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I do believe the logos of team canada and team usa are registered trademarks. They are displayed on the chests of the 1980’s images those folks display on their site.
it was pointed out that its no longer advertised as Team Canada vs Team USA but simply Canada vs USA.
only 299 friends on that FB page. Not a good sign for them unless those 299 are buying corporate seats at all 3 venues!
"Azzy77":2vp8jfcz wrote:"SlapshotProds":2vp8jfcz wrote:Did you watch the entire game?They were addressed. Many more than you can imagine.
[/quote:2vp8jfcz]Also though to back you up, on the wide angle issue, I sympathise with your plight. Vpatrol you have to realise to get good wide angle you have to get a reasonable distance back. And most rinks in NZ don’t offer this space. So you have to come up with solutions like corner camera.
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Yes I realise thank you. I also realise we don’t have 15000 seat stadiums with panaramic views. If you can’t come up with an easily viewable solution for NZ rinks, then this isn’t a commercially viable exercise and it won’t enjoy widespread appeal.
"SlapshotProds":car7elsd wrote:Did you watch the entire game?They were addressed. Many more than you can imagine. Feedback has been excellent from ice hockey and non-ice hockey fans alike.
We placed a camera in the corner of the rink to cover the blindspot.
It wasn’t possible to be back any further for the wide shot, perhaps you could write to Paradise Rinks about that?
Tracking a puck traveling at over 100kmph with each pass while maintaining framing, focus, exposure and colour balance in mixed lighting is quite a task.
The two centre ice cameras cover the same shot, a tight and a wide, there is only one cutaway camera.
There aren’t going to be any more cameras added unless the budget goes over half a million dollars. So please try to be realistic.
[/quote:car7elsd]so how is getting you sponsorship going to make filming more effective? You still have restrictions like space regardless of camera’s. Botany is spacious compared to what you would get in Queenstown or Christchurch. Only Dunedin is easier with respect to space.
More cameras? Who asked for more camera’s. Watch a CBC broadcast or any network for that matter. 95% of the play by play is covered by one camera on a wide shot. They use other angles to supplement that view in certain circumstances but sparingly while play is on. Constant cutting away is ineffective and distracting.
Following the puck does take skill and practice. 100% in agreement. During the NZ winter games, the crew filmed each teams trainings beforehand in order to practice.
100km/h pass is pretty fast. I would have wagered nobody in NZ is capable of that.
Can I ask the obvious? If you knew of the problems, why weren’t they addressed? The physical structure of Botany is not going to change. If the the production team can’t find a solution for not seeing the corner of the ice or not being able to fit the shooter and goalie simultaneously into the same frame, even your most die-hard fan won’t watch.
the key is to follow the play. During play, it focusses primarily on the puck for obvious reasons. Once the whistle blows, the focal point is either the ref or the subject of the whistle call (a fight etc). Often the ref will be in the frame of play when the penalty call is made (except for delayed penalties which gives camera ample time to find ref with an arm up in any case). Simply watch an NHL game and see how many cameras they use while the play is still going.
Everyone one here wants to have a better product and that’s the context of the comments I think. Not a mud slinging exercise. For the uneducated, hockey is a difficult sport to watch on tv (hence the dreaded Fox puck). If the camera work makes it even more difficult to watch, then we lose any new viewers. I personally found it very difficult to watch and would like to see some of the changes mentioned implemented. I understand your comments about the location being difficult to get proper angles but not seeing a shot or the subsequent save just can’t happen. Those things need to be sorted well and truly in advance.
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