2022 Sports Emmys: Fox Sports' Pete Macheksa Recounts the Cinematic Magic of MLB at Field of Dreams The networks production team was awarded Outstanding Live Special for their efforts By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 11:30 am
Print This Story | Subscribe
Story Highlights
MLB at Field of Dreams was applauded as one of the most breathtaking and emotion-provoking broadcasts of the past year by winning the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Live Special. Tapping the iconic landscape seen in Field of Dreams and the vision of Director Matt Gangl, the inaugural presentation of this regular-season showdown mixed engaging storytelling and technological innovation like drones, 1080p HDR workflows with 4K up-conversion, aerial camera systems, and more.
SVG caught up with Producer Pete Macheska to describe how this win feels different than in years past, how the production and technical teams responded to a multitude of challenges, and how everything came together to create an unforgettable night.
Other notable names that worked on this production include:
Executive Producers
Eric Shanks, Mark Silverman, Brad Zager
Senior Coordinating Producers
Judy H. Boyd, Kent Camera
Coordinating Producer
Bardia Shah-Rais
Senior Producer
P.T.Navarro
Producers
Jon Kaplan, Stephen Monte, Scott Riddell, Aaron Stojkov
Feature Producers
Erin Hoskins, Etienne Materre, Amada Materre, Dave Strumpf, Rick Thomas
Coordinating Directors
Geordie Wimmer Senior Director David Faller
Senior Associate Producers
Bryan Collucci, Matt Larussa, Cameron Mertens
Associate Producers
Wayne Fidelman, Jake Fuller, Noah Hammond, Brandon Henson, Steve Horn, Eron Iki, Craig Jacobson, Mike Jenkin, Dave Korus, Scott Laubacher, Frankie Luongo, Mark Mason, Anthony Masterson, Ty Mikan, Tyler Mustin, Bill Pinkel, Daisy Reynoso, Ryan Sheehy, Arianna Takis, Wendy Villarreal, Sam Vovsi, Mary-Hollis Williams, Jeff Willson
Operations Producers
Matt Byers, Brad Cheney, Rod Conti, Francisco Contreras, Michael Davies, Jeffrey Hershey, Scott Lembke, Thomas Lynch, Emily McLanahan, Jennifer Nielsen, JuanCarlos Ortiz, Marc Proval, Troy Steinly, Kevin Walter
Senior Associate Director
Larry Lancaster
Associate Directors
Bryan Biederman, Mark Maxham, Andrea Pearce, Ashley Sandoval
Editors
Brian Alexander, Adam Greenberg, Blake Jackson, Ryan Little, Matt Tan
World Feed Producers
Bernadette McDonald, Brian O'Gara
Stage Manager
Dom Tringali
For more of SVG's coverage of the 2022 Sports Emmys and video interviews with experts from across the sports video production industry, visit SVG On Demand.
Most recent headlines
04/11/2022
The best gamers know DTS Headphone:X technology ups their play. Now major magazines have caught on, too.
DTS Headphone:X technology creates immersive soundsc...
29/06/2022
London - 29th April 2022 - The BBC, Channel 4, Paramount and UKTV have announced their intention to join forces to tackle the current production management skil...
29/06/2022
By Vanessa Zimmer
Welcome to part two of our four-part series introducing the short films and directors from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Program.
A...
29/06/2022
Stranger Things took the action and suspense to a new level when Season 4, Vol. ...
29/06/2022
La emoci n cuando dos raperos suben al escenario para una batalla de freestyle e...
29/06/2022
The emotional moment when two rappers take the stage for a freestyle battle is i...
29/06/2022
More podcast creators than ever are switching their mics on with Anchor. With this comes more chances than ever for listeners to fall in love with new shows. An...
29/06/2022
It was June 2019 when director Baz Luhrmann first approached cinematographer Mandy Walker, ACS, ASC about collaborating on the new biopic Elvis. I was extremel...
29/06/2022
Media is moving faster than ever, and the stakes for holding consumer attention are extremely high. As new platforms reshape the definition of entertainment, pr...
29/06/2022
SAN FRANCISCO Movielabs, the technology joint venture of the major Hollywood motion picture studios, has launched the 2030 Showcase Program to recognize organ...
29/06/2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. TNDV, a full-service provider of mobile production and audio facilities, as well as production and secondary services for broadcast television,...
29/06/2022
SANTA MONICA, Calif. In a bid to create a new revenue stream, Snapchat has launched a new $3.99 a month subscription service Snapchat+....
29/06/2022
NEW YORK As Netflix prepares to crackdown on people who are sharing password credentials to access to the streaming services, a new survey from Kagan, the media...
29/06/2022
NEW YORK SiriusXM has announced that its SXM App, which delivers more than 425 SiriusXM channels of audio entertainment, is now available to tens of millions of...
29/06/2022
Top Honor for Women in Media WIM ZEISS Altitude Awards Goes to EsZTer Csepeli,...
29/06/2022
Siemens and NVIDIA to Enable Industrial Metaverse
Brie Clayton June 29, 2022
0 Comments
Siemens, a leader in industrial automation and software, infras...
29/06/2022
Byron Allen's Allen Media Group announced that it hired Mike Nemetz as director of content distribution and partnerships, a new job at the company....
29/06/2022
Married couple Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell will host The Real Love Boat, which debuts on CBS October 5. The series brings singles together to sail th...
29/06/2022
Stations in the Shreveport, Louisiana, market began the transition to NextGen TV broadcasting....
29/06/2022
Viamedia said it promoted Jim O'Neill and Wendell Decker to senior VP from VP, effective immediately....
29/06/2022
The board of directors of The Walt Disney Co. voted to extend embattled CEO Bob Chapek's contract for three years....
29/06/2022
Instead of killing off TV advertising, streaming is now seen as making it grow as more viewers turn to add-supported connected TV....
29/06/2022
Ad server Clinch said it made a deal with Integral Ad Science that gives advertisers using Clinchs Flight Control campaign management platform access to IAS ver...
29/06/2022
Standard General CEO Soo Kim said he doesn't understand the opposition to his company's $5.4 billion acquisition of Tegna....
29/06/2022
Hearts of Heroes, the Hearst Media Production Group (HMPD) series that showcases the work of first responders, will progress to season four. The show airs on AB...
29/06/2022
LONDON The IBC today previewed its upcoming show, returning to the RAI in Amsterdam for in-person exhibits and conferences the first time since 2019....
29/06/2022
NEW YORK & MIAMI FuboTV and TelevisaUnivision have both issued statements complaining about the other party's demands in the intensifying negotiations for a...
29/06/2022
OTTAWA What do AT&T, Starbucks, and Tesla have in common? They all accept payments using various forms of cryptocurrency. Granted, these payment options are cur...
29/06/2022
NEW YORK New research from Comscore is highlighting a long-overlooked trend, namely the important role that diverse audiences from the African-American, Hispani...
29/06/2022
OSLO, Norway OTT software tech provider Vewd has announced that its Vewd for Automotive white-labeled, cloud-managed content aggregation and monetization soluti...
29/06/2022
SHREVEPORT, La. Six local television stations serving the Shreveport television market have announced that they had begun broadcasting NextGen TV signals on Jun...
29/06/2022
NEW YORK Fox Television Stations is reporting that its digital properties finished May 2022 as the top-performing O&O station group in total minutes, unique vis...
29/06/2022
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. Mobile TV Group (MTVG) today unveiled its MTVG Edge series edge computing production solution....
29/06/2022
We've surpassed our initial expectations and are thrilled with the levels of...
29/06/2022
The BFI calling for the industry to invest at least 1 per cent of all production...
29/06/2022
PLG Implements a Virtual Studio Solution with Blackmagic Design
Brie Clayton June 28, 2022
0 Comments
Blackmagic Design today announced that Dubai base...
29/06/2022
Cutters Detroit proudly names Ryann Harrison its newest Editor
Brie Clayton June 28, 2022
0 Comments
High-end editorial boutique Cutters (http://www.cu...
29/06/2022
Light Iron solidifies management team with 2 key hires
Brie Clayton June 28, 2022
0 Comments
Andy Kaplan joins as Senior Vice President of Operations, ...
29/06/2022
Simple Thought Productions Streams Rare Flower Blooms with AJA HELO
Brie Clayton June 28, 2022
0 Comments
There's a live stream for nearly everythi...
29/06/2022
Sonnet Announces PCI Express 3.0 Adapter Card Featuring Two NVMe SSD Slots, 16-L...
29/06/2022
Telos Alliance Extends Container University Series That Educates and Empowers Br...
29/06/2022
A legend and a gentleman: The sports broadcasting industry pays tribute to Barry...
29/06/2022
Inside LIV Golf's broadcast plans with chief media officer Will Staeger By George Bevir
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 10:17
Print This Story
LIV Golf chief...
29/06/2022
Stats Perform Transforms Sports Media Content Creation With PressBox Platform By SVG Staff
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 12:00 pm
Print This Story | Subscrib...
29/06/2022
Born and brought up in India, he is already a long-established user of Optocore ...
29/06/2022
Back to All News
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area' Pockets Global Top Spot
Entertainment
29 June 2022
GlobalSouth Korea (Republic of Korea)
...
29/06/2022
Back to All News
Jamie Foxx And Cameron Diaz To Star In New Film Back In Action...
29/06/2022
Organizations can now achieve unified monitoring of their multi-cloud ecosystems...
29/06/2022
Clear-Com is pleased to announce the appointment of Calvin Long to the company's renowned Applications Engineering team. Based in the Southeastern region of...
29/06/2022
Tyngsboro, Mass. - June. 29, 2022 -- We understand that every meeting matters. That's why we created MeetingPix, the new dedicated live production and strea...
2022 Sports Emmys: Fox Sports' Pete Macheksa Recounts the Cinematic Magic of MLB at Field of Dreams The networks production team was awarded Outstanding Live Special for their efforts By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital 
