situation under the seat of the car. Anyway, he left to graduate from college and get a job at a small market television station. From time to time he sent us reports on the work done, which I really liked. Then, one day, he will send me a letter telling me how he once got stuck in a traffic jam in history and needed this emergency tape. He obediently hid one under the back seat, and he was there to save the day. I hope that what you learn in this book will somehow take you away from the crash of the video along the way. What I learned in my career is that video production is 80% of the fact that it deals with curves and problems that rush at you and 20% of talents. If you can learn to worry, you will always be successful.
My first suggestion for shooting your kids' sports is watching TV. Yes, sit down, lift your legs and watch TV on TV. Actually see how they make interesting at the highest level. Then watch the news and see how they cover the game in terms of news. Do not pay attention to the content; just watch how it develops visually. Now, of course, you can never duplicate what the networks are doing only from your camera. However, if you can get something from watching, it should be how they are trying to communicate intelligence with the athletes on the air. All new improvements in sports coverage are due to the fact that you see the viewer as close as possible to the athlete. Bring in your world. From the cameras on the wires that flood the field to the cameras in the grid of the hockey game on the cameras inside the cars in Dayton, this brings you to the game. Now you can not stand on the jars of jugs in their children. but you can learn some techniques that can make your baseball video more intimate and therefore more attractive to watch.
Please note that if your task is to capture an entire game or sports activity for review as a coaching tool, you should focus mainly on getting a good high view and mounting the camera on a tripod. Peng is slow to keep track of actions and not zoom in and out. My main goal here is not to teach you this skill, as it is fairly simple. However, if this is what you do, you must do it right. Find the right frame to keep as much activity as possible in the frame and monitor it closely. Some sports move quickly from one end to the other, and you have to be smooth. Resist the temptation to keep track of the ball at full magnification. You will lose. Those guys who shoot sports on TV are full of professionals, using much better equipment than they ever have at their disposal.
Now, to get a good video about your child's play, you need to find the emotions and excitement that exist in any game. Think of it as capturing a few things that are happening, and creating these gold ones. Does the team play before the game? Stand close, stick to your camera, fade high above your head, looking down, or climb up and shoot at it so that the viewer cannot go there. Grab the cue ball in baseball by going full cycle in a large pitcher, and then one of the traps, and then as close as possible to the attacker. Show your face if you can. If they get a big hit, don't go crazy to brush it off. Follow the runner down the line. It will be almost impossible to keep track of the ball, so stay with the runner. Look for the corners that will give you these emotional shots.
Some sports are more difficult because of the size of the field and the amount of movement up and down the field. Take the football example, if you follow the ball, the camera moves everywhere and the viewer becomes nauseous. To capture a good video of your baby, you need to focus on certain shots and not try to follow the game. Look for moments like throws, free kicks, takeoffs, when everything is predictable, and you can get closer to the action. Follow the sideline and wait for the action to come to you. If you are playing forward, then get ahead of the game, and when you see the ball moving toward you, you can find a kid's and roll tape while waiting for a ball game. Do not forget to get a few blows from the crowd, the coach looks (does not scream, I hope) the goalkeeper is waiting in anticipation.
Keep your shots steady for 6-10 seconds at a time. If you take a picture of someone watching the game, actually consider it in your head (one thousand two thousand ...), this ensures that you get good solid pictures and that you will not continue and continue with the shot. Attach the arm to the chest for stability and use the other arm under your stomach below to create a stabilizing platform. This, of course, instead of a tripod. If you have a tripod, you can always use it well, if it does not interfere.
Use creative corners as much as possible. Go down and wait until the action takes you. Do not cast with him, but rather let the action pass through the frame. On the fin you will find a camera on the deck for most swimmers. Of course, you may not want to stay there when swimmers approach a turn. Digital electronics does not like the water inside them. I received the most amazing low-angle shots of some open-water ocean swimmers once, and the boat caressed me and salt water was sprayed around the camera. I had a lid on the camera, but the salt water was leaking into the cracks, and this caused us a lot of grief, cleaning it so as not to damage the camera electronics.
