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Posted by DougSeman on April 03, 2002 at 14:21:23:

In Reply to: youre very correct but...... posted by Stylez on April 02, 2002 at 18:03:52:

The three biggest issues I see with paintball going mainstream is this:

1) Reputation/Image - This can be solved by staying away from the camo, calling our paint throwers markers not guns, and working on the vulgarity used on clothing, equipment, and out of our mouths. This one can be done, it just takes time. Recent world events don't help us much on this one though.

2) Knowledge of the Game - People don't know what to watch, what to follow and camera crews don't know how best to show off paintball. This one is a painful one, as if you don't know how to make it 'look' exciting, it won't be to the viewers, and the production crew probably won't come back to LEARN and try again and get better. Again, it can be done however.

3) No 'center' for the action. This is one that I don't have an easy answer for. If you look at all the mainstream sports on TV, be they single player, one on one, or team action, almost always have a 'center' of the action. Somewhere for the camera to follow, a place where you KNOW the action is going to be. Yes, there is other action on the field in other team sports, but the focus is always easy, it's on the ball/puck... the lead guy in the race... etc. In paintball we don't really have that. We have a flag, but that is NOT where the camera should be 99% of the game. The action is spread out. If you have 12 cameras, one for each member of two five man teams and two overhead views for largescale pushes, you'd get all the action on camera, BUT even then, it doesn't help getting it broadcast. Who decides which camera is live on the air? Can it even be done live?

My personal opinion is that the nature of the game we play (without radical changes) would REQUIRE tape delay, even if only a few minutes, to show on the air, and most likely massive editting to be interesting. No production manager could keep up with all the camera switches to catch every good move, elimination, flag grab, and important communication on the field... there is no 'center' or 'focus' for them to follow.

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: The three biggest issues I see with paintball going mainstream is this: : 1) Reputation/Image - This can be solved by staying away from the camo, calling our paint throwers markers not guns, and working on the vulgarity used on clothing, equipment, and out of our mouths. This one can be done, it just takes time. Recent world events don't help us much on this one though. : 2) Knowledge of the Game - People don't know what to watch, what to follow and camera crews don't know how best to show off paintball. This one is a painful one, as if you don't know how to make it 'look' exciting, it won't be to the viewers, and the production crew probably won't come back to LEARN and try again and get better. Again, it can be done however. : 3) No 'center' for the action. This is one that I don't have an easy answer for. If you look at all the mainstream sports on TV, be they single player, one on one, or team action, almost always have a 'center' of the action. Somewhere for the camera to follow, a place where you KNOW the action is going to be. Yes, there is other action on the field in other team sports, but the focus is always easy, it's on the ball/puck... the lead guy in the race... etc. In paintball we don't really have that. We have a flag, but that is NOT where the camera should be 99% of the game. The action is spread out. If you have 12 cameras, one for each member of two five man teams and two overhead views for largescale pushes, you'd get all the action on camera, BUT even then, it doesn't help getting it broadcast. Who decides which camera is live on the air? Can it even be done live? : My personal opinion is that the nature of the game we play (without radical changes) would REQUIRE tape delay, even if only a few minutes, to show on the air, and most likely massive editting to be interesting. No production manager could keep up with all the camera switches to catch every good move, elimination, flag grab, and important communication on the field... there is no 'center' or 'focus' for them to follow.

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