Ever wonder what it takes to see Nick Swisher of the Yankees blink as he hits a single to the opposite field? Ever amazed at how much a well placed camera can make an event fun to watch (can you say World Series of Poker) or how high resolution slow motion cameras can really give you a sense of skill in an athlete?
Don't forget to thank Jeff Silverman's company Inertia Unlimited.
From the LA Daily News' Tom Hoffarth on October 15th...
== There is a new X-Mo super slo-mo camera stationed on the low first-base side that will shoot 1,000 frames a second -- one step better than the X-Mo you've seen on an FSN telecast or even a Fox MLB game. It's a camera usually reserved for NFL A-game broadcasts and will only be available to TBS on Games 1 and 2 (but not on Sunday's Game 3 because of the NFL use)."It's something that NFL Films loves to use, and they'll have it tied up Sunday and Monday," said Diamond. "You can really see the ball come out the pitcher's hand and the seems of the ball like nothing else you've ever been able to see." http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/archives/2009/10/what-to-watch-f.html
Jeff answered my query about what he's up to: "We’re in the midst of shooting the NFL League commercials right now with NFL Films. We’re getting a lot of buzz about it. They are the commercials with the exceptionally slow motion (1000fps) shot at actual games. We will also have slow motion cameras on TNT’s and Fox’s baseball playoff coverage (LCS and WS) in the next few weeks (and NBC Sunday Night Football and NFL Network and CBS and Fox and HBO live boxing events and 24/7 and Hard Knocks)….) and the Superbowl. Don’t forget poker, High Stakes Poker, Face the Ace, Million Dollar Challenge, WSOP Europe, US Poker Championship, Poker After Dark and a few others. But nothing too big really."
Pretty impressive for three people in Southern Vermont! THANKS JEFF!!!
