Remotes – Multi-Camera team

Remotes’ (outside broadcasts) cover situations ranging from sports events, exhibitions, conferences, to Grand Opera. So working conditions and venues can be extremely varied, including sports stadia, industrial locations, churches, theaters, golf-courses, etc.

While a studio camera crew usually works within sight of each other, a remotes unit may be dispersed over a vast area, each camera being isolated by the sheer scale of operations.

Location vehicles

Remotes vehicles can be anything from a compact two-camera truck to a mobile production control room with complete video and audio facilities, supporting six or more cameras. The unit may be used in various ways –

•  Parked within an action area, with cables trailing ...

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