Videotaping for Sports
Football, baseball, hockey, tennis. Swimming, cycling, running and lacrosse. Sports shooting is an art unto itself, and every sport has shooting hurdles to jump. When my nephew made the football team, my sister’s career as a videog-rapher instantly went into high gear. Hollywood has never made a film as entertaining to 10-year-olds as watching themselves make that touchdown over and over and over. I, of course, realized it was politically dangerous to my career if my sister was making bad videos, so we launched a game plan. Huddle up, everyone. Pre-planning
As with any videotaping situation, there are certain things that doing ahead of time will make much better. Some things to look out for before taping your first sporting event:
• Access to electricity—can you plug your camera in? If not, be sure to pack enough batteries.
• Tripod space?—will you have room to set up your tripod? If not, you might want to consider a monopod. Some very clever monopods actually have small tripod legs at the very bottom, making them more stable.
