![]() There has also been a lot of creativity around different kinds of production formats. Everyone was already talking about remote production in terms of its potential to reduce expenses, for example around flights and accommodation. From the perspective of VP of pre-sales Pierre Mestrez, the pandemic has acted “like an accelerator. Read more: Bridge Technologies’ Intuitive Monitoring for Broadcast and Remote ProductionĪs a company whose primary focus is on remote production solutions, Simplylive is well-placed to assess the extent to which the events of 2020 have impacted the trend.The ImPulse and Type R cores also support remote working, with French broadcaster Boîte à Outils Broadcast mixing a daily entertainment show during the pandemic using Type R hardware panels situated at the sound engineer’s home. ![]() ![]() Remote production, he continues, “was already being used but it’s now being explored far more widely”.Ĭalrec is setting out its stall in this regard very clearly, with the now firmly established 2U remote production RP1 unit allowing broadcasters to capture live events and then mix them in a remote facility. But according to Letson, the more notable and growing trend during the pandemic has been remote working more generally. “With social distancing production restrictions, customers are using Calrec technology in new and innovative ways to adhere to these rules,” he says. “This is across the board in terms of the type of content it’s being used on – from sports to current affairs to reality TV.”Ĭalrec: VP2 is Calrec’s virtualised mixing system which can be accessed, controlled and setup from multiple locations via a web-browserĪccording to Letson, as broadcasters have become more comfortable with remote working, more live programmes are being mixed remotely with virtualised surfaces. An example is Calrec customer Tall Audio, which has completed a range of projects mixing audio from its team members’ homes using Calrec’s Brio consoles via Audinate’s Dante media networking technology.Ĭalrec’s own range of virtualised solutions continues to grow and includes the VP2 virtual console technology as well as virtualised versions of the IP-based Type R for Radio and Type R for TV consoles. This is where remote production makes sense.”ĭave Letson, VP of sales at Calrec, emphasises the importance of the distinction between ‘remote production’ and ‘remote working’, but observes, “it’s fair to say the pandemic has focused the industry on both”. As Samuel Fleischhacker, senior product manager at Aviwest, remarks: “When you combine government guidelines, restrictions on travel and the need for social distancing, producing content to the normal high-end standards can become more difficult – but it’s not impossible. IBC365 Webinar Evolution of live production: From remote to virtualised to distributed (Nov 4, 14:00 BST)īut while these elements have undoubtedly made home-based contributions much easier, broadcasters have still had plenty of need for the specialist tools and techniques that facilitate high-quality, socially distanced productions. Learn more about the benefits of exhibiting at IBC2021.Understand the latest tech trends with IBC365 Webinars.With so much content now dependent on third-party web conferencing platforms and residential broadband connections, one can only wonder how broadcasters would have coped ten years ago before high-speed internet was so prevalent. But if there was ever going to be an event capable of accelerating the trend, a global pandemic undoubtedly fits the bill.įrom ‘at home’ news reporter contributions to drama series purpose-built for social distancing – with the BBC’s brilliant Staged, featuring Michael Sheen and David Tennant, being a prime example of the latter – the look and feel of broadcast output changed almost overnight when national lockdowns began in March. The concept of remote production – whereby equipment and personnel can be utilised back at a broadcast centre to enable a streamlined operation out on the road or on location – has been steadily gathering momentum in recent years. Staged: Actors Michael Sheen and David Tennant in Staged, a drama series purpose-built for social distancing
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |