Discover the crucial role of a darts spotter, who guides camera focus and anticipates throws during live broadcasts. Owen Binks, a darts spotter at the World Darts Championship, reveals the behind-the-scenes insights of this demanding job.
It has been a much-talked-about topic this winter. How do the Sky Sports cameras know exactly where the arrow will be thrown on the dartboard?In the past, some have suggested the footage is on a slight delay, which gives them time to choose the angle. That theory, however, is false. The person responsible has a job title.. Basically, spotting involves prompting the television cameras where the next dart will land – and it's not an easy task.
Owen Binks, who has been working as a spotter at this year's World Darts Championship, has given fans a behind-the-scenes look at his role via'Even many darts fans have no idea my job exists,' he said. 'Whether I can describe it in two sentences? A 'darts spotter' works in the production room with the director and says what the cameras should focus on during each throw. 'We give the instructions and everyone else has to listen. TV directors often have no idea what darts is about, so they follow what we say. So we have some power, but we are also under a lot of pressure. Because you are responsible.' 'I can say it's a tough job,' Binks continued. 'It's certainly a lot harder than being a referee. Then you have the answer right in front of you and usually a few seconds to think about it. Then it's mostly good math. 'But as a spotter I have to think faster than the darters themselves, in other words I have to think ahead. This is then based on habit of a player, my experience or the standard routes you know, but also on, for example, the eyes.'You can often see from that where they are going to throw. But even then it is not simple. We often have people who try it because they want to become one, but they quickly realize that it is not their thing. 'We've also had players pass, world-class players, but then they often passed on what they themselves would do instead of what the player would do on camera. That, of course, is something completely differen
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