IS
How does football get filmed, is it actually Sky Sports camera being setup and removed each week from different grounds or are there permanent cameras at all grounds that they just plug into and use?
In terms of studios I'd have thought there'd be some sort of rigging needed each week as Sky aren't at every match every weekend (it's at all the 3pm saturday ones but only asan in-vision reporter) I'm sure there are tie lines and associated facilities in each grounds TV positions so that whichever company is using it can hook up their equipment easily.
The actual match isn't covered by Sky or ESPN. The coverage is produced by TWI/IMG who then supply it to Sky/ESPN/BBC and distribute it worldwide
How does football get filmed, is it actually Sky Sports camera being setup and removed each week from different grounds or are there permanent cameras at all grounds that they just plug into and use?
In terms of studios I'd have thought there'd be some sort of rigging needed each week as Sky aren't at every match every weekend (it's at all the 3pm saturday ones but only asan in-vision reporter) I'm sure there are tie lines and associated facilities in each grounds TV positions so that whichever company is using it can hook up their equipment easily.
The actual match isn't covered by Sky or ESPN. The coverage is produced by TWI/IMG who then supply it to Sky/ESPN/BBC and distribute it worldwide
Last edited by Inspector Sands on 15 August 2009 10:28pm
BC
To clarify on this, looking at today's matches, the Chelsea v Hull match covered on Sky Sports would have been covered by Sky Sports OB trucks & cameras (actually contracted out to NEP Visions).
Of the six 3pm kick-offs, three would have been covered by Sky and three by the BBC.
ESPN's coverage of Everton vs Arsenal was covered by Sky at the ground with the studio parts at IMG.
What TWI do is take the Sky/BBC pictures, add their graphics and commentators and distribute worldwide.
Blake Connolly
Founding member
The actual match isn't covered by Sky or ESPN. The coverage is produced by TWI/IMG who then supply it to Sky/ESPN/BBC and distribute it worldwide
To clarify on this, looking at today's matches, the Chelsea v Hull match covered on Sky Sports would have been covered by Sky Sports OB trucks & cameras (actually contracted out to NEP Visions).
Of the six 3pm kick-offs, three would have been covered by Sky and three by the BBC.
ESPN's coverage of Everton vs Arsenal was covered by Sky at the ground with the studio parts at IMG.
What TWI do is take the Sky/BBC pictures, add their graphics and commentators and distribute worldwide.
TW
Is Ray based in the Sky Sports building?
How does football get filmed, is it actually Sky Sports camera being setup and removed each week from different grounds or are there permanent cameras at all grounds that they just plug into and use?
The graphics all seem clear a simple.
As posters have since said, he is just a couple of miles away from Sky Sports, at IMG in Chiswick.
Sky cameras and production team at the grounds.
As for the earlier comment, the plan was always to have Ray permanently based at the studio in Chiswick, and Rebecca at the grounds.
Is Ray based in the Sky Sports building?
How does football get filmed, is it actually Sky Sports camera being setup and removed each week from different grounds or are there permanent cameras at all grounds that they just plug into and use?
The graphics all seem clear a simple.
As posters have since said, he is just a couple of miles away from Sky Sports, at IMG in Chiswick.
Sky cameras and production team at the grounds.
IS
To clarify on this, looking at today's matches, the Chelsea v Hull match covered on Sky Sports would have been covered by Sky Sports OB trucks & cameras (actually contracted out to NEP Visions).
Of the six 3pm kick-offs, three would have been covered by Sky and three by the BBC.
What TWI do is take the Sky/BBC pictures, add their graphics and commentators and distribute worldwide.
I can't find the link now, but I was under the impression that the PL, Sky, TWI and the BBC formed a joint venture called Premier League Productions and then subcontracted the actual production work to TWI/IMG. Or is PLP just for the international viewers?
Of course the BBC have no OB trucks either now so do they have much involvement in the actual match coverage?
The actual match isn't covered by Sky or ESPN. The coverage is produced by TWI/IMG who then supply it to Sky/ESPN/BBC and distribute it worldwide
To clarify on this, looking at today's matches, the Chelsea v Hull match covered on Sky Sports would have been covered by Sky Sports OB trucks & cameras (actually contracted out to NEP Visions).
Of the six 3pm kick-offs, three would have been covered by Sky and three by the BBC.
What TWI do is take the Sky/BBC pictures, add their graphics and commentators and distribute worldwide.
I can't find the link now, but I was under the impression that the PL, Sky, TWI and the BBC formed a joint venture called Premier League Productions and then subcontracted the actual production work to TWI/IMG. Or is PLP just for the international viewers?
Of course the BBC have no OB trucks either now so do they have much involvement in the actual match coverage?
DO
Sky don't have any OB trucks either, they just contract out their requirements to companies like Visions, who own the trucks, cameras, microphones, production equipment and a small crew. Most of the other crew, including directors / producers will be freelancers working for Sky/whoever actually makes the coverage. The only real input that Sky has is to provide guidelines on how they want the coverage to look, and then get others to implement those guidelines.
Even if BBC OB Resources still existed, they would have as much involvement in actually producing / directing the programme as SIS OB / Arena / 021 - virtually none. They provided the facilities to make the programmes, not actually make the programmes.
Even if BBC OB Resources still existed, they would have as much involvement in actually producing / directing the programme as SIS OB / Arena / 021 - virtually none. They provided the facilities to make the programmes, not actually make the programmes.
HA
To clarify on this, looking at today's matches, the Chelsea v Hull match covered on Sky Sports would have been covered by Sky Sports OB trucks & cameras (actually contracted out to NEP Visions).
Of the six 3pm kick-offs, three would have been covered by Sky and three by the BBC.
What TWI do is take the Sky/BBC pictures, add their graphics and commentators and distribute worldwide.
I can't find the link now, but I was under the impression that the PL, Sky, TWI and the BBC formed a joint venture called Premier League Productions and then subcontracted the actual production work to TWI/IMG. Or is PLP just for the international viewers?
Of course the BBC have no OB trucks either now so do they have much involvement in the actual match coverage?
Well the endboard credits says Premier League Productions in association with IMG Sports Media, with the copyright owned by the FA Premier League, so who exactly are Premier League Productions??
I think its Sky(well the team that rig the feeds all have Sky Sports jackets on) who do all the OB's, but I presume they are really the third party companies that do this.
harshy
Founding member
The actual match isn't covered by Sky or ESPN. The coverage is produced by TWI/IMG who then supply it to Sky/ESPN/BBC and distribute it worldwide
To clarify on this, looking at today's matches, the Chelsea v Hull match covered on Sky Sports would have been covered by Sky Sports OB trucks & cameras (actually contracted out to NEP Visions).
Of the six 3pm kick-offs, three would have been covered by Sky and three by the BBC.
What TWI do is take the Sky/BBC pictures, add their graphics and commentators and distribute worldwide.
I can't find the link now, but I was under the impression that the PL, Sky, TWI and the BBC formed a joint venture called Premier League Productions and then subcontracted the actual production work to TWI/IMG. Or is PLP just for the international viewers?
Of course the BBC have no OB trucks either now so do they have much involvement in the actual match coverage?
Well the endboard credits says Premier League Productions in association with IMG Sports Media, with the copyright owned by the FA Premier League, so who exactly are Premier League Productions??
I think its Sky(well the team that rig the feeds all have Sky Sports jackets on) who do all the OB's, but I presume they are really the third party companies that do this.
DO
It's not unusual for companies to provide branded clothing for their regular crews, regardless of whether they work directly for the company, are freelancers, or crew which come with the OB trucks employed by the facilities company. You can often spot the new / irregular crew on a job from the lack of the branded stuff!
This is no different to three of the Visions OB trucks being branded for Sky Sports, and one in the old Channel 4 Racing logo (it doesn't have enough time off for a repaint). Customers of Visions with a long term standing contract can sort out arrangements like this.
http://home.vis-is.co.uk/data/visions_d8.jpg
This is no different to three of the Visions OB trucks being branded for Sky Sports, and one in the old Channel 4 Racing logo (it doesn't have enough time off for a repaint). Customers of Visions with a long term standing contract can sort out arrangements like this.
http://home.vis-is.co.uk/data/visions_d8.jpg
NW
Slightly OT but I was at Old Trafford today for the United/ Birmingham game and one of the cameramen who was located behind the goalpost had a Sky Sports HD logo on his overall, more oddly he took the camera away and buggered off at Half time. Didn't have chance to see any other OB's mind, but you'd be surprised how many cameras there are at a game like that.
It's not unusual for companies to provide branded clothing for their regular crews, regardless of whether they work directly for the company, are freelancers, or crew which come with the OB trucks employed by the facilities company. You can often spot the new / irregular crew on a job from the lack of the branded stuff!
Slightly OT but I was at Old Trafford today for the United/ Birmingham game and one of the cameramen who was located behind the goalpost had a Sky Sports HD logo on his overall, more oddly he took the camera away and buggered off at Half time. Didn't have chance to see any other OB's mind, but you'd be surprised how many cameras there are at a game like that.
HA
Thanks for the insight, I didn't realise Visions did this sort of thing.
harshy
Founding member
It's not unusual for companies to provide branded clothing for their regular crews, regardless of whether they work directly for the company, are freelancers, or crew which come with the OB trucks employed by the facilities company. You can often spot the new / irregular crew on a job from the lack of the branded stuff!
This is no different to three of the Visions OB trucks being branded for Sky Sports, and one in the old Channel 4 Racing logo (it doesn't have enough time off for a repaint). Customers of Visions with a long term standing contract can sort out arrangements like this.
http://home.vis-is.co.uk/data/visions_d8.jpg
This is no different to three of the Visions OB trucks being branded for Sky Sports, and one in the old Channel 4 Racing logo (it doesn't have enough time off for a repaint). Customers of Visions with a long term standing contract can sort out arrangements like this.
http://home.vis-is.co.uk/data/visions_d8.jpg
Thanks for the insight, I didn't realise Visions did this sort of thing.
TW
Slightly OT but I was at Old Trafford today for the United/ Birmingham game and one of the cameramen who was located behind the goalpost had a Sky Sports HD logo on his overall, more oddly he took the camera away and buggered off at Half time. Didn't have chance to see any other OB's mind, but you'd be surprised how many cameras there are at a game like that.
Mainly with bigger grounds such as OT or Wembley, but overalls are required pitchside for ease of identification and to prevent any chance of unauthorised personell.
The cameraman most likely moved to the opposite end of the pitch at half time to cover the same side attacking that he was in the first - was he at the end that Birmingham's goal was in the first half by any chance?
Generally on a PL game, its 25-30 cams, most with an operator, 7-8 without.
It's not unusual for companies to provide branded clothing for their regular crews, regardless of whether they work directly for the company, are freelancers, or crew which come with the OB trucks employed by the facilities company. You can often spot the new / irregular crew on a job from the lack of the branded stuff!
Slightly OT but I was at Old Trafford today for the United/ Birmingham game and one of the cameramen who was located behind the goalpost had a Sky Sports HD logo on his overall, more oddly he took the camera away and buggered off at Half time. Didn't have chance to see any other OB's mind, but you'd be surprised how many cameras there are at a game like that.
Mainly with bigger grounds such as OT or Wembley, but overalls are required pitchside for ease of identification and to prevent any chance of unauthorised personell.
The cameraman most likely moved to the opposite end of the pitch at half time to cover the same side attacking that he was in the first - was he at the end that Birmingham's goal was in the first half by any chance?
Generally on a PL game, its 25-30 cams, most with an operator, 7-8 without.
HA
Slightly OT but I was at Old Trafford today for the United/ Birmingham game and one of the cameramen who was located behind the goalpost had a Sky Sports HD logo on his overall, more oddly he took the camera away and buggered off at Half time. Didn't have chance to see any other OB's mind, but you'd be surprised how many cameras there are at a game like that.
Mainly with bigger grounds such as OT or Wembley, but overalls are required pitchside for ease of identification and to prevent any chance of unauthorised personell.
The cameraman most likely moved to the opposite end of the pitch at half time to cover the same side attacking that he was in the first - was he at the end that Birmingham's goal was in the first half by any chance?
Generally on a PL game, its 25-30 cams, most with an operator, 7-8 without.
Yep as well as Sky, these guys have to film the interviews for the BBC and Showtime as well (Sky and Showtime use the same boards, the BBC's tend to be on the opposite wall), I presume TWI just get the interviews off Sky's clean feed.
harshy
Founding member
It's not unusual for companies to provide branded clothing for their regular crews, regardless of whether they work directly for the company, are freelancers, or crew which come with the OB trucks employed by the facilities company. You can often spot the new / irregular crew on a job from the lack of the branded stuff!
Slightly OT but I was at Old Trafford today for the United/ Birmingham game and one of the cameramen who was located behind the goalpost had a Sky Sports HD logo on his overall, more oddly he took the camera away and buggered off at Half time. Didn't have chance to see any other OB's mind, but you'd be surprised how many cameras there are at a game like that.
Mainly with bigger grounds such as OT or Wembley, but overalls are required pitchside for ease of identification and to prevent any chance of unauthorised personell.
The cameraman most likely moved to the opposite end of the pitch at half time to cover the same side attacking that he was in the first - was he at the end that Birmingham's goal was in the first half by any chance?
Generally on a PL game, its 25-30 cams, most with an operator, 7-8 without.
Yep as well as Sky, these guys have to film the interviews for the BBC and Showtime as well (Sky and Showtime use the same boards, the BBC's tend to be on the opposite wall), I presume TWI just get the interviews off Sky's clean feed.