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[C. Park Seward]

From a current day remote. Friday Night Fights in Vegas tonight on ESPN2. I'm the V1. 

Unfortunately, it's against ESPN policy to record the PL these days. 

Yelling used to be common. Today, not so much. Unless someone really makes a bad mistake on air. 

Also the shots of pretty girls before the game aren't allowed anymore since many trucks have women operators. 

Yes, times have changed. The guys back then would lost in a modern truck. I did remotes for ABC in the late 70s. Not even close today. 

The PL today has 32 channels. Back then I think we had 2. Every camera is recorded for playback, recording continuously. Back then, only one or two Quads in a regional game. The HS Slo-Mo disk was only for special shows

We'd have two Chyrons for big games. I did Chyron Assist for some events. The VIZ-RT today does all the flys and animation in real time. No comparison to the Chyron IV. 

I want to rebuild my Chyron 4100 one day. 

Hi Def, fiber optics, total digital, 100x lenses, 5.1 sound, EVS slo-mo and Super Mo, SkyCam. 

Best,
Park

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On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:19 PM, COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:

> ok I will  ask  some more  questions...
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> David>  I will see if  I can find a copy of the movie ...
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> It is interesting to see  how much equipment  and how many people it took then.. and  to an extent still does,  as  time  goes on it is almost a pity  we did not stash an entire ensemble of  the trucks and gear  from the 70's  to show people  100 years  from now.
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> Just as almost all the cameramen in newsrooms  have been replaced  by  robotics.  remote controlled cameras  in sporting events will take over too.   
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> Lee>    was  TAV there to  support ABC  or another concern  how  did that  work at these big  games?
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>  Dennis>  I can just imagine  how tense it  can get when things go wrong...  could I function in that environment??  probably not...  but I have a lot of  respect  for those that  can. ( even if  they occasionally put  dents in the production truck walls!)
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> In a message dated 6/8/2012 11:19:11 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, david at dcvideo.com writes:
> Ed,
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> It was typical on larger remotes (A games) such as this to have a production truck, a tape track, a chyron truck, and whatever else that was needed. On big shows, such as the Emmy awards, completely seperate audio trucks also were brought in, such as Wally Heider back in the day. Smaller VTR's, smaller CCU's, and expandable side trucks today can accommodate more people and more gear than in 1976. In the 35 years I've been out here, working big and small remote projects, one thing is in common year to year: Whatever is needed is brought in to get the job done right.
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> That film was made in 1976 or so. I recall it being a rental at the Dallas Library and that it also aired on PBS affiliates. IIRC, it was shot on 16. Yes, it would be nice to have it preserved on HD eventually
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> Best Regards,
> 
> David Crosthwait
> DC Video
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> Lee sez>
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> Hay Ed,
> I think you might have some pieces in your collection that were used in that game.
> I noticed a TAV truck in the background at 4:49.
> Wound not be surprised if they supplied audio and camera cables for that game.
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> On Jun 8, 2012, at 12:32 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:
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> > The headset chatter is rather calm as compared to what I've been a  
> part of during NBC NFL, baseball, and NCAA bowl games etc.
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>         I add:
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>     USC Basketball coverage in South Carolina, 1975:  The wall inside the  
> remote truck has a dent in it from the director banging his fist into  
> it repeatedly.  ;)
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>             Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
>                          NBC Today Show, New York
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