We say no. You're actually there at the game. Let's get some of that serious sports action on video. Let's take a look at some tips that will help you avoid the usual issues when capturing sports magic for the web.
The biggest mistake budding sportscasters commit when getting prep sport videos is excessive movement. It's tough because sports by definition involves a lot of movement. In fact, the best moments to capture may be a high flying football catch or a nasty ally oop dunk. That's not exactly stationary. For long distance motions, if you have to pick between the start or end...go with the end. This means have your camera pointed down towards where the catcher is as opposed to the QB. The throw is the throw but what we want to see is the catch. Everything hinges on the catch. HIgh school basketball's a little touch since it really moves fast. The good news is that there's less distance to cover so you should be able to get both side pretty easily. With baseball, it's usually centered around the pitcher's mound and home plate. You may need to direct outwards to catch the results of a hit but a lot of action is real close to home. So try to avoid too much motion of the camera or you'll get your viewers dizzy (and not for the right reasons).
There are some other general tips for capturing the best prep sport videos. Watch out for the sun. If you're crossing the sun with your video, it'll blow your video temporarily and that makes it tough to watch. The viewer will "lose" the action. If they lose the action, you usually lose your viewer. Watch out for "active" fans seated around you. If their heads keep blocking your view or you have to stand up to keep filming, it's going to be janky on the viewing side. Avoid janky...that's the new word for all things "bad". Make sure not to run too long. Keep the action tight and short. If a person has to wait 60 seconds to see the big catch, they're likely to cut around 45 seconds. Why make them wait which brings us to our best tip yet.
Get a hold of video editing software. There's everything from free ware to high end video editing software. You probably have something pre-loaded on your computer. Take that raw footage and boil it down to the best footage and then clean that up. There may be some editing tools in your software to take out movement or general video glitches in your footage. If you want your video to improve in ranking, make it the best.
Finally, let's talk about prep sport audio. Audio, in the hands of a novice can actually detract from your Prep sport video footage. People screaming or shoddy micas can make good sports video footage and make it unwatchable. Ideally, keep audio on but use the edit bay to take out unwanted audio. Finally, show some sense of style. You can hit up raw video with text, captions, music...you name it. Make sure the added material meets our community guidelines but nothing in those guidelines says your prep sport videos have to be boring.
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