The 153 games we televise this season include 21 games that are over-the-air. The over-the –air telecasts are a totally different animal than the 132 games we televise on the cable network.
Apart from a different play by play announcer and a different color analyst, the two main differences between the two telecast outlets are: 1 - the pre-game show originates from a studio during the over-the-air telecasts, while the pre-game show for the cable outlet originates from the truck. 2 – Commercials for the cable outlet originate from a coordinating studio in Houston while the network commercials (about two-thirds of the commercial inventory) run from the truck during the over-the-air telecasts.
Sunday’s show was the first regular season telecast for the over-the-air package. Because of the different format (commercials from the truck), it was nice to have two spring training telecasts for this outlet. These two telecasts gave the crew in the truck a good feel for the over-the-air show.
Sunday’s game was one of those contests that are a blast to be a part of. The Cardinals exploded for a 10-2 victory earning their first home win of the season. This game included a two-home run game from one of the stars of the club and also a 4-hit with one home run from one of the teams’ up and comers.
As stated in previous blogs, the home run is the most enjoyable play in a game for the TV crew to cover. The pleasure of covering a home run is accentuated when the ball is hit by a player on the home team. I believe that every baseball TV Director enjoys cutting live camera shots during a home run trot more than any other shot sequence in a game. I also believe that Producers enjoy calling replay sequences for a home run more than any other play in a game.
So, for the first regular season telecast on our over-the-air station, our TV production team in the truck experienced the pleasure of cutting/replaying not only one home run but three home runs.
Enhancing the value of the video quality was the fact that the weather was beautiful. Our video engineer shaded the cameras perfectly and the High Definition (HD) telecast was absolutely gorgeous.
A decisive victory for the home team, covering three home runs for the TV crew, and beautiful pictures for the viewers at home – a win, win, win situation all the way around.
Apart from a different play by play announcer and a different color analyst, the two main differences between the two telecast outlets are: 1 - the pre-game show originates from a studio during the over-the-air telecasts, while the pre-game show for the cable outlet originates from the truck. 2 – Commercials for the cable outlet originate from a coordinating studio in Houston while the network commercials (about two-thirds of the commercial inventory) run from the truck during the over-the-air telecasts.
Sunday’s show was the first regular season telecast for the over-the-air package. Because of the different format (commercials from the truck), it was nice to have two spring training telecasts for this outlet. These two telecasts gave the crew in the truck a good feel for the over-the-air show.
Sunday’s game was one of those contests that are a blast to be a part of. The Cardinals exploded for a 10-2 victory earning their first home win of the season. This game included a two-home run game from one of the stars of the club and also a 4-hit with one home run from one of the teams’ up and comers.
As stated in previous blogs, the home run is the most enjoyable play in a game for the TV crew to cover. The pleasure of covering a home run is accentuated when the ball is hit by a player on the home team. I believe that every baseball TV Director enjoys cutting live camera shots during a home run trot more than any other shot sequence in a game. I also believe that Producers enjoy calling replay sequences for a home run more than any other play in a game.
So, for the first regular season telecast on our over-the-air station, our TV production team in the truck experienced the pleasure of cutting/replaying not only one home run but three home runs.
Enhancing the value of the video quality was the fact that the weather was beautiful. Our video engineer shaded the cameras perfectly and the High Definition (HD) telecast was absolutely gorgeous.
A decisive victory for the home team, covering three home runs for the TV crew, and beautiful pictures for the viewers at home – a win, win, win situation all the way around.
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