Wow. That is a very bizarre look for sports.
On Mon., Jan. 11, 2021, 7:32 a.m. Adam Bowie, <[email protected]> wrote: > You can see an example at this point in the YouTube highlights of the > game: https://youtu.be/S1TsLvj2tG8?t=506 > > That said, it's one of the better examples. Most of the rest of that video > are from the fixed cameras, and it was only the mobile cameras that seemed > to use it. > > > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 12:25 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hmm. Wish I had noticed. >> But perhaps it was because I was listening to the games on SiriusXM all >> weekend. >> >> Maybe I'll Rewind the TiVo from the weekend and check. I'm curious now. >> >> >> >> >> On Sun., Jan. 10, 2021, 6:18 p.m. Adam Bowie, <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I've been watching some of the NFL Wildcard games this weekend, and I >>> can't help but notice that in the Bears/Saints game, CBS seems to be using >>> lots of "shallow depth of field" cameras with their mobile sideline >>> cameras. >>> >>> It's unusual because 99% of sports coverage uses quite narrow apertures >>> in cameras. In other words, nearly everything is in focus no matter how >>> near or far it is from the camera. >>> >>> CBS seems to be shooting "wide open" which results in what should >>> theoretically be quite cinematic shots, because it's what many movies and >>> TV dramas use. The subject of the shot is in focus, while the background is >>> blurred - "bokeh" in photographic parlance. >>> >>> The problem is that the zone of focus when you shoot wide open is really >>> tight, and if you've got a camera operator moving, plus the players they're >>> focusing on moving at the same time, even with high end TV cameras' >>> autofocus, it's incredibly hard to keep the image sharp. >>> >>> CBS seems to have had this problem quite a lot, and it's really obvious >>> on big HD (or better) screens. Dramas, of course, have the benefit of shots >>> being planned in advance, with actors required to hit their marks. >>> >>> Maybe CBS has been doing it before today, and I hadn't noticed. They may >>> be trying something out ahead of their Super Bowl coverage. But it has been >>> really obvious in today's CBS game, and while the shots in theory look >>> gorgeous, in practice, they're just out of focus. >>> >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGCziEFgD%2B-7Jzi5N49nfrqRxtSer6hnpnve6SknC9wO7A%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGCziEFgD%2B-7Jzi5N49nfrqRxtSer6hnpnve6SknC9wO7A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Bohm9gVaXKCJ2McbLS4Nsu%2B44iw%3Dk2X5P65YrFzx2yzSw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Bohm9gVaXKCJ2McbLS4Nsu%2B44iw%3Dk2X5P65YrFzx2yzSw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGA4B4OuZRSvCg9Sw%2BNDJj9xZNvQGidgj95unWkAsquqcQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGA4B4OuZRSvCg9Sw%2BNDJj9xZNvQGidgj95unWkAsquqcQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BrtxtHwxG80_koY3Ys04zwEo2VF8YhO6jba64jYriraCQ%40mail.gmail.com.
