Originally posted by Joy_Robin
Do you realize how much that camera costs?? If anyone would have shot at the camera and it was my tournament i would have made him pay for the damages and banned him from the tournament.
If the camera man is an idiot and doing what he apperently did to the finns, first thing to do is scream at the dumbass to f*ck off! Second is to complain like a bitch afterwards to the ultimate.
But never shoot at the cameras. If players start doing stuff like that the organisers wont bother to bring in pro camera equipment to make quality films and media clip.
Screaming at his "dumb ass" to go away is too late.. the hidden player is spotted.. the damage is done.
Trying to prove a player deliberatley shot at the camera and then banning him is too late... the camera is full of paint... the damage is done.
In another post up here Chris LaSoya apparently tags an RL player a number of times in the head at what might as well be point blank range after being shot out and nothing is done. Do you think anyone is going to give two hoots if a camera get's hit because the cameraman doesn't know how NOT to influence the game?
While were at it I'm surprised that, given conversations on these boards in the past about surgically implanted mikes and biased judges, someone hasn't accused the cameraman of deliberately giving the snakemans position away!
Film crews have to balance their need for good footage against the players need to be able to play the game. While that may be difficult it boils down to one thing; if anything the camerman does gives either side any advantage then he/she shouldn't be there.
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