At the dawn of the High-Def television era came the promise of new ways for fans to watch sporting events. Aside from the obvious promise of higher quality images, a few networks toyed with the idea of offering more camera angles for the viewer to choose from.
The extra camera angles, while neat, came off as more of a novelty than a true innovation. We have a feeling fans may not feel the same about this new option in the works.
Ladies and Gentleman; meet the Drone Camera.
The drone camera was tested by Uprise Film, a production house in Utah, during an Ogden Mustangs (WSHL) hockey practice. The test does an awesome job of showcasing the wide array of new viewing options that the drone camera brings to the table.
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I'd like to see a camera that lines the top of the glass and moves with the play.
This or some camera on a wire system like they have in NFL. Not sure if drones are reliable enough to fly throughout a game - what if one fails during a game onto the ice or worse, into the stands?
This or some camera on a wire system like they have in NFL. Not sure if drones are reliable enough to fly throughout a game - what if one fails during a game onto the ice or worse, into the stands?
Yeah, that is a concern. I suspect that with the current technology, a wire system could work for some very small cameras. There is a much larger viewing surface for football games, and I imagine that there is more potential in a hockey game to interfere with sight lines.
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Lets keeps in mind its quite likely the camera in the drone recorded the footage, landed and then the footage was uploaded and edited. Not quite ready for "broadcast."
Definitely not an in-game thing I'd want to see. Would be very hard to see plays develop -- too focused on the puck/puck carrier. Would be kind of cool for replay, I agree.
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I'd like to see a camera that lines the top of the glass and moves with the play.
Ya but just think about when some big ox like McGrats runs somebody into the glass underneath it. Might be some wobbly viewing. What about the NFL style wire guided systems?
Just imagine if the drone takes some wicked slapshot deflection and crashes into the crowd, injuring someones grandma.
I like it. You never get to see just how many small manoeuvres and quick plays are done from the normal camera view. You need to be up close to really see the speed of the game and I think this camera will help. Definitely needs to be done for replays. I doubt SN uses it though. Too cheap.
Ya but just think about when some big ox like McGrats runs somebody into the glass underneath it. Might be some wobbly viewing. What about the NFL style wire guided systems?
Just imagine if the drone takes some wicked slapshot deflection and crashes into the crowd, injuring someones grandma.
Let's be realistic here. Imagine if someone threw an Oilers sweater at it, causing it to land on the ice..
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We just had a meeting late last week regarding cameras and different angles we can and should be getting. The issue for us really isn't the amount of cameras we can have but the ability to get them up quickly for replays. We would have to expand our EVS system and get one or probably two new replay guys in to take advantage of something like this. This would not be the main camera but just another angle on the play, a different perspective on the play.
Pretty cool but tough to do I would think. Need a decent landing area for breaks. Potential of it crashing onto a player, insurance etc. Still neat.
my favorite camera angle is still the one high up behind the net on a PP/PK.
I love watching every player get into position vs traditional angles which zoom to much into the play.
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Couldn't some hazard due to drone failures and crashes be mitigated by some retracting tether system? Perhaps even running the power/comms thru the tether as well.
Drone lost signal? tether pulls drone up and out of the way for safety. Accelerometer reading spikes due to an errant puck hitting drone? tether pulls in drone.
Having a hard line to a power supply would also facilitate hardening the craft against turning into shrapnel when hit by a puck and even carrying safety measures to prevent injury due to failures that bring it into the crowd (the weight of an airbag system).
Drone Camera coming to a hockey broadcast near you soon
