Thursday, February 18, 2016
Candid Camera (Archer vs Dijak)
Blog reader Tom of Charm City sent me an email with a link to a match between French wrestler Tristan Archer and American wrestler Donovan Dijak (click here to see it). Tom says that it's "the best camera work I've ever seen" and at first, I wondered why since the video was obviously made with a handheld camera by someone very close to the ring (if you don't like shaky camera work, be warned) . After watching a few minutes, I think I know why Tom is all praises for it. Most of the match was shot with the camera locked in a zoom position so we're treated to a close-up view of both wrestlers' midsections (from the chest down to the knees); at times, we don't even see their faces, just that part of their bodies that are covered in tight ring gear. I did some screen caps to show you what I mean:
P.S. I don't know if the uploader of this video, Beaury Mathieu (he uploads a lot of awesome wrestling videos on YouTube) is also the person holding the camera. Thanks, Tom for sharing this link with me and with the other readers of this blog.
I like that Beaury Mathieu person/channel because he gets (super) close-up. There's nothing worse than a match filmed from a distance.
ReplyDeleteHot match, btw, but I'm waiting for Dijak to take on someone his own size, or even taller.
I downloaded this when it appeared online, but haven't watched it yet. Glad to know it is something to look forward to. Not a big fan of Dijak, but anyting with Archer is awesome.
DeleteI agree about that channel, and the infuriating folks who don't seem to know how to zoom, while giving us generous views of the ceiling, floor, and audience. Sometimes you wonder why they bother to film and post. Anon.
Even more disgusting is the cameraman who concentrates on the ref's often all too ample buttocks.
DeleteAmple NOT in a good way I assume haha
DeleteI just browsed through the video. It does look excellent!
ReplyDeleteThere's a blond spectator in a black leather jacket who looks like he could wrestle himself.
Thanks for the tip! Love anything Archer and Dijak is huge if I remember so hopefully we get to see Archer worked over really hard.
ReplyDeleteI agree the channel is great and he really gets up close and intimate with both his photos and videos which is super awesome. Wish there were more hot wrestlers that I liked other than Archer he filmed. Haven't found others though I know he shoots others
Of the other wrestlers he features, I like Blake Andersen. He used to have matches of British wrestlers Leon Shah (before he retired) and Warren Brady (love him and he seems to be active but have seen no new videos of him in ages) as well as New Zealand wrestler Jay White (now in Japan).
DeleteI'll admit seeing the quality of the screencaps posted had me worried, but the video is really good (as expected) despite a slight fuzziness.
ReplyDeleteNow onto the content. It's a shame Tristan is heel because that means he's more aggressive and his forte is really being on the receiving end. But the closeup shooting is really great. Best parts are early on with Dijak showing his superior strength manhandling the smaller Tristan
I've rewatched the first half and now that I realize that Dijak is also hot, it seems there's actually fairly good back and forth domination of both hot bodies (though I think Tristan is still slightly more aggressive). But both are hot to watch making every moment of this match really hot (not just the parts Tristan is getting his heel butt thrown around XD)
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