Chapter 7. Project 3: Making Sporting Event Movies

Project 3: Making Sporting Event Movies

Sports is one of the easiest and best subjects for making great movies. The camera (like the human eye) loves motion, action, and dynamism—all of which most sports have plenty of. (That’s why there are so many sports programs on TV.)

Sporting events have plenty of action—and conflict. Compelling dramas make engaging movies. In sports, someone is going to win, and someone is going to lose. That’s inherently interesting.

In this chapter, we’ll look at the best ways to capture the action and the emotion of a sports event, beginning with how to shoot. Shooting outdoor sports is fun because there’s lots ...

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