On The Road Again........
We hit the ground running in Oakland this year for our first set of games on the road for 2008. Over the years, I have tried to explain to friends and family just what happens when we take to the road and produce shows from various cities. For example, the question will come up as to how we travel our entire crew from city to city - and the answer is, we do not! But we do travel a 5 person core crew that covers the major positions on the show. Not to be too technical, but the members include the Technical Director (Dan Larsen), EVS operator (Mike Symonds), Duet graphics operator (Mike Pocta), Pitch Tracker (Kevin Tennant) and ENG shooter (Robert Bennie). These gentleman play a very large role in not only the technical side of the business, but in the producing part of the show.
So that leaves us to hire the camera operators in the stadium with their video shader, the audio portion of the show, score bug operator, and the extra replay operators that we require as well to be hired in each city. Also, in the booth with Matt and Rick is a stage manager who helps with the management of all the commercial and promotional content. In a nutshell at least, that is the basic setup for our shows. There is a large pool of free lance television production folks who supply the industry with manpower to create these shows. And as we move along, we employ these individuals on our shows as needed - and they usually are the best of the best.
As I have traveled over the years, I have had the distinct pleasure of working with many very talented men and women in the production field in these various major league cities that we have been from coast to coast. So as we move about the country, I will be taking some pictures of various people and facilities and letting you in on the behind the scenes story. And last but certainly not least, you will also see some of the very talented people that I am very proud of in the Cleveland area who make up our local crew and help televise the games from Progressive Park. Some of them have been a part of our hard working staff for some time and it is great to have them on board.
Here is a look at the truck as it was parked in Oakland. Usually we are well outside the ballpark and enter through tunnels or other underground entrances.
A view from the back bench by graphics......
In the audio room of the production truck....
And in the replay area - playbacks a-plenty covering all the bases!
And replay central - where it all begins!
On your right, the video shading area, where the cameras are color corrected and balanced for daylight or night games.
So there it is - just one quick look at what happens in the field....We only pass through Oakland once this year, so it is a quick trip in, a quick hello to our friends in the Bay area and off we go again!
So that leaves us to hire the camera operators in the stadium with their video shader, the audio portion of the show, score bug operator, and the extra replay operators that we require as well to be hired in each city. Also, in the booth with Matt and Rick is a stage manager who helps with the management of all the commercial and promotional content. In a nutshell at least, that is the basic setup for our shows. There is a large pool of free lance television production folks who supply the industry with manpower to create these shows. And as we move along, we employ these individuals on our shows as needed - and they usually are the best of the best.
As I have traveled over the years, I have had the distinct pleasure of working with many very talented men and women in the production field in these various major league cities that we have been from coast to coast. So as we move about the country, I will be taking some pictures of various people and facilities and letting you in on the behind the scenes story. And last but certainly not least, you will also see some of the very talented people that I am very proud of in the Cleveland area who make up our local crew and help televise the games from Progressive Park. Some of them have been a part of our hard working staff for some time and it is great to have them on board.
Here is a look at the truck as it was parked in Oakland. Usually we are well outside the ballpark and enter through tunnels or other underground entrances.
This is the front monitor wall - there are just a few monitors to keep track of all the sources available to us from the field, replay room, and the graphics.
A view from the back bench by graphics......
In the audio room of the production truck....
And in the replay area - playbacks a-plenty covering all the bases!
And replay central - where it all begins!
On your right, the video shading area, where the cameras are color corrected and balanced for daylight or night games.
So there it is - just one quick look at what happens in the field....We only pass through Oakland once this year, so it is a quick trip in, a quick hello to our friends in the Bay area and off we go again!
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