CSTV sucks (lacrosse edition (Hobart section))

The CSTV camera-work for the Hobart at Cornell lacrosse game May 4 was inspiring in its ability to:

- miss players with the ball
- miss players with the ball as they pass off for goals, or score
- unable to find a Canadian flag without going from the optical zoom to dgital zoom part of the camcorder (was that smog in Ithaca?)
- unable to find the American flag (hint: south of end of the field since about 1915), unable to zoom in, unable to focus
- repeatedly find the window frames of the press box while panning
- have the scoreboard overlay in the upper left corner which sometimes cuts off the view of the goalie (ESPN is terrible at this, too - the producers apparently don't realize that's where the goal is when you capture the game with the goalie on the left of the picture)
- other?

The guy with the camera is probably getting twenty-five bucks for this and his tripod probably recesses into the press box so far he can't help but catch the window frames as he pans. I don't think he or she can be faulted for being the only camera person or having mediocre equipment.

Compare that with the Duke broadcast with multiple cameras and an announcer for the video, not just the radio guys being simulcast. Not to mention the quality of the Duke sports site. (CSTV provides the cornellbigred.com templates and look and feel, so they deserve credit/blame for that, too.)

Let's hope the reports from the sports information office ("we hear you're complaints; we're working on it" are correct and not just ways to buy time.

good luck finding a sober camera guy on slop day.

To be fair, the camera wok is (I believe) not CSTV's fault. Cornell hires the camera men.

Technical difficulties and piss poor customer service are CSTV's fault. Platform incompatibilities are entirely CSTV's fault. Not providing critical games on a pay service in order to boost ratings on a TV channel that 99% of people don't get is CSTVs fault.

Poor camera work, that's all on Cornell. Although I do understand that professional, experienced camera men are far too expensive (and probably near impossible to come by) unless you're a major even with millions watching. But, a little instruction couldn't hurt.

Chris '03
good luck finding a sober camera guy on slop day.

The Scheollkopf announcer is a senior in my fraternity. Based on how he was doing a couple hours earlier, I'm surprised he was able to make it through the lengthy senior night introductions as well as he was.

ebilmes

Chris '03
good luck finding a sober camera guy on slop day.

The Scheollkopf announcer is a senior in my fraternity. Based on how he was doing a couple hours earlier, I'm surprised he was able to make it through the lengthy senior night introductions as well as he was.

The proper state for PA announcing in Schoellkopf is non-sober, as far as I'm concerned. At least that's the state I was in the majority of times I did it.