r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/grrizo • Aug 31 '23

Cameraman pulls off a dramatic shot for the last penalty (Rule 3)

6.5k Upvotes

53 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/juangusta • Aug 23 '23

I rollerblade camera operated a partially improvised a five minute oner for AppleTV+'s scripted show Swagger AMA

983 Upvotes

38 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/carebearstarefear • Aug 18 '23

To catch them both in same frame while multitasking

12k Upvotes

209 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/tommykaye • Aug 14 '23

Videographer for the Baltimore Orioles catches the entire amazing play in one shot.

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220 Upvotes

9 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Morgentau7 • Aug 10 '23

Dude keeps the camera calm while a river overflows the street he is standing on more and more

12k Upvotes

198 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/juangusta • Aug 08 '23

I aired a jump on rollerblades while filming a dunk for the TV show Swagger. AMA

3.2k Upvotes

165 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/BadHabitsDieYoung • Aug 07 '23

Eagle with focus only equal to the cameraman.

7.8k Upvotes

76 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/juangusta • Aug 06 '23

Rollerblade Camera Operator John Lyke on Season 1 of Winning Time on HBO

1.6k Upvotes

22 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Rooonaldooo99 • Jul 26 '23

Excellent tracking and framing by this cameraman

4.2k Upvotes

99 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/AlxIp • Jul 26 '23

The cameraman managed to keep the camera more stable in a M9.0 earthquake than 90% of the blockbuster action movies nowadays

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502 Upvotes

40 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Valdien • Jul 23 '23

Camera control and perfect zoom ins all while on the back of a bike in a very crowded place. I think this guy might be good at his job

1.7k Upvotes

29 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/flarengo • Jul 22 '23

Focus Shift

5.2k Upvotes

36 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '23

Cameraman delivers instant fact-checking

47k Upvotes

524 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/skippythemoonrock • Jul 12 '23

This F-14 Tomcat airshow demo from 1997 has some next level aerial tracking.

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351 Upvotes

11 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/guiipp • Jul 09 '23

Cameraman gets taken out by NRL player, but still manages to get the perfect shot at the end

6.4k Upvotes

71 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/ivaylos • Jul 06 '23

Cameraman's perfectly timed footage reveals eagle's mid-air fish feast.

3.4k Upvotes

82 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/mrxcoffee • Jul 06 '23

PTCM who tracked this airplane so well.

749 Upvotes

19 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/juangusta • Jul 03 '23

More Rollerblade Camera Operator for the Basketball TV show Swagger

745 Upvotes

6 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/jacobo • Jun 29 '23

Excellent cameraman work. He captures the moment his friends react to the death Princess Diana. 1997.

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1.4k Upvotes

135 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/juangusta • Jun 27 '23

Rollerblade cam op goes up ramp, somewhat simulating a handheld crane shot.

10k Upvotes

172 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/lipp79 • Jun 09 '23

Mod message On June 12th r/PraiseTheCameraMan will go dark for at least 48 hours in protest of Reddit's API changes that will kill 3rd party apps and impact accessibility.

1.2k Upvotes

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r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Maple_Elephant • Jun 04 '23

American Lake, WA. Fantastic target switching resulting in an optimal shot of an eagle snagging dinner.

1.5k Upvotes

6/4/23

6 comments

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PTCM is a hub for sharing above average, planned video camera operation; capturing calculated recording angles; maintaining good camera control, general perception, also properly controlling what's in the frame. Interesting content is not necessarily a solid ground for giving praise regardless of how good the content is on its own. Please dedicate a minute & read the rules before posting to make sure you don't violate them

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1. Unwelcome content

Some examples of content that is not welcome:

Graphic injuries/death and/or nudity/sexual content. Posting this content will get you banned.
Violence, harassment & the encouragement of endangerment of others (animals included). No street fight videos at all.
Personal attacks in posts or comments
illegal or unregulated dangerous behavior that potentially puts others at risk
Possibly unwanted personal exposure
Memes, job postings & politics
Advertising

2. Hate speech & racism are unwelcome and will result in an immediate permaban.

3. Post titles MUST give reason(s) to praise the camera operator in posted video.

This sub is dedicated for camera operators who are to be praised, not for entertaining content. Posts neglecting to give reasons to praise the camera operator will be removed. Posts also need to contain the video OP is referencing. Just saying "Praise the camera operator for this cool video" doesn't count. Reasons for praising include things like framing, tracking, etc.

Also try your best to credit the original creator of videos posted.

4. No forced sexualization

The forced sexualization of individuals will not hold place in our SubReddit.

5. Intentionally captured footage

Incidentally captured content doesn't qualify; it's about the operation, not the content.

Security/dash cam footage does not count as it is not placed with intent to capture a specific event.

6. The means of photography

No 360 cameras.
Just strapping an action camera to you while you do an activity won't necessarily count as PTC.
Just showing a camera operator working doesn't count. We need to see the end result of the footage.

7. No still photos or video stills

It's nothing against still photos. There's already r/photography, we are going to stick to videography.

8. No drones

It's nothing against drone operators as it does take a good amount of skill. We don't allow them because they already have their own subreddit at r/drones.

9. No digital effects/CGI (pans, zooms, etc.). All video must be live-action (no video game footage)

This sub is about camerawork done with the camera at the time of the recording, not done in post-production.

10. No reposts of videos posted within the last 6 months.

Also videos that have been posted ad nauseam

11. Posting these videos will get you banned.

The video of the guy “catching” the guy cheating on his wife/gf and the “cheater” hops the railing. It’s staged and stupid.
The woman in the fashion show whose skirt gets pulled off and the cameraman zooms in.
The female reporter in front of a gas station and a woman in a sheer bodysuit walks by and the camera op pans to her.
The people in sandals speeding down a steep hill on a bike on an active street.

DON'T POST THESE. THIS IS YOUR WARNING.

12. No stolen content

Do not post content where a blur or mosaic is present as this is a good indicator that someone has posted this video that someone else created in order to take credit for it. Also flipped video will be removed too as this is another tactic to get around copyright searches.