How to Film a Cinematic Football Game (for Beginners)

Detailed tutorial of how to film a football game professionally and capture the best possible images. Discussing field position, filming style, equipment, accounting for the elements, and more.



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SECTIONS
0:00 Initial thoughts
1:05 Sunlight
2:05 Field positioning
7:50 Knowing the game
10:30 Filming style
12:40 Equipment

In this sports videography tutorial, I give you a detailed introductory breakdown on how to film a football game! We talk about where to position yourself to get the best shots, what camera I use to film sports videos, what you should be aware of when filming to make sure you don’t miss anything, and more! Hopefully this video can help you learn more about how to film football videos so that you can shoot some awesome sports content for yourself!

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(Football content in this video was filmed for the Canadian Football League)

EQUIPMENT THAT I USE

CAMERAS
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AUDIO
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