Simon Lewis Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Short video here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arobinsonaudio Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Looks to me like he just wanted a close-up of the football player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigclive Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Ooh, embarrassing. No wonder the technician was looking a bit agitated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Or this one from a recent cricket match in Australia: and again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40QUKjoNE0Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 IIR those knee segways were made 1st by the crew on the Russian eurovision*. There are some amazing shots on youtube of a 150m? run that ends with jumping off it and running round the stage. *see bulletproof egg shells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yes, this one: http://www.wimp.com/steadicamshot/ (Which has been linked on this board previously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 So going back to the wire-operated overhead camera, was that a broken wire or operator error? I would have expected some safety features in the control system to prevent the camera operator crashing it into the ground, but I've never actually seen how they are controlled - you don't see them much in the UK but the americans seem to have them everywhere. edit: found the skycam website http://www.skycam.tv where it says that yes, the control system has got all possible obstacles mapped, so presumably it was a broken wire or other malfunction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadpixel Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I have heard of these coming down in high winds, but surely it could remain up in the air from one wire breaking? AFAIK, they are not cables, rather a Carbon Kevlar or similar material braid with a glass fiber running down the middle for data... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I have heard of these coming down in high winds, but surely it could remain up in the air from one wire breaking? AFAIK, they are not cables, rather a Carbon Kevlar or similar material braid with a glass fiber running down the middle for data... It would depend where it was, if the shortest cable was to break then it would have to hit the deck. I suppose it could be a reel/winch malfunction either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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