Athletic Broadcast How to

How to Broadcast an Athletic Event!

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It's important to know how to place cameras before a match so cams won't be facing straight into the sun at any point. It's strategic to have cameras high and low to maximize the amount of angles you have for your broadcast. With these angles, replay operators and the director can easily find shots they need and want to show on air or in the stadium. Once again, the engineer plays a pivotal role by keeping the cameras properly white balanced from the control room and makes a sacrifice if the sun is setting and half the field is shaded and the other is in the sun. I say the engineer sacrifices because they choose what the viewer sees like the lit side of the field or the side in the shade. Some issues can't be fixed like if a camera keeps disconnecting or dying during the broadcast. The director has to make a judgement call if to call that camera for the broadcast and hope it doesn't die while on to ruin the show.