Television sports production/ Jim Owens

PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE PRODUCTION
What is Remote Production?
Live-to-Tape 4
Remote versus Studio Production 4
Television Sports Personnel
Personnel Descriptions 7
Freelance Personnel 16
What is Television?
Defining Television 21
MultiplatForm Television 22
Platform Integration 23
How is Television Changing? 24
Television Formats 25
Future Television: What Will Come Next? 29
The Second Screen and Social Media
What Makes a Good Second Screen? 32
Social Media 38
Balancing the Budget 39
The Mobile Production Unit
The Remote Truck Mobile Unit 43 ^
Inside a Remote Truck 47
Outside the Remote Truck 49
The Compound 49
Virtual Remote Production 51
The Flypack 52
All-in-One Mobile Production Unit 53
Computer-Based Mobile Production Unit 55
Communication Devices 56
PART 2 PLANNING
Planning the Production
Coordination Meetings 62
Remote Surveys 63
The Contacts 64
Venue Access 65
Location Costs 65
Eiectrical Power 65
Other Areas for Survey Consideration 65
Program Transmission 67
Other Areas that Significantly Impact the Survey 71
Location Sketch 71
Backup Plans 71
Cameras
Camera Placement 75
Types of Cameras 76
Camera Setup Checklist 88
Camera Shots 88
Camera' Movement 89
Camera/Lens Moves 90
Shooting Sports 93
Composition 93
Caring for the Camera 95
Lighting
indoor Venue 97
Outdoor Venue 97
Other Lighting Concerns 98
Audio Production
Stereo Audio for Television 103
Basic 5.1 Surround Sound 104
Audio Levels 105
Microphone Pickup Patterns 105
Microphone Sound-Generating Elements 105
Types of Microphones 106
Phantom Power \ \2:
Microphone Accessories 1 12
Microphone Placement 1 14
Gamestime Audio 1 17
Communications (Intercom) Systems 1 19
Prerecorded Audio 121
Graphics
Television Graphics Goals 124
Tips on Making Great TV Graphics 126
Viewer Enhancement Tools 127
Technology Summary 130
Preproduction and Setup
Production Meetings 131
The Show Format 131
Equipment Setup 133
Cabling 133
Camera Meetings 134
Facilities Check; 140
Schedule 141 -;
Rehearsals 142
PART 3 CREATING THE PRODUCTION
The Production
Producing the Remote 147
Directing the Remote 148
Types of Sports;Action 148
Action Flow 148 ;
Stop-and-Go Sports 149
Directing Stop-and-Go Action 149
Directing Emphasis on Scoring 151
Pumping 152''
Continuous Action Sports 153
Camera Action Tends to Be Rapid 155
Increase in Shot Size 155 s
Camera Changes During Action 155
Team and Individual Sports 156
Building Emotional involvement 156
Dealing with the Dominant Player 157
Limited Space for Coverage 157
Horizontal versus Vertical versus Circular Action 158
Coverage Design 161
Needs of the Audience 161
Directing Style 162
Facilities and Coverage 163
Directing Cameras 163
Directing Replays 166
Directing Graphics 169
Shading 169
The Crew 169
Directing: Telling the Story
Understanding Story 172
"We Are Going to Add Show Business to Television Sports" 172
The Sports Director's Role as a Storyteller 173
Equipment Enhancement 174
Directing is Like Conducting a Symphony 175
Sports Announcing
Play-by-Play Sportscast Training 1 79
Research 180
Television Announcer Sports Cliches 183
Announcers and the Broadcast Booth 183
Interviews 184
spotters 187
Post production
Editing Guidelines 191
Production Safety
Trips and Slips 196
Weight 196
Hearing 196
Electrical Power 196
Cables , 198
Weather 198
Heights' r98
Hazardous Areas 199
Budgeting for the Remote
Budgeting Case Study 201
PART 4 HISTORY OF SPORTS TELEVISION
Milestones in Sports Broadcasting