Progress of a Novice Videographer

Deciding the trial for capturing video to the screen wasn't going to work, I chose a different route for this week's blog. There will be discussion of how progress can be seen in video from the beginning of a semester to the end.

This semester I signed up for an internship that allowed me to video high school football games. After each week I would go back to Grid Iron Game of the Week to review my progress to make sure I was getting better.
During week one of the internship I started out with the zoom camera, that captures the up close shots by being able to zoom in further than the other cameras. This camera is the main focus of the broadcast, and was the key to having crisp, clear, and clean shots. Here is a blip of me videoing a high school football game, the portion I am shooting is at 48:47-49:07. In this segment a player is getting up, and running off the field. This is where you need to maintain a steady shot, so the viewers do not assume an amateur videographer.

The last game that was broadcast I also handled the zoom camera. For this game the teams were fighting for the playoffs and the atmosphere made for a great football game. With all of the back and forth plays steadying the camera and following the players is more difficult. The sections I have picked out for this game show more professional camera work than previous attempts, 8:10-8:19 and 91:14-91:41. The differences between the beginning of the semester to the end was more confidence in having the right shot, zooming in without being jumpy, and panning without missing the shot.

This blog will be taking a break during the holidays, but will be back when the Spring semester starts back, January 7th. Happy Holidays everyone!