2021 SVG Venue Roundtable: Production War Stories Details the Challenges of Exterior Factors on Production Professionals on May 26 By Kristian Hernandez, Associate Editor
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 10:58 am
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Sports venues are once again filling up with fans, but the return to this semblance of normalcy was paved through hardship and technological ingenuity. In this SVG Venue Roundtable: Production War Stories, network with professionals from around the industry and hear from individuals that came toe-to-toe with unique day-to-day circumstances.
On Wednesday, May 26 from 2:30-4 p.m. ET, join us to participate in this valuable conversation with professional teams who are continuing to work under unique circumstances to continue to deliver valuable video content for live in-venue videoboard show.
Click HERE to register.
Here's a quick peek at the agenda:
2:30 - 3:05 pm ET: Welcoming Remarks, Shindig Introduction, Networking Time
3:00 - 3:05 pm ET: Venue Initiative Spotlight
Our valued SVG Venue Initiative sponsors [Canon, Daktronics, Grass Valley, KMH, Ross, The Switch, and VITEC] will take the virtual stage to introduce themselves and provide quick updates on the latest support and services available to you at this unique time.
3:05 - 3:50 pm ET: Mission Accomplished: Teams Balance Productions With Exterior Obstacles
In-venue production is a difficult and ever-changing field, but when you add other uncontrollable factors into the mix, the job gets a bit tougher every single day. Three professionals from the NFL, NHL, and NBA take you through some of the adjustments that they had to make near the tail end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, what technologies and techniques they used to overcome numerous changes, and how these challenges helped grow their set of skills.
Confirmed Panelists:
Laura Johnson, San Francisco 49ers, Director of Game Day Presentation and Live Events
Dustin Lamendola, San Jose Sharks, Director of Creative and Entertainment
Kyle Campbell, Director of Game Experience, New Orleans Pelicans and New Orleans Saints
Moderator:
Kristian Hernandez, SVG, Associate Editor and Social Media Manager
3:50 pm ET: Open Networking Time
Following the panel and Venue Initiative Spotlights, the programmed portion of the event will be complete, but we'll keep the event open for you to continue networking with your peers or to poke around in the system.
NOTE: Only qualified venues, teams, and SVG Venue Initiative sponsors are able to attend.
For more information, email Kristian Hernandez at Kristian@sportsvideo.org. To learn more about becoming a Venue Initiative Sponsor, please contact Rob Payne at rob@sportsvideo.org or Andrew Gabel at agabel@sportsvideo.org.
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