Anonymous
Post 11/19/2020 21:34     Subject: How to stream?
Cool thx
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2020 14:17     Subject: How to stream?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So did you plan on just using your mobile phone? You think that is good enough for a full field or would you pan and zoom? It’s hard to film if you are into the game from my experience


Yea, related to this is that you NEED to be far away from other parents or people for that matter. As someone who has filmed, I've actually had to make mental notes to 'edit the audio' at times because such and such parent says something that should be heard by the kids.

I would also recommend a few other things.

One, a tripod. It will save your arm from having to hold the camera steady for 30-45-90 minutes.
Two, an umbrella. Just pack it as you might end up needing it not only from rain but also from sun (small phones can overheat in direct sunlight).
Three, height, if at all possible. Even if it is just up 5 feet on top of some bleachers it will improve the video immensely if you get some height.

I would not bother with zooming in and out. I usually film at about 1.25-1.5 zoom which is enough to get a bit more features but also get all the players off the ball that are necessary. Don't just focus on the ball.

I would also suggest reaching out to the parents with a question: would you rather watch lower quality video LIVE or watch a playback of the game filmed in HD or even 4k video that you upload to youtube after the match is over. FWIW when our team was younger parents wanted to see it live but as they grew older they were more interested in higher quality video, especially if they wanted to use it for a highlight reel for their kid or to send to grandpa.


Great feedback. if you use your phone what do you think about using a lens attachment? Do you think you would just need a wide angle lens? I would be more in the watch it live camp since for this particular case I would be sitting in the car while the game is going on. Otherwise I would want the hi-res video.



We used an iphone and stood on bleachers and it was fine for a full field game.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2020 14:11     Subject: How to stream?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So did you plan on just using your mobile phone? You think that is good enough for a full field or would you pan and zoom? It’s hard to film if you are into the game from my experience


Yea, related to this is that you NEED to be far away from other parents or people for that matter. As someone who has filmed, I've actually had to make mental notes to 'edit the audio' at times because such and such parent says something that should be heard by the kids.

I would also recommend a few other things.

One, a tripod. It will save your arm from having to hold the camera steady for 30-45-90 minutes.
Two, an umbrella. Just pack it as you might end up needing it not only from rain but also from sun (small phones can overheat in direct sunlight).
Three, height, if at all possible. Even if it is just up 5 feet on top of some bleachers it will improve the video immensely if you get some height.

I would not bother with zooming in and out. I usually film at about 1.25-1.5 zoom which is enough to get a bit more features but also get all the players off the ball that are necessary. Don't just focus on the ball.

I would also suggest reaching out to the parents with a question: would you rather watch lower quality video LIVE or watch a playback of the game filmed in HD or even 4k video that you upload to youtube after the match is over. FWIW when our team was younger parents wanted to see it live but as they grew older they were more interested in higher quality video, especially if they wanted to use it for a highlight reel for their kid or to send to grandpa.


Great feedback. if you use your phone what do you think about using a lens attachment? Do you think you would just need a wide angle lens? I would be more in the watch it live camp since for this particular case I would be sitting in the car while the game is going on. Otherwise I would want the hi-res video.




Are you considering a setup and leave kind of system or are you going to be there on the camera turning it left and right to follow the play? You'd need a VERY wide angle lens to get the whole feed, or up atop of a significant set of bleachers if you want to set up and just let it run.


I dont know I guess I was considering both options. We had one parent take a video of a full field with the camera up high. We couldnt see a thing. I thought moving side to side would make the video better so you dont have to be far away.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2020 13:09     Subject: How to stream?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So did you plan on just using your mobile phone? You think that is good enough for a full field or would you pan and zoom? It’s hard to film if you are into the game from my experience


Yea, related to this is that you NEED to be far away from other parents or people for that matter. As someone who has filmed, I've actually had to make mental notes to 'edit the audio' at times because such and such parent says something that should be heard by the kids.

I would also recommend a few other things.

One, a tripod. It will save your arm from having to hold the camera steady for 30-45-90 minutes.
Two, an umbrella. Just pack it as you might end up needing it not only from rain but also from sun (small phones can overheat in direct sunlight).
Three, height, if at all possible. Even if it is just up 5 feet on top of some bleachers it will improve the video immensely if you get some height.

I would not bother with zooming in and out. I usually film at about 1.25-1.5 zoom which is enough to get a bit more features but also get all the players off the ball that are necessary. Don't just focus on the ball.

I would also suggest reaching out to the parents with a question: would you rather watch lower quality video LIVE or watch a playback of the game filmed in HD or even 4k video that you upload to youtube after the match is over. FWIW when our team was younger parents wanted to see it live but as they grew older they were more interested in higher quality video, especially if they wanted to use it for a highlight reel for their kid or to send to grandpa.


Great feedback. if you use your phone what do you think about using a lens attachment? Do you think you would just need a wide angle lens? I would be more in the watch it live camp since for this particular case I would be sitting in the car while the game is going on. Otherwise I would want the hi-res video.




Are you considering a setup and leave kind of system or are you going to be there on the camera turning it left and right to follow the play? You'd need a VERY wide angle lens to get the whole feed, or up atop of a significant set of bleachers if you want to set up and just let it run.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2020 11:53     Subject: How to stream?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So did you plan on just using your mobile phone? You think that is good enough for a full field or would you pan and zoom? It’s hard to film if you are into the game from my experience


Yea, related to this is that you NEED to be far away from other parents or people for that matter. As someone who has filmed, I've actually had to make mental notes to 'edit the audio' at times because such and such parent says something that should be heard by the kids.

I would also recommend a few other things.

One, a tripod. It will save your arm from having to hold the camera steady for 30-45-90 minutes.
Two, an umbrella. Just pack it as you might end up needing it not only from rain but also from sun (small phones can overheat in direct sunlight).
Three, height, if at all possible. Even if it is just up 5 feet on top of some bleachers it will improve the video immensely if you get some height.

I would not bother with zooming in and out. I usually film at about 1.25-1.5 zoom which is enough to get a bit more features but also get all the players off the ball that are necessary. Don't just focus on the ball.

I would also suggest reaching out to the parents with a question: would you rather watch lower quality video LIVE or watch a playback of the game filmed in HD or even 4k video that you upload to youtube after the match is over. FWIW when our team was younger parents wanted to see it live but as they grew older they were more interested in higher quality video, especially if they wanted to use it for a highlight reel for their kid or to send to grandpa.


Great feedback. if you use your phone what do you think about using a lens attachment? Do you think you would just need a wide angle lens? I would be more in the watch it live camp since for this particular case I would be sitting in the car while the game is going on. Otherwise I would want the hi-res video.

Anonymous
Post 11/19/2020 11:53     Subject: Re:How to stream?
I'll echo some of what the PP mentioned. Our team has done this a few times during the 1 parent policy games/tournaments. Facebook live and zoom work ok, if you have facebook or zoom. I wasn't a big fan, but it was better than nothing on the games I had to watch. I would definitely recommend a tripod as some parents film all over the place, which is hard to hold steady for an entire game. Also, make sure to either turn off sound or ask parents to stand away a little (person filming should be at or near half field so that can be hard). We had an incident where a parent was harshly criticizing other kids on the team within ear shot of the person filming. That did not go over well
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2020 11:37     Subject: How to stream?
Anonymous wrote:So did you plan on just using your mobile phone? You think that is good enough for a full field or would you pan and zoom? It’s hard to film if you are into the game from my experience


Yea, related to this is that you NEED to be far away from other parents or people for that matter. As someone who has filmed, I've actually had to make mental notes to 'edit the audio' at times because such and such parent says something that should be heard by the kids.

I would also recommend a few other things.

One, a tripod. It will save your arm from having to hold the camera steady for 30-45-90 minutes.
Two, an umbrella. Just pack it as you might end up needing it not only from rain but also from sun (small phones can overheat in direct sunlight).
Three, height, if at all possible. Even if it is just up 5 feet on top of some bleachers it will improve the video immensely if you get some height.

I would not bother with zooming in and out. I usually film at about 1.25-1.5 zoom which is enough to get a bit more features but also get all the players off the ball that are necessary. Don't just focus on the ball.

I would also suggest reaching out to the parents with a question: would you rather watch lower quality video LIVE or watch a playback of the game filmed in HD or even 4k video that you upload to youtube after the match is over. FWIW when our team was younger parents wanted to see it live but as they grew older they were more interested in higher quality video, especially if they wanted to use it for a highlight reel for their kid or to send to grandpa.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2020 03:28     Subject: Re:How to stream?
Anonymous wrote:
zoom is what our team used.


I don't have a paid account, but maybe another parent does and will let me use theirs. Thx.


Many kids have school accounts that are unlimited. You can use the kid's account and stream unlimited.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2020 22:48     Subject: How to stream?
So did you plan on just using your mobile phone? You think that is good enough for a full field or would you pan and zoom? It’s hard to film if you are into the game from my experience
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2020 20:43     Subject: Re:How to stream?
Anonymous wrote:
zoom is what our team used.


I don't have a paid account, but maybe another parent does and will let me use theirs. Thx.


Do you need a paid account? Dont you get like 45 min for nonpaid? Just do half. Then at halftime or in 40 min do it again.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2020 18:31     Subject: How to stream?
We use Periscope (for ice hockey), which generally works pretty well.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2020 18:12     Subject: Re:How to stream?
zoom is what our team used.


I don't have a paid account, but maybe another parent does and will let me use theirs. Thx.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2020 17:25     Subject: How to stream?
Periscope (Twitter)
Facebook
Youtube

All are pretty easy. If you are really tech savvy look at restream.io and you can broadcast to multiple platforms.

Best to send a quick note to see who can watch what.

p.s. fwiw, I find it better to film the game in high quality video and then upload it rather than to stream it and deal with weak internet connections / lower quality video.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2020 17:25     Subject: How to stream?
zoom is what our team used.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2020 17:24     Subject: How to stream?
I offered to stream a game at a tournament this weekend so that parents who were not selected (via lottery) to be spectators can watch from their vehicles. What is the best platform to do this? I was thinking facebook live, but I am not the most tech-savy, so there may be better options.