For the broadcast, the Emmy nominees were livestreamed from their homes or private locations during the announcements of winners. C Mount was tasked with hooking up the 26 nominees located in the LA area. Each nominee was sent a kit, made up of a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and an ATEM Mini Pro switcher. The rig also featured a ring light and a talent-facing monitor that allowed the nominee to see their own camera feed as well as the show. C Mount worked quickly, building the kits in a week, and then mailing them to the homes of the talent over the course of several days. “We wanted something small, compact and easy to use, but it still had to have a big sensor – it had to make the talent look great,” says Liquori. “We started testing immediately and came down to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. It allowed us to have a small footprint with a cinematic image. The ATEM Mini Pro gave us full remote RCP control. We were able to remote
into their computer to set up their conferencing software and dive right into all the camera control settings, including focus and aperture. “The main goal was to let the talent relax and
“It was just like a traditional remote broadcast, but it just happened to be done over the internet, with nobody in the same room – directors, producers and technicians were all separated safely, but could still do their job to a high level.” Liquori believes this kind of remote work will continue, and
just enjoy and interact with the broadcast that they were part of, rather than having to interface with anything out of their comfort zone. And since then, we’ve had some calls from celebrities saying, ‘I really liked that kit. Can I rent it? Can I buy it?’ So I feel like they were happy with how they looked and felt.” The team, located at C Mount’s headquarters in
not just for compliance with social distancing measures. “We realise for intimate talent scenes, we don’t need 25 people in the room. We can have the focus puller outside,” explains Liquori. “Not every writer and producer needs to be on set. We’ve been setting up a lot of remote video villages. We can even send things to people’s devices – so they don’t crowd the director – and also
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Glendale, monitored each of the individual remote cameras. In turn, they could communicate directly with technicians in the main control room at the Staples Center, in downtown LA. A Unity PL intercom system allowed C Mount to update them on the condition of each camera feed and make recommendations where it was necessary.
upload to the internet, where co-workers can access them via Zoom or perhaps a streaming platform. These various components have been around for years, but now they’re being used and combined in ways we didn’t need to think about before.”
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