Camera Angles on ESPN

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

you give them far too much credit. people outside of horse racing circle deserve better, just like we do. the people outside wouldn't know the difference anyway.

I just got to the booth and will watch the fifth race and see what it's all about.

I just know that a friend of mine who has a brother not at all interested in racing made comments about how he could get into it more with the cool camera angles they showed for Dubai's racing coverage.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I just got to the booth and will watch the fifth race and see what it's all about.

I just know that a friend of mine who has a brother not at all interested in racing made comments about how he could get into it more with the cool camera angles they showed for Dubai's racing coverage.

watch a race first then before commenting. it BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!

its not the different angles per se, its that they present it in a rapid fire way so the viewer gets no perspective of the race.
right idea, but wrong implementation.

[TheSpyder]

As someone said, the camera angles are fine if they didn't have some director that's acting like a chimp on speed.

[Travis Stone]

I'm going to check it out.

Every year its the same old drivel that people want to see the pan shot on ESPN... but they're not in "that" business. If they were, they'd just rip NYRA's simulcast feed and show it.

The rapid fire changing of camera angles I mis-read to mean the various angles, so I'll check it out.

But in the grand scheme of things, we should be thankful ESPN is willing to devote so much time. In the end, it's a win-win.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

I'm going to check it out.

Every year its the same old drivel that people want to see the pan shot on ESPN... but they're not in "that" business. If they were, they'd just rip NYRA's simulcast feed and show it.

The rapid fire changing of camera angles I mis-read to mean the various angles, so I'll check it out.

But in the grand scheme of things, we should be thankful ESPN is willing to devote so much time. In the end, it's a win-win.

Yeah, watch some races with it. I don't mind the concept at all for ESPN but it is being implemented very poorly.

[Danzig]

someone mentioned the dubai cameras. the one on the truck running just ahead of the horses is a good one.
however, the races aren't that long, so trying to show many different angles will only result in a chopped up, nausea-inducing dizzying mess--continuity and close ups would be the key here.
this isn't nascar-they can't cover it the same way, there are no single sponsors demanding air time