Four Camera Shoot: Live Stage Performance/Sporting Event - Datavideo SE-500 Instruction Manual

Four Camera Shoot: Live Stage Performance / Sporting Event
The first example is a typical four-camera shoot. The example is based on a stage performance such as a
play or a band, but it could just as easily be slightly modified for other live situations such as sporting events.
The four cameras are feeding analogue signals to the SE 500, via Composite or S-Video. It would be
possible to use DV cameras by adding a Datavideo DAC 6 to each of the channels that you want to run DV.
With four cameras it may be worth using the Tally Light feed, so that the camera operators will be aware
when they are live, or save to re-position.
Depending on the complexity of the shoot, you may want to use an external Mic/Audio Mixer to handle the
audio and then channel the output of the audio mixer to the SE 500, or simply use the two Mic inputs and
have an audio source, such as a CD player for background music. If you shooting a sporting event the main
microphone would be the commentator and the second Mic would be crowd noise.
The output can be recorded live to tape or DVD, or alternatively it could be sent to a giant screen or projector.
The vision mixer operator will be responsible for ensuring the right camera feed is selected and that
switching from camera to camera is carried out at appropriate times.
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