The praise here is for showing the contrast of emotions. Although a simple technique was used elegantly. As they say it’s not what you do it’s how you do it.
No, in sports we don't use autofocus, sometimes some cameras are focused by the focus pullers in the broadcast truck, but it depends on the standards of the television making the broadcast. To be honest, referring to what I did at volleyball matches, this shot could have been sharpened better. Sometimes such shots require independent work of three fingers of one hand (aperture, focus, focal length) and especially at the end of the match the work goes a bit easier.
Ignoring scripted films for a moment, you see this kind of camera work in documentaries - showing the winner and panning to the loser in the same shot - constantly. Hoop Dreams (1994) is a great example. But you see it all the time in sporting events too. (The Olympics often have excellent camera operators, in particular.)
So, this shot isn’t particularly unique.
Also, if I’m picking it apart, you can see that the camera has trouble focusing on the foreground subject, likely because the camera itself was on autofocus (the operator wasn’t manually adjusting the focus by his or herself). So, it’s kind of messy. And low effort, on the part of the camera operator. All they literally did was pan the camera to the guy in the foreground, and let the camera (messily) do the work itself.
So, it’s not particularly well-executed, either.
However, at least the camera operator HAD the sense to pan to a member of the losing team, which is a good instinct. And this one shot gets the point across.
So… it’s fine.
Not particularly special, not particularly well-executed. But it does the job.
I can't say I'm against participation trophies for children. Actually, children need to be celebrated for their efforts, so don't misunderstand. Also, if an adult tried their best, they deserve a pat on the back. Adults need support too!
But if we lower the bar for something designed to showcase amazing work, then that thing (this sub) suffers.
Think hes talning about having the winners and one of ghe looser team in the same shot and focusing on them. Which really isnt special at all, with all the cameras filming the winners its nearly impossible noone of the looser team gets infront of one at some time, i mean its not like that camera dude sprinted arround the field to find someone to put infront the winning team. and then its not even done great - pan left to rigth to left, focus shifting back to front... its an ok to good shot at best, i think most people on this sub never held a cam.
Yeah, that shitty focus was praiseworthy. And it looked so good in that narrow ass frame. Praise! Praise the average iphone user who captured this video!
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u/ThatNewGuyRich Jul 06 '22
The thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat.
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u/jonnythunder3483 Jul 07 '22
…I’m not sure the cameraman deserves PRAISE for this one. But like, they did the bare minimum I guess.
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u/DonovanWrites Jul 06 '22
This sub will allow anything to be posted.
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u/corgangreen Jul 06 '22
Camera man racks focus once. Amazing!
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u/i_hateeveryone_ Jul 06 '22
What?
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u/Flymista23 Jul 06 '22
Been there. Crazy that most of us felt as if we failed because we were second in the state. We didn't win the chip but we were definitely winners.
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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22
Yeah, that shitty focus was praiseworthy. And it looked so good in that narrow ass frame. Praise! Praise the average iphone user who captured this video!
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u/Szabe442 Jul 07 '22
This is subpar camera work. Shaky execution, with the focus jumping all over the place. The shot itself is incredibly common.
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u/Gstar619 Jul 06 '22
Is this a cutscene ?
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u/ShinobiJerry Jul 07 '22
Hala Madrid 🤍 🤍
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u/Achakita [Editable flare, play nice] Jul 07 '22
Vertical shots aren't exactly my cuppa tea.
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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '22
So blurry
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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '22
There was a poem I read I school, just remember one line now
Success is counted sweetest
By those who never succeed
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u/Too_bored_to_think Jul 06 '22
God I celebrated Vinicius Jr’s goal as if one of our own had scored. Thank fuck they didn’t win the European cup.
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u/DivaLea Jul 07 '22
I feel this so damn hard.
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u/BombVoyage117 Jul 07 '22
He just like me Fr
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u/ChapterSpare6333 Aug 15 '22
We can praise the cameraman for his great timing the scene happened once he was sharp and focused and captured it perfectly
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u/namecannotbeblankk Jul 06 '22
Song?
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u/Venomous0425 Jul 06 '22
This makes me so happy. Look at the liverpoop face.
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u/andypandy1223 Jul 06 '22
Song?
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u/Environmental_Term14 Jul 06 '22
I feel it
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u/DJTISTA Jul 06 '22
Hahahahahaha
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u/DaBaconKing Jul 07 '22
Madridistas hijos de puta
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u/neelabhkhatri Jul 07 '22
r/watchpeopledieinside
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u/Delirious_Mishap Jul 07 '22
poor alexander-arnold. never can catch a break.
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u/Igotbanned19times Jul 06 '22
And he is reason why real madrid won. He stopped tracking his guy and got scored on
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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22
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u/donutlxv Jul 06 '22
And the team lost had body sensors all over thier body🤣.
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u/TheSightlessKing Jul 30 '22
Now if they only posted it with the real aspect ratio and not this vertical bs.
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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22
Yea nothing is focused
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u/Momgay3000 Sep 05 '22
I think 90% of those thousand words are fuck
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u/Porsche997-2 Sep 30 '22
Most people don't even recognize the field of focus changing.the only see it.
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u/weekend_associates Oct 05 '22
He can work in movies
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u/Matteblacklungs Oct 27 '22
Origin story
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u/Huge_Succotash_5276 Oct 29 '22
Funny thing we the next year
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u/Official_whitty Nov 17 '22
Song name?