Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (1950-1954)

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Date:
1950-1954
Publisher:
Easton, Pa. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Leaf #:
000267
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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262 RUDY BEETZ March The problem of camera placement in the pickup of baseball and other sporting events is directly tied in with this. When an action takes place between two cameras, so that they see the subject from opposite sides, the direction of the action will be completely reversed when a cut is made. Nothing can be so utterly confusing. It is usually best to keep at least the main two or three cameras as close together as possible on most sports pickups. Figure 3 5. Don't cut on a pan. Don't cut from a camera that is panning to one that is static, or from a static camera to one that is panning. Try it once and you will see what I mean; it just can't be done. You can cut from pan to pan very nicely, providing they are both going in the same direction and at the same speed. When two cameras are following the same action, for example, the cut is usually quite smooth. At a football game, if both cameras center the ball as they follow an end run, it is perfectly possible to cut from medium-shot to close-up without the slightest confusion, since both cameras will be panning, and in the same direction. 6. Don't spoil exits. As far as the audience is concerned, once an actor has left the frame of the picture, he has made his exit. Don't rediscover him and exit him again in the background of the next shot.