TNT will cover the NHL from a 270º hybrid studio created with disguise

Four servers disguise vx 2 and five rx II rendering nodes power the new 270º hybrid set managed by Turner Sports that will be used to cover TNT of the NHL hockey league.

The new studio was built at the end of summer in just under two with the help of Turner Sports, a disguise certified solutions provider, and Meptik, a creative studio based in Atlanta. disguise's solution combines nine projectors, two LED video walls y multiple cameras in a single workflow.

The studio set follows TNT's style, channeling the look of modern stadiums with their huge screens and lighting effects. Among the subtle hockey style elements are the oval shape of the set, which reflects that of an ice rink; or the ice shard base of the presenter's table.

Regarding the visual resources of the set, these are displayed both in curved LED panels built to measure, as well as through projections that fill the rest of the visual canvas. The studio also features a diagonal LED screen and two large tracking monitors in its foreground, providing flexibility for presenters to communicate from different locations. All video, images and data are integrated into the scenery through the disguise.

Creating a set from scratch

Disguise created the visual assembly of the 3D set before the studio was built, which expedited its implementation once the integration was complete. Gideon Ferber, director de producto de disguise para el área broadcast, aporta más detalles: “Era absolutamente crucial poder previsualizar el estudio, ya que no se disponía de tiempo tiempo para hacer ensayos durante su construcción. El estudio se puso en marcha una semana antes de la fecha de lanzamiento, por lo que la posibilidad de prever todo el montaje y el aspecto del contenido, y luego incorporar las animaciones y los gráficos, era imprescindible”.

Paralelamente, tanto disguise como MEPTIK se encargaron de formaron al equipo de producción interno de Turner Sports en el uso del flujo de trabajo de disguise para las emisiones. Productores, creativos, ingenieros y operadores ya cuentan con las habilidades necesarias para llevar a cabo sus determinadas funciones dentro del ecosistema de TNT.

Phil Ventre, vicepresidente del área broadcast de disguise, resume el último proyecto de la firma: “Hemos proporcionado a Turner Sports un lienzo en blanco para que los creativos cuenten sus mejores historias y atraigan a la audiencia. Nos sentimos muy orgullosos de haber sido capaces de llevar a cabo este proyecto en tan poco tiempo y de que sea un éxito”.