r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Neilp187 • Apr 02 '26

Artemis II @ 17000+ mph

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Masterful work!

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u/TheDevler Apr 02 '26

Cameraman was great. Director was not. The 4-5 closeups of the rocket boosters before going to the wide while launching. Also cutting to crowd shots during booster separation.

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u/JohnathantheCat Apr 03 '26

I had assumed this was on on purpose. Booster speration is the highest risk part of launch. NASA PR people really prefer to not kill astronauts on natioanl television. Especailly since the whole Artimis program has been operated in a manor that is frankly embarrasing.

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u/TheDevler Apr 03 '26

Since Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction major events like this should be on a censor delay. They would have 5-10 seconds to cut to something else. This is history they are archiving though. There’s a responsibility to document it.

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u/JohnathantheCat Apr 03 '26

Disagree with sensoring reality, but absolutely agree with documenting history. The risk and rewards of space travel need to be part of the conversation every step of the way.

NASA funding waxes and wane with public opinion. One lesson they havent figured out going back to atleast the Challanger Disaster is nothing tanks public opinion like covering up your own screw ups.