Preparing To Broadcast ​Commonwealth Games Birmingham June 27th 2022 - 09:00 AM

The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be the biggest sports event on UK shores since London 2012 with around 1.5 billion global audience expected to watch over the 11 day event beginning July 28. Bidding for the host broadcast contract began in summer of 2019 with the award announced for Sunset + Vine in April 2020. Here’s what…

Broadcast Audio For Coachella With American Mobile Studio June 24th 2022 - 09:00 AM

For the past 15 years, Chris Shepard, chief engineer and owner of American Mobile Studio, has been responsible for the music mixes broadcast over a variety of streaming platforms from some of the biggest festivals in the United States, including Coachella, Stagecoach, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Outside Lands. His intention is simple: “I…

The State Of Film June 17th 2022 - 09:00 AM

On one hand, film might seem dead. On the other, the last few months have seen a flurry of activity which is emblematic of a wider interest in the field that’s continued ever since the technology fell out of mainstream use. It’s been suggested that photochemical origination is set…

HDR: Part 3 - Grading June 16th 2022 - 09:30 AM

Almost since photography has existed, people have pursued ways of modifying the picture after it’s been shot. The “dodge” and “burn” tools in Photoshop are widely understood as ways to make things brighter or darker, but it’s probably less widely understood that they refer to techniques for exposure control tha…

Data-Driven Sports Graphics Tell A Better Story June 15th 2022 - 09:00 AM

Once relegated to lower-thirds and corner score bugs, today’s sports graphics are now used for a lot more than just reporting the score, they are helping tell the story of the game in highly creative ways. In fact, many sports outlets, in an effort to distinguish themselves from the p…