This setup serves multiple purposes:
It allows for both cameras' 'record' modes to be simultaneously turned on / off to assure the footage is synced.
It provides a coherence of footage so that the viewer does not have to reorient themselves when switching between wide and tight angles.
Both angles can be filmed by a single camera operator.
With this configuration, you set one camera to cover the wide-angle while you follow the action with the tight-angle camera (allowing both cameras to capture the footage they need).
If you're looking to procure (or upgrade to) a new video setup, we offer single and multiple camera kits in our company store.
If you have the cameras, but need to 'convert' your tripod into a dual-camera tripod, there are dual-camera photo bracket mounts at every price point (starting at under $10 USD); it's a small investment to make to assure you get every penny out of your Medium/Advanced breakdowns.
HOW DO I FILM GAMES IN MULTI-ANGLE?
The wide-angle shot should capture about one-third to one-half of the field, allowing our loggers a complete view of game events and situations:
Since you'll be in close on the action, smooth zooms and camera movements are keys to excellent tight-angle film. The tight-angle shot should maintain about a 20-25 foot radius around the ball, allowing our loggers a clear view of the jersey numbers of the players involved in the action:
It is your responsibility to make sure that the footage from both cameras is synced before uploading.
All of it. Please upload the complete game, with both angles (if you have two). In a multi-angle game, we can only assign tags to the parts of the game that include both angles of footage. We cannot assign tags to "non-existent" footage.
For example, if you have wide-angle footage of your full game, but only part of your game as tight-angle footage, we can only tag the section where the footage in those angles "overlap". If you do not have the complete game in both wide and tight angles, you'd probably be better off with a Basic breakdown.
When choosing angles of game footage to upload, ALL of the angles of footage should be uploaded during the SAME upload session, and into the same playlist (NOT separately, as different games).
In the upload window, click 'add angle'.
Choose the 'add wide angle video' option and then select the wide-angle clip(s) for your 'Medium' or 'Advanced'-level breakdown.
To add the tight-angle shot of your 'Medium' or 'Advanced'-level breakdown, after selecting the wide angle footage (but BEFORE pressing 'Upload File(s)'), press 'add angle' again and select the 'add tight angle video' option. Select your tight-angle clips as you did the wide angle clips in the previous step.
Press 'Upload File(s)' and you're on your way!