News
Post-cam’,
which has been developed by BBC Outside Broadcasts, has now been
successfully trialled at the England v Ireland and Wales v France
matches on 6 and 7 March.
BBC Sport is set to use an innovative remote 360 degree tracking
camera housed around a rugby post to enhance its coverage of Six
Nations Rugby match between England and Wales on 20 March and the
Scotland v France match the following day again. The camera is also
set to be used at future Six Nations matches and at a number of
Rugby League matches this season. ‘Post-cam’, which
has been developed by BBC Outside Broadcasts, has now been successfully
trialled at the England v Ireland and Wales v France matches on
6 and 7 March.
A compact wireless device, ‘post-cam’ follows a long
line of innovations from the Special Facilities team at BBC Outside
Broadcasts. The remote control camera is gripped to the post above
its safety padding and can provide 360 degree tracking footage of
action whether it be players in view or the crowds reaction in the
stadium.
For the first time, the ‘post-cam’ will be able to
capture views of scrums, players’ shots on goal as well as
images of the audience watching the action from behind the post.
As it is fixed above the pads on the posts and uses a wireless digital
video signal (COFDM), it means that it can be fitted unobtrusively
and rotated using a remote control device offering the production
team exciting shots of the game from a completely new angle.
‘Post-cam’ has been on the bench at Special Facilities
for some time and through discussions in conjunction with BBC Sports’
Innovation Group the idea was able to come to fruition for this
season. It is a robust device that is flexible enough to change
views and gain good pitch coverage but isn’t disturbed by
weather or obstructive to the players.
This is another of the innovations of the Special Facilities team
at BBC Outside Broadcasts and builds on recent successes such as
‘crowd-cam’, which is used extensively for football
and rugby matches and ‘halibut-cam’, which tracks the
underwater movements of swimmers as they cover the length of the
pool.
Paul McNeil, BBC Outside Broadcasts adds: “The success of
the England Rugby team has captured the imagination of the nation
and we wanted to build on that by getting audiences as close to
the action as possible. Post-cam has been designed to operate within
the field of play and will provide some exciting new perspectives
on the game.”
For further information, please contact:
Georgie Hollett, PR & Comms Exec, BBC Resources
Tel: +44 (0)20 8576 2350 (Television Centre)
+44 (0)7834 845612 (Mobile)
Email:georgie.hollett@bbc.co.uk
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