Posted by Steve Guidry on 05/16/06 14:21

I haven't done any golf - - mostly college basketball. And when I do it,
it's as a video op in the truck. In that slot, get to see every shot the
camera ops offer - - even the ugly ones the director doesn't take. And as
a non-sports director myself, I sometimes have to resist the desire to start
coaching the camera ops on shots. (heck, they probably wouldn't listen
anyway . . .)

What _I'M_ amazed at is how far ahead a really good producer/director
is thinking. He's not only dealing with the normal flow of the game - -
which is hard enough - - but trying to juggle the breaks with network,
coordinate the product mentions, the sponsored elements, and replay packages
and all the stuff that makes money for the show.

Steve




"Bill Farnsworth" <bill.farnsworth@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve King" <steveSPAMBLOCK@stevekingSPAMBLOCK.net> wrote > I used to
> know some of the crew that shot the Cubs games for WGN. I was
> > constantly amazed at the shots they got, thinking how far out of my
> > depth I would be at that gig.
> >
> > Steve King
>
> Try shooting golf!
> My hat's off to those guys. (And they are a real tight knit group.)
> I still can't follow a white golf ball, full frame (60 to 80X) against
> an overcast sky with a studio viewfinder. AND THEN not overshoot the
> landing.
>
> Bill F.
>
>

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