Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

[camilo]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

This stuff isn't magic - it's basic sports and action video-ship for, what, about 50 years.

Any student and student director with just 10 minutes of orientation would know better than to try to follow a hockey game with a single camera at any setting other than what you guys are describing (wide enough so that about 1/4 to 1/3 of the rink is in the frame).

If they're zooming and trying to follow like you say, it's really beyond a rookie mistake to the level of a clueless mistake.

And note, I'm well aware that these guys are probably students. But I was a student learning basic videography back when "portable" cameras were really, really heavy. That was what we were taught literally on day one. No experience required to know that.

If you want to use anything except wide angle, you have to have multiple (at least two) cameras, with one set wide at all times, and a director who can call shots and switch. But even that is very, very elementary stuff which I believe any one of you could do competently with about 1 period of guided practice by someone who knows what they're doing. The wide camera always follows the action from a "distance" and the close-up or tighter camera grabs shots which the director switches to with the "safety" of the wide camera always available for an instant switch when (a) the shot is lost or (b) just to keep things moving and interesting.

[camilo]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

This stuff isn't magic - it's basic sports and action video-ship for, what, about 50 years.

Any student and student director with just 10 minutes of orientation would know better than to try to follow a hockey game with a single camera at any setting other than what you guys are describing (wide enough so that about 1/4 to 1/3 of the rink is in the frame).

If they're zooming and trying to follow like you say, it's really beyond a rookie mistake to the level of a clueless mistake.

And note, I'm well aware that these guys are probably students. But I was a student learning basic videography back when "portable" cameras were really, really heavy. That was what we were taught literally on day one. No experience required to know that.

If you want to use anything except wide angle, you have to have multiple (at least two) cameras, with one set wide at all times, and a director who can call shots and switch. But even that is very, very elementary stuff which I believe any one of you could do competently with about 1 period of guided practice by someone who knows what they're doing. The wide camera always follows the action from a "distance" and the close-up or tighter camera grabs shots which the director switches to with the "safety" of the wide camera always available for an instant switch when (a) the shot is lost or (b) just to keep things moving and interesting.

[gfmorris]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

This stuff isn't magic - it's basic sports and action video-ship for, what, about 50 years.

Any student and student director with just 10 minutes of orientation would know better than to try to follow a hockey game with a single camera at any setting other than what you guys are describing (wide enough so that about 1/4 to 1/3 of the rink is in the frame).

If they're zooming and trying to follow like you say, it's really beyond a rookie mistake to the level of a clueless mistake.

And note, I'm well aware that these guys are probably students. But I was a student learning basic videography back when "portable" cameras were really, really heavy. That was what we were taught literally on day one. No experience required to know that.

If you want to use anything except wide angle, you have to have multiple (at least two) cameras, with one set wide at all times, and a director who can call shots and switch. But even that is very, very elementary stuff which I believe any one of you could do competently with about 1 period of guided practice by someone who knows what they're doing. The wide camera always follows the action from a "distance" and the close-up or tighter camera grabs shots which the director switches to with the "safety" of the wide camera always available for an instant switch when (a) the shot is lost or (b) just to keep things moving and interesting.

Sure, it's not hard. I'm just arguing that there are both capital and personnel costs. I had heard (but do not have confirmed) that Fox Sports Go was going to require multiple cameras that would be directed centrally by Fox after you shipped all video out over the Internet. That doesn't make as much sense to me as directing locally, because you're going to be shoving more data down a pipe. (I'm not sure that the VBC has the bandwidth for it.)

GFM

[UAHStatman]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

UAH is heading to Anchorage this week, but this piece I wrote for uahhockey.com looks back at the period when UAH was a regular visitor to Anchorage and Fairbanks.
http://uahhockey.com/blog/2013/11/06...last-frontier/

[Squarebanks]

UAH is heading to Anchorage this week, but this piece I wrote for uahhockey.com looks back at the period when UAH was a regular visitor to Anchorage and Fairbanks.
http://uahhockey.com/blog/2013/11/06...last-frontier/

Nice write up, thanks for sharing! Looking forward to playing BamaH again.

[UAFIceAngel]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

UAH is heading to Anchorage this week, but this piece I wrote for uahhockey.com looks back at the period when UAH was a regular visitor to Anchorage and Fairbanks.
http://uahhockey.com/blog/2013/11/06...last-frontier/

Wow that's pretty cool, wasn't aware of the history between the teams since I was just starting out as a fan around the last time the teams played each other.

[mmf]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

LSSU 4, Alaska 1. That was embarrassing
Not because we lost to LSSU. But because…

a. There was nobody who looked like they were giving more than 90%. Embarrassing.
b. Our defense sucks. We used to take pride in defense. It is now our Achilles’ tendon. Embarrassing.
c. I can appreciate that Parayko and Quinn can skate, have stick skills, and can dipsie-doodle down the ice…but how about they man up and play defense…like you know…their position. Embarrassing.
d. And part of this is that we are getting out-coached. We are so predictable on everything, and don’t demand our players go to the dirty areas. We are weak where it counts. Embarrassing.
e. We didn't get beat by a hot goaltender, we got beat by crappy defense, and now that we are playing games that count, our continued inability to finish. Embarrassing.
f. Their potential is so much better than we saw tonight. Embarrassing.

That about covers it. Goaltending was OK. We should be well rested for tomorrow and salvage a split, because we really conserved energy tonight. Excellent strategy.

But no matter how disappointed I am in their performance tonight...tomorrow is a new day. Go Nooks!

[PerkyforPrez]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

The Nooks pretty much kept the Lakers stymied for over half the game. To be honest I was a little nervous until Globke tied the game, the goalie played well and the skaters clogged up the shooting lanes very well.

The game was a lot closer then the 3 goal difference. Looking forward to another good one tonight.

[Alaska Hockey]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

LSSU 4, Alaska 1. That was embarrassing
Not because we lost to LSSU. But because…

a. There was nobody who looked like they were giving more than 90%. Embarrassing.
b. Our defense sucks. We used to take pride in defense. It is now our Achilles’ tendon. Embarrassing.
c. I can appreciate that Parayko and Quinn can skate, have stick skills, and can dipsie-doodle down the ice…but how about they man up and play defense…like you know…their position. Embarrassing.
d. And part of this is that we are getting out-coached. We are so predictable on everything, and don’t demand our players go to the dirty areas. We are weak where it counts. Embarrassing.
e. We didn't get beat by a hot goaltender, we got beat by crappy defense, and now that we are playing games that count, our continued inability to finish. Embarrassing.
f. Their potential is so much better than we saw tonight. Embarrassing.

That about covers it. Goaltending was OK. We should be well rested for tomorrow and salvage a split, because we really conserved energy tonight. Excellent strategy.

But no matter how disappointed I am in their performance tonight...tomorrow is a new day. Go Nooks!

UAEmbarrassing

[mmf]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

Alaska 3, LSSU 2, in OT.
Solid win for the team on the road, where we haven’t had much success. The team worked hard and except for a few miscues, tightened up on defense. PK gave up a goal but was solid. And we did a better job on face-offs, just not in numbers, but at critical times. Good job in OT. That’s a gutty performance after the home team ties it up late in the game and takes the momentum going into OT. Those were important points.

The Nooks get a weekend off before heading to Big Rapids to face Ferris State, another tough place to get points. We still have some work to do on team defense, but the bye week should help shore that up. And while I would like to see Kunyk get his 100th point at home, I would forgive him if his keepsake puck has a Bulldog on one side.

Go Nooks!

[Squarebanks]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

Sounds like the guys are having some bus trouble on the way home. Good thing it's a bye week, I suppose.

Nice rebound W over a solid Laker team. With a couple of exceptions this has been a resilient team this year. Also nice to not only get a win over LSSU but also get a win in their barn. It's been a while since either of those things has occurred.

[mmf]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

Bump.
Looks like we've got Ferris just where we want them...over-confident.

Go Nooks!

[Squarebanks]

Bump.
Looks like we've got Ferris just where we want them...over-confident.

Go Nooks!

We beat them there last year, I think we can do it again. It wasn't that long ago that Ferris was 0-fer-a few years against us.

[mmf]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

I’m optimistic. After watching a number of games on-line, it seems that spots one through nine are up for grabs. UAH’s program has some catching up to do, but their upset of any conference team will probably be instrumental in determining home ice (hope we’re not one of them).

It’s too early with too many schedule inequities to pay attention to conference standings. We should be in most games. We have decent goaltending, speed, scoring, and defense. Nothing really lacking but nothing too dominating either. We need to put all the pieces together each game to be successful. We have had some issues on defense. We have some good individual talent, but we have really had some major miscues and questionable pay at inopportune times. It happens to every team on occasion, but our miscues are probably too frequent. Hope they tighten up on that.

Anybody know if Youngmun is back in the lineup?

I wouldn’t be disappointed with two points at FSU, but squeezing one or two more sure would be nice.

Go Nooks!

[fairbanks hockey puck]

Re: Alaska Nanooks 2013-14 Season Thread - On the Road to Perdition...

Ferirs State is hot/unbeaten in past seven..ranked 10th and 14th in the polls/3rd nationally in goals per game ....first in the WCHA and still unbeaten in league play....they have two top scorers in the league/their goalie is 8-0-1..and they will have the home ice advantage this weekend...

BUTTTTTT....that said and done.

The Nanooks can win in that building....and I like their chances for at least some points coming off a BYE week..seems that coach and the staff have away of teaching the good stuff and correcting the bad stuff during the down time and some of the nagging bumps and bruises will have got better.
GO NOOKS!!!!

from what I know, Youngmun and Larson are still out...latest, unless it changes, was to after christmas....