Television Sports Production, 5th Edition

Appendix IICamera Placement Diagrams

The following camera diagrams and descriptions were copied from actual documents used by networks and production companies to produce small and large sporting events. There is not one single way to set up cameras at an event. These diagrams show some of the most common camera setups.

Many of these diagrams show the basic camera diagram. Cameras can be added to them as needed. A few of the diagrams show many cameras as used in a world championship.

Baseball: Small Production

Camera	Type	Mount	Location	Coverage
1	Fixed	Tripod	High home	Main follow
2	Fixed	Tripod	High first	Ball flight and ...