Throughout your career, you may be asked to conduct a “Site Survey” ahead of a live production. When scouting a location, there are many questions that need to be answered, or you risk failure on the day of the show. Step 1: Determining Truck Placement The first thing that needs to be answered is
While 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 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 1 - Third BaseResponsibilities are extremely situational. If it is a left handed batter, will get a close up of the batter before the pitch. Once the ball is pitched, will typically follow the batter as he rounds the bases. If it is a right handed batter, responsible for following the lead runner. If
Program 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 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
Game/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
On-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.
Believe 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
