I'm going to be a paintball reporter!

[Six Feet Under]

I know it sounds really stupid, but actually, my friend and I will do it together. He has a videocamera and I am going to get a new film 35mm SLR camera(Canon EOS Rebel G) and some new long-range lenses and we're going to cover some scenarios and stuff.

Gimme your remarks, please!

~SFU~

[PaintballerX]

We've already got plenty of paintball reporters, we don't need another. You and your friend won't produce anything worth looking at anyways.

[Maelstrom_01]

Originally posted by PaintballerX
We've already got plenty of paintball reporters, we don't need another. You and your friend won't produce anything worth looking at anyways.

Wow... way to crush a guy's dreams.:|

Hey, if thats what you wanna do, I say go for it.

[pillbox]

Originally posted by PaintballerX
We've already got plenty of paintball reporters, we don't need another. You and your friend won't produce anything worth looking at anyways.

get a life

umm i think u should take the video camera on the field while ur playen to get a cool perspective but keep the camer safe

[Six Feet Under]

Originally posted by PaintballerX
We've already got plenty of paintball reporters, we don't need another. You and your friend won't produce anything worth looking at anyways.

**** you

[Six Feet Under]

We will protect the camera. I'll do the filming I guess, since i have 2 sets of goggles and my friend has none.

[PaintballerX]

Wow... way to crush a guy's dreams. :|

Hey, if thats what you wanna do, I say go for it.

get a life

**** you

So sorry that I have shone the light of common sense and truth upon your little endeavour. :rolleyes:

[frisko_sav]

You have to be made fun of, or else youll be a wuss, so your gonna go to a rec ball game and take pictures? Who do you think is goin to care? Whos gonna take time out an watch a rec ball game? I would much rather watch Ton Tons, or Dynasty, Or Legacy ;) , so you have to realize, you can go walk around for your self, or if you want people to care, change ur subject

[Mrfxiitxx]

Six feet under,
I say go for it if nothing else you'll have fun doing it. Maybe you'll put together something really high quality if nothing else it can always be a learning experince. With enough knoweldge and practice you could put to gether something nice.

While your just getting a SLR camera I doubt your pictures will be profesional quality to start, but hey its a start dont let people critizie you into quiting especially since they dont know anything about you.

Mr.Fixitx

[X_Brolly_X]

Originally posted by Mrfxiitxx
Six feet under,
I say go for it if nothing else you'll have fun doing it. Maybe you'll put together something really high quality if nothing else it can always be a learning experince. With enough knoweldge and practice you could put to gether something nice.

While your just getting a SLR camera I doubt your pictures will be profesional quality to start, but hey its a start dont let people critizie you into quiting especially since they dont know anything about you.

Mr.Fixitx

:nod:

[FalloutMan]

Originally posted by Six Feet Under
Gimme your remarks, please!


dont quit your lack of a day job is all i can say. there are already VERY excellent reporters such as bill mills.

[tonysk83]

ummm yea......:laugh:

[Congobongo]

HAHAHAHAH SCENERIO GAMES !!!!

[Tommy_pball]

yeah there are alot better reporters, but even bill mills started with something like this im sure, cant run until you can walk...

[berk1834]

I think that its a great hobbie...I donno if it will take you anywhere. Its kinda like sports, you love it, you do it, and you might be pretty good at it, but there will always be someone better than you. I like that you have the spirit and all, but I look at a different thread of yours and I dont think that people will like it with only "one intelligent paintball reporter"...imo

[Maelstrom_01]

From what I'm hearing, he shouldn't do it because there are those that are better than him already doing it? Well if that's your philosophy, you might as well kill yourself, because no matter what you do, there will be someone better than you (hell, there'll be someone better at commiting suicide too).

[Sudden Impact]

I cant believe it...someone is doing something to support paintball and some of you people get an attitude about it...let the guy do what he wants...he could be the next bill mills for all you know...

[Six Feet Under]

Originally posted by Congobongo
HAHAHAHAH SCENERIO GAMES !!!!

That would be interesting to the public, don't you think, smart*****?

You have to be made fun of, or else youll be a wuss, so your gonna go to a rec ball game and take pictures? Who do you think is goin to care? Whos gonna take time out an watch a rec ball game? I would much rather watch Ton Tons, or Dynasty, Or Legacy , so you have to realize, you can go walk around for your self, or if you want people to care, change ur subject

The people that don't know jack about pb

And we're not just covering rec ball games and scenarios, we are also going to cover local tournaments and maybe we can get lucky enough to go to the world cup!

BTW I like like 30 miles away from the W.C. in Orlando

[Cadet2005]

Six Feet, I vote go for it but be prepared for the imminent possibility of not getting a successful result...learn from it and it is not a failure. Adapt to it, and it is not a wasted experience.

As for those who say he is wasting your time: this is why paintball is seen as a bunch of immature adolescents with attitudes by the public. You guys have just assailed a young individual trying to do precisely what capitalism allows: freedom to do what he/she wants to do in the job market. This is ridiculous. So a few others are better, perhaps he will cover the one thing nobody else will. If done properly, a scenario game report can end up being invigorating, problem is that I don't see a lot of "reporters" who have a style that matches the imagination of the gamestyle. So befroe you condescend, maybe you need to consider the fact that the world does not revolve around you...and if you still think it does, I hope you see the light eventually.

As for the video camera: don't do it. If you are going to report then videos will more than likely not be used and the images will not be as fluid as with a camera and it is harder to protect a video camera. Make sure you get action film, and take shots from all dfiferent angles, sometimes is things get chaotic on the field a weird camera angle will be good to emphasize the chaotic moments of the game. Use style, professionalism and your imagination and you should do relatively well, if not for the magazine for your own benefit. Good luck.

[PaintballerX]

Originally posted by Cadet2005
Six Feet, I vote go for it but be prepared for the imminent possibility of not getting a successful result...learn from it and it is not a failure. Adapt to it, and it is not a wasted experience.

As for those who say he is wasting your time: this is why paintball is seen as a bunch of immature adolescents with attitudes by the public. You guys have just assailed a young individual trying to do precisely what capitalism allows: freedom to do what he/she wants to do in the job market. This is ridiculous. So a few others are better, perhaps he will cover the one thing nobody else will. If done properly, a scenario game report can end up being invigorating, problem is that I don't see a lot of "reporters" who have a style that matches the imagination of the gamestyle. So befroe you condescend, maybe you need to consider the fact that the world does not revolve around you...and if you still think it does, I hope you see the light eventually.

As for the video camera: don't do it. If you are going to report then videos will more than likely not be used and the images will not be as fluid as with a camera and it is harder to protect a video camera. Make sure you get action film, and take shots from all dfiferent angles, sometimes is things get chaotic on the field a weird camera angle will be good to emphasize the chaotic moments of the game. Use style, professionalism and your imagination and you should do relatively well, if not for the magazine for your own benefit. Good luck.

Now that I look back on it, perhaps I was a tad too harsh. I wasn't trying to "squash his dreams," but rather trying to teach him how the real world works. No one, and I mean NO ONE, will download a video of a rec ball game unless they participated in it.

Perhaps you could take pictures of any local tournaments at your favorite field, and work up from there.

L8t,
Mike

[pEnNyWiSdOm225]

sounds cool:D

[FalloutMan]

Originally posted by PaintballerX
Now that I look back on it, perhaps I was a tad too harsh. I wasn't trying to "squash his dreams," but rather trying to teach him how the real world works. No one, and I mean NO ONE, will download a video of a rec ball game unless they participated in it.

i was also stating the fact that success in this sport is very unlikely as tom kaye stated to make a small fortune in paintball you have to start with a large one. also alot of us saw that rec ball game where the guy runs sideways into a tree and rolled over

[frisko_sav]

6 feet, if your serious about it talk to muddraker, if ur not shut up and go away, how do you thing your gonna cover wc anyways? are you a player? are you media? you tell me that theyll give u a media pass then ill respect u, but till then and i bet till now you didnt even think of coverin anything but rec, now im only trashin you so you'll get these ideas out of ur head, you have to build connections by playing before you can report, you cant walk up to sum random person and be like im covering this event, they will want to know who the hell you are, so wise kid

[berk1834]

Originally posted by Maelstrom_01
From what I'm hearing, he shouldn't do it because there are those that are better than him already doing it? Well if that's your philosophy, you might as well kill yourself, because no matter what you do, there will be someone better than you (hell, there'll be someone better at commiting suicide too).

Hey, I said nothing about him not doing it or anything like that, I just stated that hes not going to get famous for this if he doesnt even have any experience or anything on it. Lets say I want to become a Motocross Racer, I say I can just jump right in w/ just a little experience, and I can beat everone with an old 1982 80cc Honda, now with some experience (and some better equipment) and someone that could help me along the way, this would be a good idea, but otherwise it's just going to be a HOBBIE!!!!! I hope that Six Feet Under tries it, he doesnt have to go so far as to being professional but it could be...let me say it again A GOOD HOBBIE :)


...I mean no flaming or anything of that sort through this post...

[Cadet2005]

A lot of the greatest writings I have seen in various articles come not from professional writers but from those trying to put together a decent report. Seriously, a lot of the best stuff used by government news and intelligence agencies is often independently wirtten that catches the eye of somebody. If he writes observations and maybe catches just half-way conversations as though he is a player aspiring maybe he can complie...to shoot the idea down merely because he isn't big is shutting out the entire literature system! A lot of writers are people who have regular lives by day but once in awhile get moments of great insight for a report or story! My point: why not let him try...it is better to have tried and failed and learned to have never tried and never learned.

[ACtournyguy]

Originally posted by PaintballerX






So sorry that I have shone the light of common sense and truth upon your little endeavour. :rolleyes:

dude ur a jack***

I think it would be cool to get a small wireless camera and hook it up to a recorder off field, mount the camera on your googles when you play in tournys, like i ride 4wheelers and they make on helmet camera systems that go for 600 buclks or so, that would be cool.

[berk1834]

Originally posted by Cadet2005
My point: why not let him try...it is better to have tried and failed and learned to have never tried and never learned.

...if thats what you got from my post, I hope thats not what everyone else assumed, I didnt mean it that way. Once again...sorry

[Flanders]

don't be a pussey and take snap shots, if ur gonna shoot for real u have to know how to do a few things, even if you don't actually do them

A, know how to bracket ur Fstop
B, well learn this one first, leanr what Fstop asa and other terms like this mean
C, learn how to develope negatives, i know how, i don't do it cause it takes time away from my printing, but i do, u gotta know how to operate in the black bag, the proper order for devloping etc.

D learn how to pirn
-dodge and burn
-develope ur prints
-use a filter
-crop
-etc.


is this i point an click or a real camera where every thing is adjustable, Cannons are great, i have 2, an f1 and a rebel 2000.

who is this marketed to, are u gonna sell this stuff, how are ou going to market it. I don't think youve thought this through
how are u reporting, if ur takeing pictures and film ur a photographer and a camera man, if ur wrting articles ur a writer, the only way ur a reporter is if you report news infront of viddeo equipment.

please say ur gonna use a uv filter and a camera bag when u do this stuff, if not, have fun with broken lenses:laugh:

im with paintballer x in a less harsh form though, i don't know uf yiuve thought this through, seems like a dream of the month.

See i write articles for pbnetwork and ill be writing for apg, apg sucks, but atleast it's an established magazine...

[Flanders]

oh and ac tourny guy, the goggle cam's been done, the results are less hen spectacular, they come out blurred, shakey and very poor, it's a bad perspective to do a whole shoot from, on the other hand if u have an edditing program and u have multiple cameras, it can be pretty cool to like show a guy hitting a bunker, then show it from his view, and do a split screen

companies tat do the b ideos spend close to 20 grand makeing it...

[Cadet2005]

Berk 1834, I was replying to the guy before you, no malintentions towards you.

Flanders, good responses.

[berk1834]

...o ok, good...:D

[pgi foto]

I'd say start to cover your own field/area first before jumping to the big time. Learn by trial and error with your friends rather than the client.

[Flanders]

very good point

[PaintballerX]

SFU, another quick note: I write professionally, so I know what I'm talking about. I also realize it's sometimes hard to get started...however, judging from your writing and grammar skills, you're just not skilled enough in those areas to pull any sort of income or respect in for your "reporting."

Not a flame, just an observation. Don't dare to get your hopes up, because nobody wants to read something a teenager writes (for the most part). Harsh, but true.

-Mike

[Meph]

Do Scenarios.

Crossfire (aka PB2X puppet) Paintball Magazine is exclusively recball, Scenario, Big game style magazine now. So if you do Scenario coverage, it'll easily get printed in this magazine.

That is, if it's good it'll get published.

[Cadet2005]

PaintballerX, you are kind of a simpleton in judging aren't you? I don't always make the right keystrokes on the internet and I am not going to waste the time fixing them, and I would be willing to bet SFU would eb willing to double-check, that is a lousy excuse.

But he is right SFU, you have to write pretty powerful stuff, especially since you are a teen you have to overcome the immediate biases. What is my point? You will have to report using linguistics and subtlities more so than only hardcore facts, you'll have to know how to "liven it up" more so than a Joe Friday "Just the facts" type style but not to the point of it sounding fictional. A lot of this takes reporters severla years to perfect and perhaps even courses in English composition in college, in other words, it will take time...don't get impatient, fight the good fight.

[Flanders]

jeesh mike, i got asked to write the article im doing, some one at apg had read my reviews and recognized my email when i aksed to do the photo, so here i am a teenager that got asked to write

i may do posts like crap, but i can write one hell of an article

[thepeashooter]

Originally posted by Tommy_pball
yeah there are alot better reporters, but even bill mills started with something like this im sure, cant run until you can walk...

everyone can run, few can fly
so if you wanna fly, jump

dont start off small go big. Who is gonna learn french faster
someone immersed in french or someone who learns it gradually

go big or go home

[Cadet2005]

Peashooter, do me a favor: don't become a lit teacher. You're right, he should do it, but he shouldn't go big on the first effort. If you go big and get beaten back, it becomes more demoralizing, but if you go for about par for course, you wil be given critical feedback, feedback you can use in a bigger project over time, continuously improving, but if you give your best effort and it isn't good enough, then you will probably never try again and that is a tragedy.

[thepeashooter]

if you fall of a horse, kick it in the *** and get back on

[Cadet2005]

Kick the horse in the butt and the horse will kick you back and will resist your ride. You must be methodical and calculated, not rash and aggressive.

[thepeashooter]

if you kick it hard enough you'll show domination

but dont kill it, dont wanna have to send money

[Six Feet Under]

Originally posted by Flanders
jeesh mike, i got asked to write the article im doing, some one at apg had read my reviews and recognized my email when i aksed to do the photo, so here i am a teenager that got asked to write

i may do posts like crap, but i can write one hell of an article


LIAR!




lol

**** you

joking