rboerth wrote:I like everything about this statement except the last sentence, if by "refusal" you mean "DQ" or "score zero."
tpatters wrote:I think it should be left to the judges. To me, having the kite briefly off the screen is similar to a panning shot that has the kite filling the entire screen.
I think I'm partially at fault for assuming that everyone is au fait with how Virtual Freestyle rules have evolved. I am, however, going to have to blame part of this on the various I Can't Believe It's Not VF® events that have sprouted as well who seem to have taken some liberties with what few restrictions there are.
Martin's initial proposal from 4½ years ago was "MOMENTARY disappearances may be acceptable" and I've tried to stay true to that. This has eased and tightened over the rounds but I've taken the view that if you're out of frame for more than 2 seconds at once, exit one frame side then enter through another or persistently exit even briefly then you have not made a video suitable for entry into VF.
If you do overfly the boundaries but not enough such that I do accept the video then it is up to the other entrants to score it as they see fit, as is always the case.
If I'm doing this wrong; tell me. I turned down some videos this round on the basis of the above. Part of the challenge of Virtual Freestyle is in making the video, not just the flying.
Mike.