2009 Championship Webcast

[Roger]

Originally Posted by Chris Hibner

Not nearly as frustrated as I am over the camera work.

Can we PLEASE keep the camera angle wide enough to see the majority of the field? I was trying to watch a robot in a practice, and instead I saw 0:10 worth of closeup of a Purdue logo and another 0:20 worth of closeup of a team's electronics board. Who cares!?! I want to see how a match is developing or how a robot is performing, not how pretty someone's decorations are.

I wish I knew who I could send suggestions to, and I know this isn't the first time that this has been a complaint.

Welcome to the club! This camera work issue has been discussed on CD for years. Personally I'd like the overhead view, but somehow the video directors like the extreme close-up action shots better. More action-y, I guess, but less informative.

There is the viewpoint for people actually there and want to see closeups -- they can see the action live so don't need the overall view. That is what I perceive the video is being created for.

Then there is the viewport for people who are watching from afar -- this is what I think the video is supposed to be for. Also, as there is only a single "official" video of the field, the one that gets on Blue Alliance etc, there should be an official record of what happen on the field, not artsy closeups.

I was watching practice day of Manchester and as it was practice day none of the camera crew was there, so they just had the "balcony" view. Which was good!