Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Got Football Film...



Make your own NFL Films production…or any other sport!

The NFL is by far the most popular and most watched sports presentation in the United States. For five months of the year millions thrill at the inherent drama that NFL football holds: impossible dreams, long quests, gritty action in all kinds of settings, bitter defeat, and glorious victory. And when the stories are over they are forever relived in epic Homeresque fashion by NFL Films.
If you’re even a casual fan of pro football you’ve seen NFL Films turn a football game into ballet, opera, or a battle between the Persians and the Spartans. Surely you’ve heard the deep baritone voice of John Facenda speak of “the frozen tundra of Green Bay”, or the Robert Frost-like poem titled Autumn Wind accompanying the sights of giddy men playing a boy’s game. The NFL Films style, often mimicked, parodied, and winked at, is the NFL. It has perfected what has been called by Salon.com television critic Matt Zoller Seitz "[productions] that could make even a tedious stalemate seem as momentous as the battle for the Alamo."

What are a few of the elements of this style that inspire even a 70 year old viewer with gout and lumbago to want to pick up the pigskin and smack some leather? Here are a few:

  • Film is used, giving it a very arty look that jabs at the emotions
  • Lots of slow motion. In fact one camera is dedicated entirely to slow motion shots
  • Lots of microphones to pick up every sound, from the field, the sidelines, the locker room, etc
  • Narration with deep baritone voices quoting literature greats like Shakespeare, Frost, and     Browning
  • Signature camera shots like “tight on spiral” referring to the frequently-used slow-motion shot              of the spinning football as it travels from the quarterback's hand to the receiver
  • Dubbed sound bites of local radio broadcasts over key plays, because radio announcers are typically more enthusiastic about their home teams
  • Multiple camera angles (with an emphasis on close-up shots that often exaggerate the speed of           the players in real time). 
  • Very macho, muscular music scores

Did you know that with today’s editing software your great moments in sports can take on this same style we’ve come to recognize in NFL Films? Are the cameras rolling at your local sporting events? The field of athletic competition produces some of the best memories of our lives, and the lives of our children. And with a Sports Highlights Video you can make those moments impactful, dramatic and memorable!

You have the human drama of athletic competition in your hands as well. What are you doing with it? Where are your son's Little League games? Or your daughter's soccer matches? Or your bowling league? Or your well-played charity golf tournament? Don't let them sit in cameras or in drawers! It's time to make a play and turn these into interesting stories! Let us help you bring all your great sports moments to life!

It's all up to your imagination. We can create highlight arrows, isolation techniques, quick cuts, slow motion, stop action, high energy music, narration...the possibilities are limitless. But in the end you'll have your own “NFL Films” production!

Call us today! 317-358-5932 - Home Video Studio Indianapolis.  www.Homevideostudio.com/cas

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