SkydiveMonkey 0 #1 January 31, 2002 Why is it that despite it's name, Extreme Sports on Sky Digital has very little (if any) skydiving on it? It's all skateboarding and bmx. It's weird when you think whuffos think BMXing is normal but skydiving is 'crazy and extreme'. We need more skydiving on TV !!! How about creating a dropzone.com channel HH? Support the cause - do a skydive(r) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #2 January 31, 2002 Where you aware that the only reason TV shows exist is to fill the gaps between commercials?With that as the basic concept . . . think about the target market for each type of program; BMX v. Skydiving. Think about how large an audience there is for each type of program and how many bikes v. rigs you could potentially sell.This is only one of many reasons there is very little coverage of skydiving on TV.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #3 January 31, 2002 Because it's still all about advertising and skydiving (Unless there are injuries) doesn't seem to hold the attention of the modern viewer. Essentially the same reason that ESPN kicked it from the X Games.It sucks, but that's the way it is, for now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GrumpySmurf 0 #4 January 31, 2002 A bartender and I got the idea to start our own addition to the X-Games - Street Skeleton. *heh* Any takers to be the ginuea pi..err..pioneer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveMonkey 0 #5 January 31, 2002 I bet you'd still get a lot of people watching a skydiving slot - even if it's just for 1/2 hour late at night. At least we know how good our sport is !! Support the cause - do a skydive(r) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallingILweenie 0 #6 January 31, 2002 The reason skydiving is not really popular to audiences is that the only way to really view the events is on video...you cant really watch skysurfing or freeflying or rw live. On the other hand i think they should add swooping to the x-games or maybe para-ski to the winter x-games. any thoughts?blue skiesTomasps. just finished watching More Stuff on the Good Stuff DVD...skydiving seems to be pretty popular on commercials.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #7 January 31, 2002 QuoteOn the other hand i think they should add swooping to the x-gamesI believe that swooping might be more successful than skyboarding, freeflying, or RW with regards to a television audience. Swooping has a lot of what the TV audience is after, and it can be viewed 'live', without edits and delay. The splash factor in swooping could be similar to a crash in NASCAR. Yes, swooping could work. Who knows, maybe someday soon.And that Ladies and Gentlemen was #300. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites harro 0 #8 January 31, 2002 I have gone into this with a channel here in australia.They seem to think if footage is not recorded on at least a 3 CCD camera, it is not broadcast quality and won't be able to be shown!!We have a channel here called SBS which is the multi cultural channel. They have shown skydiving comps from russia!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #9 January 31, 2002 "They have shown skydiving comps from russia!!"What was the event...Vodka 4 way? "It's the cans..they're defective. Stay away from the cans"-Steve MartinClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #10 January 31, 2002 when was it shown ????and yer someone said about comericals its intersting for a short while and gets there attention(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites harro 0 #11 January 31, 2002 Last year sometime. I was going to put a format together, try and get a corporate sponsor ( if anyone from sony is watching this... I can tap dance tooo!!! ) and put it too SBS!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #12 January 31, 2002 The term "broadcast quality" is meaningless hype. The trouble is that most people, even in the TV business, can't tell hype from reality.A Sony TRV10 is -WAY- better than the quality of a lot of "broadcast" cameras I shot with 10 years ago.The fact is that the less important the content of the material, the more important the quality of the material becomes. In other words, if you had the modern day equivalent of the Zapruder film but shot on a one chip crappy VHS camera, I can assure you it would suddenly be ok to broadcast it. Conversly, since most sports programming is pretty inconsequential, the quality of the footage becomes pretty important.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #13 February 1, 2002 yer i agree most footage can be used even if it isnt "broadcast" just look how much airtime the vid shot by that doctor guy on 9/11 got and that was just a handycam. if its good they can and will show it :)(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #14 February 1, 2002 Last year sometime. I was going to put a format together, try and get a corporate sponsor ( if anyone from sony is watching this... I can tap dance tooo!!! ) and put it too SBS!!hit us up if u need any help ive done a bit of editing work (im tryne to get an aprrenmtishp in it at the moment lol)(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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quade 4 #2 January 31, 2002 Where you aware that the only reason TV shows exist is to fill the gaps between commercials?With that as the basic concept . . . think about the target market for each type of program; BMX v. Skydiving. Think about how large an audience there is for each type of program and how many bikes v. rigs you could potentially sell.This is only one of many reasons there is very little coverage of skydiving on TV.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #3 January 31, 2002 Because it's still all about advertising and skydiving (Unless there are injuries) doesn't seem to hold the attention of the modern viewer. Essentially the same reason that ESPN kicked it from the X Games.It sucks, but that's the way it is, for now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #4 January 31, 2002 A bartender and I got the idea to start our own addition to the X-Games - Street Skeleton. *heh* Any takers to be the ginuea pi..err..pioneer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #5 January 31, 2002 I bet you'd still get a lot of people watching a skydiving slot - even if it's just for 1/2 hour late at night. At least we know how good our sport is !! Support the cause - do a skydive(r) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallingILweenie 0 #6 January 31, 2002 The reason skydiving is not really popular to audiences is that the only way to really view the events is on video...you cant really watch skysurfing or freeflying or rw live. On the other hand i think they should add swooping to the x-games or maybe para-ski to the winter x-games. any thoughts?blue skiesTomasps. just finished watching More Stuff on the Good Stuff DVD...skydiving seems to be pretty popular on commercials.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #7 January 31, 2002 QuoteOn the other hand i think they should add swooping to the x-gamesI believe that swooping might be more successful than skyboarding, freeflying, or RW with regards to a television audience. Swooping has a lot of what the TV audience is after, and it can be viewed 'live', without edits and delay. The splash factor in swooping could be similar to a crash in NASCAR. Yes, swooping could work. Who knows, maybe someday soon.And that Ladies and Gentlemen was #300. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites harro 0 #8 January 31, 2002 I have gone into this with a channel here in australia.They seem to think if footage is not recorded on at least a 3 CCD camera, it is not broadcast quality and won't be able to be shown!!We have a channel here called SBS which is the multi cultural channel. They have shown skydiving comps from russia!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #9 January 31, 2002 "They have shown skydiving comps from russia!!"What was the event...Vodka 4 way? "It's the cans..they're defective. Stay away from the cans"-Steve MartinClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #10 January 31, 2002 when was it shown ????and yer someone said about comericals its intersting for a short while and gets there attention(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites harro 0 #11 January 31, 2002 Last year sometime. I was going to put a format together, try and get a corporate sponsor ( if anyone from sony is watching this... I can tap dance tooo!!! ) and put it too SBS!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #12 January 31, 2002 The term "broadcast quality" is meaningless hype. The trouble is that most people, even in the TV business, can't tell hype from reality.A Sony TRV10 is -WAY- better than the quality of a lot of "broadcast" cameras I shot with 10 years ago.The fact is that the less important the content of the material, the more important the quality of the material becomes. In other words, if you had the modern day equivalent of the Zapruder film but shot on a one chip crappy VHS camera, I can assure you it would suddenly be ok to broadcast it. Conversly, since most sports programming is pretty inconsequential, the quality of the footage becomes pretty important.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #13 February 1, 2002 yer i agree most footage can be used even if it isnt "broadcast" just look how much airtime the vid shot by that doctor guy on 9/11 got and that was just a handycam. if its good they can and will show it :)(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #14 February 1, 2002 Last year sometime. I was going to put a format together, try and get a corporate sponsor ( if anyone from sony is watching this... I can tap dance tooo!!! ) and put it too SBS!!hit us up if u need any help ive done a bit of editing work (im tryne to get an aprrenmtishp in it at the moment lol)(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
FallingILweenie 0 #6 January 31, 2002 The reason skydiving is not really popular to audiences is that the only way to really view the events is on video...you cant really watch skysurfing or freeflying or rw live. On the other hand i think they should add swooping to the x-games or maybe para-ski to the winter x-games. any thoughts?blue skiesTomasps. just finished watching More Stuff on the Good Stuff DVD...skydiving seems to be pretty popular on commercials.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #7 January 31, 2002 QuoteOn the other hand i think they should add swooping to the x-gamesI believe that swooping might be more successful than skyboarding, freeflying, or RW with regards to a television audience. Swooping has a lot of what the TV audience is after, and it can be viewed 'live', without edits and delay. The splash factor in swooping could be similar to a crash in NASCAR. Yes, swooping could work. Who knows, maybe someday soon.And that Ladies and Gentlemen was #300. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites harro 0 #8 January 31, 2002 I have gone into this with a channel here in australia.They seem to think if footage is not recorded on at least a 3 CCD camera, it is not broadcast quality and won't be able to be shown!!We have a channel here called SBS which is the multi cultural channel. They have shown skydiving comps from russia!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #9 January 31, 2002 "They have shown skydiving comps from russia!!"What was the event...Vodka 4 way? "It's the cans..they're defective. Stay away from the cans"-Steve MartinClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #10 January 31, 2002 when was it shown ????and yer someone said about comericals its intersting for a short while and gets there attention(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites harro 0 #11 January 31, 2002 Last year sometime. I was going to put a format together, try and get a corporate sponsor ( if anyone from sony is watching this... I can tap dance tooo!!! ) and put it too SBS!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quade 4 #12 January 31, 2002 The term "broadcast quality" is meaningless hype. The trouble is that most people, even in the TV business, can't tell hype from reality.A Sony TRV10 is -WAY- better than the quality of a lot of "broadcast" cameras I shot with 10 years ago.The fact is that the less important the content of the material, the more important the quality of the material becomes. In other words, if you had the modern day equivalent of the Zapruder film but shot on a one chip crappy VHS camera, I can assure you it would suddenly be ok to broadcast it. Conversly, since most sports programming is pretty inconsequential, the quality of the footage becomes pretty important.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #13 February 1, 2002 yer i agree most footage can be used even if it isnt "broadcast" just look how much airtime the vid shot by that doctor guy on 9/11 got and that was just a handycam. if its good they can and will show it :)(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyhawk 2 #14 February 1, 2002 Last year sometime. I was going to put a format together, try and get a corporate sponsor ( if anyone from sony is watching this... I can tap dance tooo!!! ) and put it too SBS!!hit us up if u need any help ive done a bit of editing work (im tryne to get an aprrenmtishp in it at the moment lol)(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
harro 0 #8 January 31, 2002 I have gone into this with a channel here in australia.They seem to think if footage is not recorded on at least a 3 CCD camera, it is not broadcast quality and won't be able to be shown!!We have a channel here called SBS which is the multi cultural channel. They have shown skydiving comps from russia!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 January 31, 2002 "They have shown skydiving comps from russia!!"What was the event...Vodka 4 way? "It's the cans..they're defective. Stay away from the cans"-Steve MartinClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk 2 #10 January 31, 2002 when was it shown ????and yer someone said about comericals its intersting for a short while and gets there attention(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harro 0 #11 January 31, 2002 Last year sometime. I was going to put a format together, try and get a corporate sponsor ( if anyone from sony is watching this... I can tap dance tooo!!! ) and put it too SBS!!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #12 January 31, 2002 The term "broadcast quality" is meaningless hype. The trouble is that most people, even in the TV business, can't tell hype from reality.A Sony TRV10 is -WAY- better than the quality of a lot of "broadcast" cameras I shot with 10 years ago.The fact is that the less important the content of the material, the more important the quality of the material becomes. In other words, if you had the modern day equivalent of the Zapruder film but shot on a one chip crappy VHS camera, I can assure you it would suddenly be ok to broadcast it. Conversly, since most sports programming is pretty inconsequential, the quality of the footage becomes pretty important.quadehttp://futurecam.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk 2 #13 February 1, 2002 yer i agree most footage can be used even if it isnt "broadcast" just look how much airtime the vid shot by that doctor guy on 9/11 got and that was just a handycam. if its good they can and will show it :)(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk 2 #14 February 1, 2002 Last year sometime. I was going to put a format together, try and get a corporate sponsor ( if anyone from sony is watching this... I can tap dance tooo!!! ) and put it too SBS!!hit us up if u need any help ive done a bit of editing work (im tryne to get an aprrenmtishp in it at the moment lol)(o)(o) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
