Crews installed more than 100 cameras and microphones and established 400 individual audio channels.
The sounds of the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T on ESPN incorporated a key element of the college game: the cheers of large crowds. This was at his 72,000-plus seat NRG Stadium in Houston, pitting the No. 1-ranked University of Michigan against his No. 2-ranked team. 2 Washington stood to write the final chapter of the season. They were then pitted against a marching band that created a sound that was not possible with previously recorded soundtracks. (And speaking of music, for the second year in a row, John Williams provided the National Championship Open soundtrack produced by ESPN’s Creative Content Unit.)
To tell Kevin Cleary, ESPN Remote Control Specialist“While the main show is always an important element, shoulder programming is a huge improvement surrounding the production.”
The production volume was huge. Committed to the quickest turnaround from semifinals to championship in CFP history, ESPN installed 19.5 miles of fiber, built a television facility, and installed more than 100 cameras and microphones throughout the stadium for game and studio coverage. We have enhanced both programming and established approximately 400 individual audios. Channels off-site to create innovative, industry-defining MegaCast presentations.
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Key members of the audio team are gamers A1 Devin Barnhart (on Calrec Apollo console), Sub-mixer Andy Bartley (with my Apollo), college game day A1 Mike Maddio (Carrec Artemis), Deportes A1 Dick Dorner (Karek Brio), SkyCast UHD/Atmos A1 Steve Yoder (Karrek Artemis), The Pat McAfee Show/First Take A1 Michael Vevers (another burrito), and field pass A1 Tyler Thompson (Karrek Artemis).
According to Cleary, coordinating and managing the 292 channels of discrete audio being sent out to various distribution outlets was the single biggest challenge of the event. He also oversaw the application of Dolby Atmos to SkyCast UHD broadcast and further forays into the ST 2110 signal transmission environment.
“The 2110 infrastructure for video and audio is progressing very well,” he said. “However, as the signal density of the 2110 infrastructure continues to increase, several challenges will always arise. Coordinating the timing of the ever-increasing number of channels is one of those challenges. ”
Cleary credits his veteran staff for pulling together such a complex work in such a short time.
“When a show like this comes on at the end of a very long and busy season, it’s like magic,” he says. “But the reality is, we couldn’t have done this without the right people on this team. And that’s what we had here: a true winning team of our own.”
