I still disagree with this.Originally posted by Sheepman
but realise that wide angle shots are never used for this type of thing, as the subjects will be too small
The video I have of Nicky's competition in Sydney in June this year is great. And they show the entire stage for almost the entire track. A couple of other people have been looking at it with me recently, and both of them agreed that it works well, and is a great video. And it's very nice being able to see every couple for the entire heat.
It's probably not as wide as the floor at Blackpool, but there were 6 couples on the floor during each round, with enough room for them to do aeriels (you know what the Aussies are like), so it can't be that much smaller - and you could just restrict the dancing area at Blackpool. Or, you could solve it, by having two cameras, one on each half of the floor, and either showing them both, one after the other (okie, so it makes the video twice as long), or at least, showing one half for 30 seconds, then the second half for another 30 seconds etc. That way, at the minimum, you'd get to watch everyone for half a track. Which would be a lot better than the few seconds you get of some people on the previous UK competition videos I've seen.
Steve
PS. I'm quite happy to let anyone who can get here see the video, and I'm sure that they'd agree...
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