DALLAS – Viewers watching the Edmonton Oilers defeat the Dallas Stars in double overtime were treated to a special vantage point last night: a low camera angle that makes it impossible to see what is happening within 5 feet of the near boards, thus allowing all of our imaginations to soar with possibilities.
“I’ve always preferred reading to watching movies because reading allows me to visualize everything just how I like it,” said Oilers fan Derek Fitzpatrick. “And with this angle I get to imagine things like where the puck is or which team has possession. It’s like reading a novel of a hockey game!”
“Especially when all the fans stood up and you basically couldn’t see one half of the ice – the possibilities for what could be going on out there are endless, and isn’t that way more fun than just seeing what is actually happening in real time!”
Canadian viewers who may not have watched many games in the American Airlines Center before say the experience was a fun treat that definitely didn’t cause them to yell “what dumb fuck came up with this bullshit” every time the puck moved to that side of the ice.
“When the Oilers play at home I can see the whole ice. But in Dallas I got to see the players a bit closer up, plus I got a great shot of the bald spots of all the men in the front 5 rows,” added Fitzpatrick.
“Maybe Leon has the puck right now. Or maybe it’s a scrum. Or maybe the Stars are about to go the other way. It’s a mystery wrapped in a riddle hidden inside a wide angle lense,” said viewer Cathy James as she watched the second.
Viewers also loved how the directors compensated for the low angle by switching to other camera shots right as the puck left the areas of the ice that those cameras covered.
