Since most of the work we get is not in Charleston, SC, it only makes sense that At Will's DP, Joe Schmitt was crewed for the first televised baseball game in the new Gamecock baseball stadium in Columbia, SC. What's great about the stadiums in Columbia? They spend a lot of money to make it TV friendly. Triax, coax, and DT-12 running everywhere. Even the cables that weren't working yet at 6 am were functional with plenty of time to fax the cameras. Dave and Slice really know how to put a system together. Not only do they design (well) a video system for the internal scoreboard, but they know what a big broadcast would need, and accomodate accordingly. Needless to say, we had everything we needed, even a lift to the parking lot.
So how do you cover baseball with only four hard-cameras? Telly McCulough put low third up a tier and used a lock-off hand-held in the usual low third position. Worked like a charm. Thankfully, he scrapped the camera on top of the scoreboard. Special thanks to nice ladies at Raycom Sports.
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