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Topic: Pardon Me While I Vent, But..... |
Wally Taylor
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Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2010 9:59 pm |
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Caught some of the Tribute to George Strait last nite and Paul was playing his ever loving (you know what) off and cranking out vintage steel to the max! But, the only musician they kept showing was the fiddle player!! Or, perhaps a pan to the audience, anywhere but the steel player. Man, that frosts my @#*&!!  |
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Bob Vantine
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Freeville, New York, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2010 6:53 am
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 oh no ! ........me thinks my attitude be rubbing off on my buddy ! 
couldn't say it better !  (that's fit for print) 
think "camera man school-101" should include musical instrument identification.....then again maybe it's the engineer in the booth or producer or...................................... 
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Joe Miraglia
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Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 27 Nov 2010 10:00 am
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Oh -What do you call that thing he is playing?
Camera man- take a shot of the fiddle player, everyone knows what that is. |
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Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 27 Nov 2010 6:50 pm
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I wonder if they bid that video production out and award to the lowest bidder.
The folks at the Grand Ole Opry seem to have the best handle on it.
Austin City Limits is usually quite well directed, but even they, once in a while, go clueless.
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 27 Nov 2010 7:31 pm
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It's not just the steel guitar they do that to. How many times have you seen them zoom in on the bass player when the lead guitarist comes in ?
To my mind, anyone behind the camera at a musical concert should have some musical training. There's no excuse for not knowing who is playing what. |
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Marvin Born
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2010 7:42 pm
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While the camera operator may see a occasional good shot and can get it, normally the director calls the shots he wants or the camera crew knows what the director wants by having worked the him/her before. They automatically provide those type of shots based on the script. Also remember the director has limited vision of the whole scene as he only sees what the cameras see and sees all 5 or 6 cameras at the same time.
The director is basically editing the show on the fly and is responsible for what the audience sees. However the producer determines the over all content and flow of the show.
What I am saying is the camera operator has little if any say in what actually goes on the air. If you want to influence what is shown on TV, the producer is the person to educate. They normally do what works for them or what they have been told to do.
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David Morris
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2010 7:56 pm
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Hey guys don't blame the camera operators, for the most part they get the shots that the director calls for. I have directed the local TV news cast and some other shows, and the ops got the shots that I wanted. No steel players on the news crew (except for me) but one of the sports guys was a pretty good guitar player. Shows like the Marty Stuart show work out the shots, called blocking, before the actually shoot. It gripes me also to see poor directing. Either they know nothing about the music and the players/instruments or they just don't care. my two cents worth.
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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