Chapter5.17

ENG, SNG, and Remote Video Production

Tom Jennings

Accelerated Media Technologies, Inc.

Auburn, MA

Stephen Alhart

NEP

Pittsburgh, PA

Mobile Video Production

Mobile broadcast productions can be produced using several different platforms. Three in particular are:

  • Traditional 53’ self-contained semi-trailer systems
  • Hybrid production/uplink trailers
  • Outside broadcast controlled from client home base

Traditional 53’ Trailers

Many traditional 53’ trailers for outside broadcasts remain as a single expanding trailer facility with an adequate amount of equipment to meet client production requirements. See Figure 5.17-1. A single-unit remote broadcast trailer could be equipped with twelve camera control units (CCUs), six multichannel record/playback ...

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