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THE PRODUC TION CENTRE , MANCHESTERHYBRID REMOTE PRODUC TION FACILITIES
GALLERYSPECIFICATIONS2 ME Grass Valley Kula Production Switcher
Production talkback for gallery roles
Dedicated vision and audio monitoring for operators and technical directors
Dedicated sound control
EDIT SPECIFICATIONS 2 x large Avid Media Composer-based edit suites
Fully networked to Avid NEXIS shared storage and Interplay PAM
Fully integrated Avid/EVS Edit While Capture and Send to Playback workflow
Dedicated HD-SDI edit vision and audio monitoring
Additional HD-SDI video and audio monitoring for external feeds.
Production talkback in each suite
Dedicated client PC in each suite
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the match feeds were switched.
Analysis, replays and packages were also produced in Manchester, with reverse vision being fed back to the platform presentation positions.
Although this hybrid remote production was the ideal setup for BBC Sport for the World Cup, it still didn’t fully exploit the Manchester Production Centre’s potential. The facility has the technology to go to a full multi-camera remote production, if required – it just depends on the venue having the right capabilities.
A record-breaking 28.1m people watched BBC’s coverage of the tournament on TV and online; the most successful Women’s World Cup ever. Gravity Media’s support was shortlisted in the Editing – Sport category at the prestigious RTS Craft & Design Awards 2019.
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THE PRODUC TION CENTRE , MANCHESTERThe Production Centre in central Manchester offers ‘at home’ and hybrid remote production and support services for live presentations and pre-records.
The facility comprises a large, three-tier production gallery, dedicated sound control and VO booth, two large edit suites and dedicated production area. The facility is connected directly to our London Production Centre via our UK network, with access to all our London-based facilities and our external connectivity partners.
Recent projects delivered have featured graphics managed by our in-house team, editing based on robust Avid/EVS workflows, and IPDirector PAM to browse all project content.
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CASE STUDYThe Production Centre, Manchester was used to provide ground-breaking support to BBC Sport for the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The innovation centred on each match being presented live from pitch-side in France, whilst being produced remotely from Manchester and being fully supported by a technical team based at Gravity Media’s Production Centre, London.
It was a hybrid remote production in which each match feed was taken in full from the host broadcaster, HBS, but the live presentation and pre- and post-match analysis were all handled in Manchester.
The ‘at home’ workflow involved the daisy-chaining of Gravity Media’s various UK facilities: all the equipment doing the production – switcher, audio mixer, matrix – was in London, linked to our bespoke gallery in Manchester where the live camera feeds coming from the BBC presentation positions at the stadiums and
ABOUT GRAVITY MEDIA
Gravity Media is a brand-new company with a 30-year pedigree, formed by the coming together of four established broadcast and production houses: Gearhouse Broadcast, HyperActive Broadcast, Input Media and Chief Entertainment. Our 500 people serve clients across the sport, media, news and entertainment industries from bases in the UK, Australia, USA, France, Germany and Qatar.
Our three broad categories of expertise – media services & facilities; production & content; and equipment rental & sales – span the entire broadcast spectrum. Our UK broadcast and production facilities include Gravity House in Soho – a multi-functional facility for all film, TV and photographic needs; The Production Centre, London, which offers TV studios for HD traditional broadcast, live streaming and full remote production; and The Production Centre, Manchester, which offers hybrid remote production. Contact us today to see how we can help with your next production.
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