Sorry to bring this thread back up, but I didn't know I had a reputation list, let alone have comments there to my comments here. Here is a "reputation comment" about what I said here:
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The professional video crew does a pretty sweet job. They may not have a complete strategic understanding of what's important in the game, but most kids on most teams don't either.
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Since I don't see any good debating using PM's when we've been doing this thread in public, I'll respond here.
Yes, the video crew does a good job. That is their
job, to report what is happening on the field. What the OP is saying (and I'm agreeing with) is that we don't want "artsy" video, or worse, dead air (or the video equivalent) -- just the facts, Ma'am. A shot of a quarterback throwing the ball, with no shot of the receiver making a touchdown would be deadly TV. Why can't we expect the same?
The video crew does not need a "complete strategic understanding" of what is important. Certainly no one else did. Yes, we all came to the game with an
idea of what we thought works. Then the cold clear reality of Thursday's practice day shows what really
is important. If the video crews weren't at one of the many regionals, they at least had Thursday's practice day to watch the game and realize (or, hopefully, were told by someone at FIRST) that A, B and C may or may not happen, and keep a camera on them. Or, like I said above,
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... they should be practicing like the rest of us, understanding the game, learning where the good camera shots are, knowing how to present a fast moving robot to people that don't want artsy photography.
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Hopefully the person in charge of hiring the video crews will read this thread and decide that maybe we have a good point and repeat it to the video crew. And as they are professionals, they will understand what is needed and adjust accordingly for the next time.