After attending a six games of the world cup, its hard not to notice the cameras set up all over this place. In even the first match we went to, at least one camera was completely shattered by 100 mile/hour strike of the ball. It makes me wonder if its best to leave these $50,000 soldiers unguarded in case of future attacks.
I'm not sure if the Premier Leagues have that kind of arsenal at their disposal but it does make me think about how much getting the perfect shot is woth to the media companies.
While watching the Camaroon vs. Netherlands first round match in Cape Town, we saw a man sitting directly in front of us with extremely good camera equipment escorted out of the stadium. We figured that if Fifa didnt give their permission for professional media to be there, you cannot be there--even if you're just a fan who wants to get the best quality photos from the stands.
Another thing hard to miss is the Eye in the Sky. They are now using the great technology that has been seen in American Football these last few years to broadcast soccer. These dangling cameras have cables stretching from one end of the 90,000 person stadiums to the exact opposite side. This combined with 3D tech at least makes me think they really are trying to get every angle and every shot for the people watching across the globe.
This is only the beginning of the money that people will be paying for the most realistic world cup experience/shots possible. Yeah, yeah, I've heard about this whole 3D thing, but the folks in Japan are claiming that if they get the World Cup bid for 2022, they will be able to provide simulated holograms to stadiums around the world!
So, you can essentially see a replicated version of USA vs. Brazil being played in Tokyo, at Giant's Stadium overlooking McCovey Cove.
So, now that I think about it--a $50,000 may be chump change when we talk about getting every angle just 3 World Cups from now.
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