The "WinterNational powered by AMD" was a small, national LAN event at DreamHack Leipzig 2019. ALTERNATE aTTaX were amongst the invitees and were playing for a total of $11,000.
My job was to accompany them on their journey and capture the experience. This time, we opted for a rather game-centric approach with a lot of in-game footage.
Equipment-wise, I relied on my Sony a6300 to do the job. For all interview situations, I used a Sigma 30mm f1.4 to get adequate results despite the sub-optimal light conditions at the venue.
The Rode M3 does a great job as an interview mic in these loud environments and we were able to get a fantastic voice quality, even during announcements on stage.
The pre-interview segments were recorded a the hotel one day prior to the event. Initially, I just followed the players with a wider, stabilized lens and later, I mostly relied on my gimbal to record the event.
Thanks to some stellar plays by the aTTaX players, the video turned out great and I am very happy with the quality of the in-game segments. This video has a lot more drive and speed to it than my usual work, so I was quite satisfied with the outcome.
