Building a Broadcast Booth
Alex Speidel2025-04-03T11:40:40-04:00While building a booth will vary based on your situation and location, here is a standard set-up when it comes to your sports audio booth. Steps to build a broadcast booth: Gather supplies Connect to boxes Connect to talkback Connect to headset Dress mult cable Plug mic cables into mult box Plug in IFB
Camera Positions and Assignments for Volleyball
Alex Speidel2023-02-15T16:23:32-05:00Camera 1 - Game Follow Wide shot that will keep approximately ½ to ⅔ of the court in frame. A wide shot that will provide general coverage of the gameplay. Camera 2 - Tight Follow Tight head-to-toe shot of the player serving the ball. During action, will follow the action as the ball goes
Camera Positions and Assignments for Baseball/Softball
Alex Speidel2024-10-16T16:23:35-04:00Camera 1 - High Home Responsible for following the ball in play. Will typically frame to include both the pitcher, batter, and any on-base runners. Once the ball is hit, will zoom to where the ball will land and then follows the ball until the pitcher gets it back.
Camera Positions and Assignments for Basketball
Alex Speidel2024-07-11T09:20:17-04:00Program feed In the YouTube link below you will see a program feed from the 2024 MAC Basketball Tournament. This was a multi-camera shoot with 5 manned cameras, as well as 4 robotic cameras. As you watch this clip, notice how the director uses the different cameras to help tell a story and show
Camera Positions and Assignments for Soccer/Field Hockey/Lacrosse
Alex Speidel2023-07-12T16:50:01-04:00Camera 1 - Game Follow Wide shot that will keep between 25% and 50% of the field in frame. A wide shot that will provide general coverage of the gameplay. Camera 2 - Tight Follow Tight head-to-toe shot of the player with the ball and 1-2 closest defenders. Will follow the player at fault
Camera Positions and Assignments for Football
Alex Speidel2025-04-03T11:27:35-04:00Game/Tight Side by Side Game/Tight Split Camera 1 - Game Follow Wide coverage of the game play. Typically starts wide enough to see all players on the line of scrimmage, then will push in to the action as it develops. Never should go close enough to be considered a close up. Typically wide enough
Identifying Different Types of On-Air Graphics
Alex Speidel2025-04-01T16:27:24-04:00On-Air Graphics There are a variety of different graphics used in any video production. From a simple logo, to score bug pulling data directly from a scoreboard, to a full page graphic, nearly every video produced today uses tens if not hundreds of graphics to add factoids and other pertinent information to the show.
Cable Wrapping 101
Alex Speidel2025-04-01T16:13:54-04:00Believe it or not, there is a right and wrong way to wrap cable. The proper form is called "over under."Below is a video of how to coil cable... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MI1TKKFEW8
Identifying Cables
Alex Speidel2025-04-01T16:38:48-04:00Audio Cables DT-12 A 12-channel audio snake. Most commonly used when it is necessary to run many audio cables to one central location, before splitting them out to various locations. XLR Most typically a 3-pin connector. It is primarily used to transmit microphone or balanced line-level audio signals. Note that there are also 4-pin,