As part of a video production technology upgrade initiative, the team at Harvard Athletics chose 十大正规体育平台®’s intercom solutions to enhance their production value and improve their remote production flexibility.
首页 to 42 intercollegiate sports teams and one of the largest Division 1 athletic teams in the country, the Harvard Athletics team is driven by the mission of education through athletics. 哈佛体育内容 & 策略传播部, 由体育副主任领导, Imry Halevi, 在比赛直播中扮演动态角色, video board productions and other related multimedia activities. Putting on a live college sports broadcast production takes a village, 包括技术, the talent and energy from a full-time multimedia staff, as well as the contributions of students and recent graduates from local colleges.
The ability to connect an entire sports event production team located in many different places calls for an innovative approach, which is why Harvard Athletics chose 十大正规体育平台’s intercom solutions. “在快节奏的体育制作世界里, efficient communications technology and coordination between our team is critical,Imry评论道。. “The 十大正规体育平台 intercom solutions are the backbone of communications between the entire production team. With 20+ team members working on a sports production on many different tasks at any given time, it’s imperative that people can talk and communicate with each other; whether it’s the camera team at the venue, 评论员, 乐队和音乐总监, 现场的市场推广团队, or the technical production team in the control room.”
To address this crucial communication workflow, Harvard uses the 十大正规体育平台 安可®Partyline analog intercom system with a MS-704 base station in the control room, which in turn supports up to 55 beltpacks or 10 speaker stations and 4 channels. 五频道，全双工 FreeSpeak二世® wireless intercom system enables the team to also have an untethered communication system in place so the team can roam freely through the event production.
“The most recent 十大正规体育平台 addition to our setup is the FreeSpeak二世 system, which has made a huge difference to our football games in particular,我说. “Due to the sheer size of the stadium and the amount of people involved in the production, having the ability to have wireless communications has been a significant shift for us.”
The ability for the production team to communicate via both a wireless and wired workflow that allows them to share the same resources provides them with an immense amount of freedom and mobility. 同样的, they can be confident they will stay connected anywhere and everywhere throughout the entire event. Although football is typically the most complex production for the university, Harvard uses 十大正规体育平台 solutions for all its games and athletics, 包括水球, 击剑, 划船, 航行, 足球, 篮球, 游泳和其他许多活动.
Both the control room and the stadiums/venues are equipped with 十大正规体育平台 LQ®系列 IP Interfaces, allowing Harvard Athletics to move their communications onto their campus network. By using the LQ devices in conjunction with 再来一个 and FreeSpeak二世, the production team has been able to greatly simplify the production process.
“我们是LQ系列的重度用户，”Imry说. “我们的两个控制室有4通道lq, and 2-channel mobile LQs at our nine or ten different venues where we play from. These LQ units allow us to tie together all the communications from those different locations for sending back to our control rooms where production happens.”
And for times when users are away from the main facility or stadium, they have access to Agent-IC®, a mobile app that connects to an LQ via WiFi or cellular connection, and provides communication access on mobile phones or tablets.
(与Agent-IC)”, I can call in on my phone and be a part of the conversation, 就好像我还在控制室一样,Imry继续说道. “This ease of use and flexibility has given us so many more communication options.”
Long gone are the days of setting up for a local production at the venue or stadium. The tech team simply sets up camera operators at the game, with all other gear staying centralized in the control room. 每年有超过325场主场比赛, 有时会同时进行五到六场比赛, and truly remote events such as out-of-state ski or 划船 competitions, this remote production application extends the reach of the system, allows for scaling of productions when necessary and proves that when it comes to their communications, 距离无关紧要.
Imry believes that connection and mobility are key when it comes to a successful (and sophisticated) intercom communication system. “The ability to connect different 十大正规体育平台 systems from multiple places and buildings, 支持IP工作流, 拆卸复杂的电缆, and incorporate wired and wireless into a single infrastructure as well as the assurance of low latency and reliable communications has truly enhanced the way we approach our productions,他说. “I also appreciate the resiliency of the 十大正规体育平台 products, 当我们需要他们的帮助时, 他们的客户支持非常出色. 另外，他们总是在创新.”