Posted on 11/06/2011 9:47:12 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
Seems like a whiff on revenue stream. Pay Per View or subscription for coaches tape? Why not?
NFL games are rigged.
I saw *you*!
Back in Sept., I went down to a HS game, St. Thomas vs. De La Salle. It was televised; ESPN. Yep. *You* definitely called the shots...we picked up on the routine pretty early on...
We called him “The Boss Guy”...
to Paul, I’m sure there’s some degree of NFL ‘approval’, but it’s the networks that hire the directors. I don’t think they have football backgrounds...radio/television ‘majors’ most likely?
Anyhoo, the way the camera shots are called - what we DO see - kinda sux, imo...really takes away a “real” part of the game. (and when you think about it, the NoFunLeague could use all the help they can get...it’s already been morphed into grass-basketball *hilites* via rule-changes, and has gone far FAR from the quintessential TEAM sport it always was - I’ll save that rant for another day though!)
Cheers!
A comment from my brother who is a NFL cameraman:
“The ‘All 22’ shot is also used during the game for Telestrator Replays with the announcers diagramming a play.
Most Cameramen hate the ‘all 22’ because it is a boring camera to run and is considered a Rookie or beginners Camera.”
Cool! I understand the all 22 would be boring for the fan, while valuable for the coaches, NP there...
I’m talking about the frequent ‘get in his face’ shots. Sometimes, they are close enough to violate that feeling of psychological space...you know, like; “Get out of his face!”
This often happens after a big play...I suppose they’re trying to catch the emotional reaction on the face, I get that.
It’s just that in doing so, they miss other vital parts of the action.
with all the advertisements on the field, the all-22 shot would cost revenue. when you get paid for everytime you show a logo, close-up shots become important, and footage of the actual game less so.
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