This was the best telecast of the season in regards to video highlights.
There were four plays in the game that provided some of the best replay sequences of the year. The following descriptions of this action is in no particular order because each of these replays had a value all their own.
There was a real time replay of a player from the tight centerfield camera showing the swing of the bat, following the player up the first base line, rounding first base, slowing down, and then as the crowd cheers (the centerfielder booted the ball) races to second base and slides head first into the bag as the fielder drops the ball. This replay displayed a nice swing, good hustle, and a good reaction to a misplay, and an excellent tight look at a close play at second base.
Another excellent replay sequence also concerned a base runner. This runner was on first base and tried to go from first base to third base on a ball hit to left field. This runner slid to the inside part of the base and was tagged by the third baseman and then bobbled the ball. The umpire made the out call and then immediately signaled safe. This was the replay sequence of the play: robotic camera on backstop shows ball hit to left field, picks up the runner in the shot, and tightens to play at the base. 2nd angle captures the play from the left field corner and tightens in to the play at third. 3rd angle finishes with a tight look at the play at the base. Three great angles with all three providing wonderful video.
Base running was the subject of another excellent replay sequence. The batter hit the ball up the first base line. In his haste to tag out the base runner, the first baseman collided with the pitcher and could not make the play. The three angles – mid first base camera, centerfield camera, and low first base camera – all provided some of the best “action” video of the season.
The fourth example of wonderful video captured by our cameras and the subsequent replays detailed a great catch by the catcher as he fell part way into the dugout. The first two angles that we replayed showed the difficulty of the catch. The high home camera showed how far the catcher ran to make the play and the mid first base angle captured the danger of the play. These two “looks” were both captured by the third angle of the replay sequence. The camera in the first base dugout followed the catcher from home plate to the dugout where the catcher caught the ball and was helped by the manager and a coach in the dugout - just a few inches from the camera!
These four examples created memories for the viewer. These four plays are examples of wonderful video captured by following the ball. Every fan in the stands saw these plays. The only difference between what the fans at the ball park saw compared to the TV viewers is that the TV viewers saw more angles and experienced some tight “looks” at the plays.
However, the best video of the telecast was a camera shot that only the TV viewers at home were able to see. This was video that did not concern the ball. This video occurred early in the game and proved to be a precursor of the good video highlights to come in the telecast.
There were runners on first base and second base. Our left field corner camera shot both runners and tightened to the runner at first base. As this base runner was leading off, we noticed the first base coach intensely talking to the base runner as the he seemed to be watching the first baseman and the pitcher at the same time. We alerted the announcers to this event and covered the first base coach throughout the at-bat. The audio provided by the announce team paired with the video provided by the TV truck proved to be one of the most interesting moments of our season.
Every TV baseball production team can capture a moment when following the ball. Following the ball is a primary responsibility of most of the cameras on a telecast. Every fan in the stands follows the ball.
When the TV baseball production team captures a moment away from the ball, the results can be most gratifying.These results add quality to any telecast.
There were four plays in the game that provided some of the best replay sequences of the year. The following descriptions of this action is in no particular order because each of these replays had a value all their own.
There was a real time replay of a player from the tight centerfield camera showing the swing of the bat, following the player up the first base line, rounding first base, slowing down, and then as the crowd cheers (the centerfielder booted the ball) races to second base and slides head first into the bag as the fielder drops the ball. This replay displayed a nice swing, good hustle, and a good reaction to a misplay, and an excellent tight look at a close play at second base.
Another excellent replay sequence also concerned a base runner. This runner was on first base and tried to go from first base to third base on a ball hit to left field. This runner slid to the inside part of the base and was tagged by the third baseman and then bobbled the ball. The umpire made the out call and then immediately signaled safe. This was the replay sequence of the play: robotic camera on backstop shows ball hit to left field, picks up the runner in the shot, and tightens to play at the base. 2nd angle captures the play from the left field corner and tightens in to the play at third. 3rd angle finishes with a tight look at the play at the base. Three great angles with all three providing wonderful video.
Base running was the subject of another excellent replay sequence. The batter hit the ball up the first base line. In his haste to tag out the base runner, the first baseman collided with the pitcher and could not make the play. The three angles – mid first base camera, centerfield camera, and low first base camera – all provided some of the best “action” video of the season.
The fourth example of wonderful video captured by our cameras and the subsequent replays detailed a great catch by the catcher as he fell part way into the dugout. The first two angles that we replayed showed the difficulty of the catch. The high home camera showed how far the catcher ran to make the play and the mid first base angle captured the danger of the play. These two “looks” were both captured by the third angle of the replay sequence. The camera in the first base dugout followed the catcher from home plate to the dugout where the catcher caught the ball and was helped by the manager and a coach in the dugout - just a few inches from the camera!
These four examples created memories for the viewer. These four plays are examples of wonderful video captured by following the ball. Every fan in the stands saw these plays. The only difference between what the fans at the ball park saw compared to the TV viewers is that the TV viewers saw more angles and experienced some tight “looks” at the plays.
However, the best video of the telecast was a camera shot that only the TV viewers at home were able to see. This was video that did not concern the ball. This video occurred early in the game and proved to be a precursor of the good video highlights to come in the telecast.
There were runners on first base and second base. Our left field corner camera shot both runners and tightened to the runner at first base. As this base runner was leading off, we noticed the first base coach intensely talking to the base runner as the he seemed to be watching the first baseman and the pitcher at the same time. We alerted the announcers to this event and covered the first base coach throughout the at-bat. The audio provided by the announce team paired with the video provided by the TV truck proved to be one of the most interesting moments of our season.
Every TV baseball production team can capture a moment when following the ball. Following the ball is a primary responsibility of most of the cameras on a telecast. Every fan in the stands follows the ball.
When the TV baseball production team captures a moment away from the ball, the results can be most gratifying.These results add quality to any telecast.
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