On the weekend of January 14, 2011 3D history was made when the Golf Channel, Sony, and NEP came together to produce six holes of the SonyOpen in 3D. The event featured a number of new developments in 3D technology and also led to some valuable lessons in how to produce 3D golf properly. This 3D Playbook is designed to help you, the sports production professional, better understand the challenges and opportunities related to 3D golf coverage.
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‘The Sony Open golf tournament in Hawaii is off to a soggy start, but that hasn’t stopped the 3D-production team — comprising staffers from NEP, Sony, Element Technica, VER, and the Golf Channel — from making do in less-than-ideal conditions and laying out a solid plan to cover six holes in 3D this Saturday and Sunday.
(Read More)Golf Channel’s 3D coverage of the Sony Open in Honolulu, HI, during the weekend of January 15 was deemed a success by all involved in the production as well as by viewers, who sent in more than 100 e-mails lauding it.
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For Steve Beim, director of the Sony Open 3D broadcast, the opportunity to take Golf Channel golf coverage to the next dimension was also an opportunity to help the regular golf production crew build on experiences last year during tests at the Barclays Open.
(Read More)1) GET CLOSE…TO TOURNEY OFFICIALS If possible, get close to the tournament director early enough to see if there are any changes to stand and hole set up that can be done to enhance the 3D product. At the Sony Open, for example, the desire to have cameras located next to the 2D cameras on [...]
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