tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post6533221896198082854..comments2024-01-19T00:21:36.058-05:00Comments on View from the Deadbox: HB Day 2: Tournament InterruptedBaca Locohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-37624079474308129992011-04-06T20:48:44.762-04:002011-04-06T20:48:44.762-04:00On the D side players would know when a rush was c...On the D side players would know when a rush was coming by listning to the crowd.<br />I saw a couple of Damage games and was bummed they didn't make it.As a puppet army fan I'd come to admire them a bit (even though I'm an L.A. dude) and was looking forward to watching them play.<br />But their is always the glorious return......Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985247445476558468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-88016963447619958182011-04-05T23:46:39.909-04:002011-04-05T23:46:39.909-04:00It is interesting to point out that if you have co...It is interesting to point out that if you have coaching, where the cameras are doesn't really matter.<br /><br />Score one more win for TV and XBall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-72304203867861999272011-04-05T23:08:04.769-04:002011-04-05T23:08:04.769-04:00thanks baca that helps it doesnt make sense to me ...thanks baca that helps it doesnt make sense to me but at least I get the crazy logic behind it. <br /><br /><br />Once again pat the games looked great especially on friday. And make another movie sir yours are still the highlight of my dvd collection.nickgibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799866067918073115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-21916238625436433252011-04-05T19:36:41.418-04:002011-04-05T19:36:41.418-04:00Use a dolly track and a small jib ?Use a dolly track and a small jib ?Nealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-106197398503074502011-04-05T19:24:22.470-04:002011-04-05T19:24:22.470-04:00How about you don't use a boom at all, or just...How about you don't use a boom at all, or just keep the camera back about 15' from the player but shoot the same line? I would have to suspect the cameras have some sort of zoom ability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-56286095874852938692011-04-05T17:41:53.490-04:002011-04-05T17:41:53.490-04:00As a viewer/fan I can say the boom angles were eff...As a viewer/fan I can say the boom angles were effective even when it was extended vertically and the shots were from above/afar. So I'd say a "boom protocol" could be very effective and is a great idea.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880496623687248498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-42903796788281311122011-04-05T16:13:00.122-04:002011-04-05T16:13:00.122-04:00maybe we as a group could come up with some kind o...maybe we as a group could come up with some kind of protocol as to when the boom arm could get in tight. for example tight shots are off limits until a player has fired is gun for a determined time in that position. By then the team should have a good idea that the snake is hot??? or X's the boom all together...<br /><br />sorry I f#$k you guys, that was not my intention at all and I do see your point. I would have been mad too.<br /><br />-patrickMonkey with a gunhttp://www.monkey-with-a-gun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-65688986425035286522011-04-05T14:18:05.349-04:002011-04-05T14:18:05.349-04:00Don
Sorry, buddy. If it's any consolation I al...Don<br />Sorry, buddy. If it's any consolation I also (unintentionally) propelled a bikini bimbo and some rude cow off the plywood walkway into the sand.<br /><br />OVR<br />You misunderstand. The rage is aimed at the failure to perform. That other stuff is just a follow up on what I've been talking about with respect to the event for a couple of weeks prior.<br /><br />Anon #1<br />Nope. Strictly an attitude and selfish thing. What really separates the men from the boys is the mental game.<br /><br />patrick<br />I understand and appreciate your willingness to take the heat--but, it was something the teams and players noticed immediately and we used the camera position to keep track of snake players when we weren't sure.<br />For example, in our last game Bryan dipped into the snake with none of X-Factor the wiser. We were down bodies after the penalty and Bryan moved to snake 50 (the cake). He took a quick look to see if he had shots on the two guys crossfield. He didn't. He checked his hopper, grabbed a pod to reload so when he went to do their snake player he would be good to go. As he's reloading the boom sweeps down until the camera is with a couple feet of his face. As soon as he sees it the snake corner for X-Factor starts screaming, "There's a guy in the snake 50!" and that killed our last chance to pull that game out. To be fair, as I said, we used the camera position all day to keep track of guys too.<br />I wish there was another way to get those shots though because the boom is a dead giveaway.<br /><br />Anon #2<br />I sincerely appreciate the kind words. However, the issue in HB was nothing new nor was it universal. Some of the guys played very well, some didn't.<br /><br />nickgibson<br />Scoring: the first tie-breaker is head-to-head which doesn't apply because the scenario will always see 3 teams tied. Next is average score--although that's not how it's described in the rules--that's still what it amounts to.<br />In Blast's case they, Dynasty and Shock all went 2-1. Blast beat Dynasty, Dynasty beat Shock and Shock beat Blast. Dynasty and Shock played 6 total games either winning or losing in two straight. Blast went three games in winning against Xplicit for a total of seven games played--and an extra loss so that when average score was calculated they came third among the three teams tied. Same for us and Avalanche on Friday. <br />Hope that helps. ;-)Baca Locohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-53509535714008478062011-04-05T12:49:02.538-04:002011-04-05T12:49:02.538-04:00I was Impressed with the Coverage. Nothing like se...I was Impressed with the Coverage. Nothing like seeing live paintball on the 55" plasma, its deffinantly something I could get used too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-2386978509839005302011-04-05T11:11:37.057-04:002011-04-05T11:11:37.057-04:00Thanks guys! and yes every thing was shot in HD. W...Thanks guys! and yes every thing was shot in HD. We did have some technical issues with the scoreboard on Saturday and we had it fix by end of the day. Sunday it was working and in full affect. As far as Matty goes I would kill for that guy! He is one if not the most talented on the spot commentator we have in this sport. Trust me Matty was dealing with a lot of issues the whole time and kept it together just like the pro he is. Here is a Tip: Hopefully webcasting will continue in paintball, if thats the case you will see a lot more of Matty, So for you east coast teams that Matty may not know to well. Next time you see him pull him aside and tell him your story tell him who you just pick up tell him that you had to sell your blood to buy your plane ticket here. Trust me he would love to have as much info that he can compile for every team. It's just a big job to try and chase everyone down.<br /><br />-patrickMonkey with a gunhttp://www.monkey-with-a-gun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-40404866110469457312011-04-05T10:22:07.466-04:002011-04-05T10:22:07.466-04:00Matty did a horrible job explaining the scoring. ...Matty did a horrible job explaining the scoring. Not because he didn't explain it, but because every single thing he said was wrong. He kept saying games could be won on bodies. He let JRab say that in a tie, the team that played the fewest games moves on. Apparently no one told him what the actual rules were.<br /><br />In fairness to Matty, I'm not sure much of anyone knew what the actual rules were, and I still don't know why Dynasty advanced to Sunday and BLAST didn't. I suspect I know, and I suspect it has nothing to do with what the rules said.<br /><br />NPPL always half-asses the competition though, so I'm not sure why anyone would be susprised that they have again half-assed the competition.<br /><br /><br />I wonder what ESPN thought on Saturday evening when they were asking who advanced to Sunday and the league they were filming didn't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-9939468801345339152011-04-05T10:02:35.073-04:002011-04-05T10:02:35.073-04:00The footage was good, good enough to see the reffi...The footage was good, good enough to see the reffing issues you mentioned. On Sunday though (watching on and off) I never saw anything but repeats of Saturdays games.Mark790.06https://www.blogger.com/profile/06593268111335545407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-4209233299971781942011-04-05T09:49:26.339-04:002011-04-05T09:49:26.339-04:00I'm going to agree with everyone else - the bo...I'm going to agree with everyone else - the boom views were a highlight of a very VERY well done webcast by ESPN (in my opinion). Never seen those angles before and they were as cool to experienced players as they probably were to new viewers (if there were any).Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880496623687248498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-24586617501645314322011-04-05T03:06:07.985-04:002011-04-05T03:06:07.985-04:00I managed to catch the ESPN3 coverage and it was p...I managed to catch the ESPN3 coverage and it was pretty decent. Pity it wasn't HD as you really couldn't see the paint. They didn't really have score graphics which would have helped. <br />The commentators did their best to explain some of the terminology they were using (not that I think non-paintball playing public tuned in) and amazingly no one swore!!!<br /><br />As for the ref calls I agree - there were a few inconsistent calls when guys were doing run throughs with hits...houdinihttp://www.paintballnews.asianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-29838850188715213022011-04-05T00:47:06.252-04:002011-04-05T00:47:06.252-04:00Oh and pat I thought the camera work was by far th...Oh and pat I thought the camera work was by far the best thing ive seen done with whole game footage much less live paintballnickgibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799866067918073115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-78260289012762722232011-04-05T00:45:04.292-04:002011-04-05T00:45:04.292-04:00matty and co. did a great job announcing the west ...matty and co. did a great job announcing the west coast bias was kinda bad though. Nothing but love for damage but still not alot of respect for the returning champs. Also it seemed like matty was pretty confused by the whole scoring system and how the tie breakers worked. Which i felt was unfortunate because i personally have tried to get it and still dont know why yall ( yes I am from north florida so I am biased) didnt make it to sunday. I thought the play by play and color was really good i wish todd wouldve been a little more colorful because he isone of the most entertaining people on the planetnickgibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799866067918073115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-58565701572838894772011-04-04T23:45:00.379-04:002011-04-04T23:45:00.379-04:00Patrick,
You did an AWSOME job with the boom...Patrick,<br /><br /> You did an AWSOME job with the boom guy. Keep up the insane POV angels. This is MUCH needed for the people at home.<br /><br /> Paul, your guys played great as usual. You win some, and you lose some. Take it in stride!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-70444241187394131562011-04-04T21:35:41.262-04:002011-04-04T21:35:41.262-04:00Paul if your going to get mad at any one for the b...Paul if your going to get mad at any one for the boom, then you only need to yell at me and me only... I was directing the boom man at all times, telling him where to go and not to go. Seeing as we did it the whole time, in all fairness it evened out the playing field and we only did it when they where in the notches (snake 1 and 2) beyond that we backed off and let the player sneak down the snake. We really needed to get those shots of the players perspective to help bring that home to the viewer.<br /><br />-patrickMonkey with a gunhttp://www.monkey-with-a-gun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-35214398191608773562011-04-04T21:17:24.454-04:002011-04-04T21:17:24.454-04:00Sounds like some guys were too hungover to playSounds like some guys were too hungover to playAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-56280003253813546562011-04-04T19:20:24.940-04:002011-04-04T19:20:24.940-04:00i loved the boom on tv. it was great (i can see wh...i loved the boom on tv. it was great (i can see where it sucks for you guys, but oh well -- if this becomes a spectator sport, you're in the business of serving me). <br /><br />the cast was pretty good, having a snake dominant field was nice because it gave a decent flow of dramatic action and an idea of who was actually GOOD in the snake vs who was so-so; i want to go back and watch some true xball matches to see how i like them vs. race-2 and 7 manJ-Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416239725595871329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-61494932566495257232011-04-04T18:59:26.239-04:002011-04-04T18:59:26.239-04:00These have been problem in paintball for years now...These have been problem in paintball for years now. This is nothing new why so much anger and hate now? <br /><br />I'm pretty sure the dude working the camera on the boom was not trying to give on positions. lol. The angles that they did get were VERY good for people new to paintball, it gave them perfect views of what players could see from the snake. Although it does suck for the other team, that I totally agree with you on. Back in 04 or 05? When the NXL was on ESPN they had a boom and it worked very well. But it was only on the corner players.OVR Paintballhttp://www.ovrpaintball.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-79110625072239422992011-04-04T18:27:46.438-04:002011-04-04T18:27:46.438-04:00You were, apparently, so pissed you publicly snubb...You were, apparently, so pissed you publicly snubbed me. But I didn't take it personally after I was done crying and cursing your name.Don Saavedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556414730946720412noreply@blogger.com