Camera Placement For a live Event Football Stadium

Camera Placement For a live Event

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Camera Set 1 � � � These are ground based cameras on short rails used to film the players making runs down the pitch or throwing the ball in or making tackles Show all the close up action to make for a better viewing experience They can zoom and pan to provide a range of shots from close up to long shots.

Camera Set 2 � These Cameras are used to get the pitch and the crowd in the shot, shot from the back of the stadium they are mainly used to give a perspective of everything at once, Usually shown when the teams, player layout and other information are shown on the screen.

Camera Set 3 � These cameras show the pitch from over head and makes it easy for the commentators to see what is happening and provides an easy view for people at home. It gives a view that cannot be achieved from any person.

Camera Set 4 � These cameras are used to show the goals being scored, also used by lines men as proof to whether the goal was offside or not. They give a view that the crowd cannot have. It will give a better perspective of the pitch and provide a better viewing experience for the audience

Reasoning � � Set 1 - The reason for set one being placed on the side line of the pitch is to give a close up view. The audience want to see interesting tackles, fouls, and illegal tackles in the game because it gives a better viewing experience. Set 2 - Used when match details are shown, Used as a good bridging shot and are useful for showing crowd reactions to certain things, This angle would be used before the match and at half/full time. Set 3 - This set provides the “impossible” 360 degree Birdseye view of the pitch. This camera is paramount for watching the match either online or on TV. Set 4 - Probably one of the most useful camera’s in terms of official goal’s this camera can see everything that a human (linesmen) cannot. It also gives a good view for goal replays and suchlike.

Camera Placement For a Studio

Studio Plan Camera’s are on rails and have a 360 degree view of the studio so they can capture the stage action from multiple shots and cameras and also cover live audience reactions.

Coverage of Action � � � Shows all the action from an event, Using multiple cameras and replays. Gives the viewer a good experience More action gets more viewers Live camera’s need to be constantly changing and there needs to be lots of them, whereas a pre filmed event would just have one or two camera’s and then the editor will pull its all together to make it flow. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=85 U 4 hiwu. X_0

Maintaining Viewer Interest � The cameras need to all be in constant use to keep the viewers interested, A single shot of someone talking is boring but if the camera angle changes while that person is talking it gives a different view and keeps it more interesting. Likewise with a football match, the camera cuts from pitch to ball to goal to crowd and always changing, it would be bad if the camera was only ever fixed on the ball. � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=85 U 4 hiwu. X_0 � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=k. EUmhm. Seq. Kg

Communicating The Meaning To The Viewer Communicating means that the cameras capture footage that add emphasis to an event. It shows reactions to the actions on camera. The way the program is shot generally tells a story, the production crew will switch camera in accordance of the events happening in the event. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=_yavpu 9 rfo. E E. g. Someone say's something about someone and the camera switches to that person who is in the audience

Visual Style � � � The visual style of the program means that it is a combination of lighting and sound that sets the atmosphere for the program A football match would be happy and bright with straight cuts instead of a gloomy, dark, slow shot film A studio show like daybreak would be very bright, it would be warm lighting and have a happy light hearted atmosphere

Environmental Constraints � Ø Studio -Lots of tripping hazards (cables etc) -Low ceilings -Dark -Production crew need to be quiet - Not much space Location- Unwanted Sound (Planes, Cars, People, Wind) - People and animals wandering into background shots - Weather could change suddenly - Lighting can change at any point which would mean that white balance and saturation would need to change on the camera (weather/clouds)

Multi-Camera Simultaneous Recording � Simultaneous recording is where two or more camera’s are filming at the same time and the producers are switching between camera’s and choosing the best shots to show, The producers communicate with the production team telling them where they want the next shot and then they can manually change over between camera’s