For the flashes, it is possible those strobes were tied to cameras via a pocket wizard or something.
The normal camera flash usually can't cover that much area, and if you are a press photographer you want good depth, and usually rely on a secondary strobe to add that for you. I know when I do sports or stage based shots I usually have an 1800 watt strobe light or two positioned to add plenty of light. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dawson, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 4:26 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Friday Rant #2: Macy's Parade > > Thanksgiving parade buzzkill to follow... > > So, who really believed that these "stars" were actually singing and > playing their musical instruments in the Macy's parade? > > If any of the musicians, on this list, saw the parade, I'm sure they saw > the microphones with their XLR connections and no cables. Hmmm. How > can all of these electronic intruments (keyboards, guitars, etc) be > audible without a cable. Oh, and they aren't wireless. If they were > wireless, you would still see the cable extending from the instrument's > jack running to the belt pack. > > Also, how can people sing, with their mouth right next to the > microphone, then pull the mic away to the side, let's say about 12" > inches away, and still have the same volume level as before? > > Don't these people know that when you move your mouth even a couple of > inches from the mic, that there is a noticeable decrease in volume? > > Let me also mention that you can't record good-quality sound that > originates from tiny speakers on the floats. You know the crowd would > easily drown out any sound from the floats. Therefore, the parade's > directors/producers played-back pre-recorded music, with full vocals for > the lip-syncers (and they were all lip-syncers) and then the sound was > piped directly into the recording console. > > Who else noticed all the "fake" flash photography taking place over > Macy's store front? They had the awning, or whatever you call it, > decorated with random strobes to make it look like there were many > people taking lots of flash photos. Jeesh. > > Then, what's the fekking deal with the searchlights that would flash > across the balloons? Was that to give the crowd/viewers more of a > Hollywood feel to the parade? It was distracting, damnit. > > Then, how many of the performers actually follow the parade for its > entire length? My guess: none. I would assume that the stars hope on > the float a block before Macy's, then disembark on the block after > Macy's. Why, however, would they want to be where no television cameras > were? That would be a waste of their time. > > Does anyone remember when the parade was just a parade? Why the hell > did the parade have to evolve into the moveable-stage medly-fest that is > has become? > > BTW, the only reason I watched it was because I had no internet access > at the in-laws and the kids wanted to watch it. > > I'm so fekking sick of people trying to fake us all out with illusion. > There is no reality or simplicity in anything anymore. > > M!ke > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:184106 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
