CHAPTER 6
Pre-production and Set-up
The production must show the world both sides of the sport, human and emotional. Our cameras need to be placed in the best locations to follow the athletes as well as capture the excitement of the moment. To accomplish this task, production meetings bring together the director, broadcast manager, venue technical manager, logistics manager, engineer-in-charge and the production manager—that is, all the people who will have responsibility for the coverage of the Games will get together to discuss, study and create the best television coverage.
Pedro Rozas, Head of Production, 2004 Athens Olympic Broadcasting and 1992 Barcelona Olympics
Production Meetings
Pre-production or production meetings are an integral ...
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