在电视上没有任何节目能比得上"“美国试验厨房” (ATK) – a well-known and beloved half-hour cooking episodic broadcast by public TV stations and distributed by American Public Television. To ensure the production crew has reliable multi-channel communications for both “ATK” (and their other production, “Cook’s Country”) AV/Broadcast rental production company Talamas 转向 十大赌博平台排行榜® 有信心.
“ATK” is a true passion project of teaching and helping viewers cook 有信心. 在它的2,500-square-foot kitchen located just outside of South Boston in the beautiful Innovation and Design building, 这里是数十名试制厨师的家, 食品科学家, 炊具专家. During the weeks that the production team shoots episodes, there is a demanding set of requirements for crew communications. 迈克尔Duca, 出租公司Talamas的总经理, supplies all the gear for their productions and has extensive experience deploying 十大赌博平台排行榜 systems in a wide range of applications and configurations. 在这个例子中，他选择了a FreeSpeak二世® Digital 无线系统 to help the on-set crew communicate clearly with ease and efficiency and to allow them to focus on the production needs rather than the hardware they’re using.
“对我们来说, flexibility and reliability are the true advantages in our rental business, and 十大赌博平台排行榜’s FreeSpeak allows us to deliver our customer requirements at any time,迈克尔评论道。. “The ‘ATK’ team has been using 十大赌博平台排行榜 now for over four years, and it’s been a game changer. 对讲系统允许导演, 生产商, 相机运营商, 电子提词机运营商, 脚本的上司, P.A.s, and runners to keep in 关闭 communication so everyone can focus on the same production goals. 电视机很忙，很吵, and FreeSpeak allows the crew to communicate more naturally and with ease throughout the shoots.”
One big advantage of FreeSpeak二世 is its full-duplex capabilities, meaning users can speak and listen at the same time, which in the past has only been possible by using two frequencies. “ATK”系统在1.9 GHz frequency band, and up to 15 beltpacks are typically deployed for each recorded episode. It has been designed for these types of rigorous continuous communication environments and its feature set has long been applauded by rental houses, 制作公司, 和最终用户.
在以前的系统中, 我们经历了基础设施的干扰, but with FreeSpeak we haven’t had these issues,迈克尔继续说. “We never have to conduct a frequency study, 作为系统, 信号强度, 稳定性是坚如磐石的. The audio is crystal clear – it even sounds like a hard-wired system.”
在他的工作中, one of the main things that Michael appreciates about FreeSpeak二世 is its ease of setup. 在技术团队安装好摄像头之后, 控制室, 和收发器, it’s just a matter of plug-and-play and some channel pre-programming for the rest of the comms system. +, with its 4-wire matrix connection capability, the team can create multiple partylines or seamlessly connect and integrate with any wired partyline systems that may already be in place. “Even if a crew member is remote and roaming around, it’s easy for them to feel like they’re 关闭 to the rest of the action,他说. “加, 如果我们需要更大的范围, 我们要做的就是用有线电视, 将天线放入系统中, 我们已经开始运行了. Getting everyone onto wireless was definitely the way to go for us, and this comms system truly shines for a show like ‘America’s Test Kitchen’.”
Keith McManus, Sound Mixer and Audio Tech for “ATK” adds, “Comms is where it counts. There is nothing that can derail a production faster than not being able to communicate properly with your team. 我以前也有过这样的经历, where there are communication gaps or a pack fails, 这让很多人手忙脚乱. But not with 十大赌博平台排行榜…I have complete confidence when using FreeSpeak, as it simply works!”
Since the equipment isn’t being used in a fixed studio, multi-cam设置, it goes through regular production set build-ups and teardowns, which puts a lot of strain on the equipment. “加, the production value of this show is quite sophisticated, which places more responsibility on the comms system. Even in such a demanding environment, the equipment holds up well through it all,” Keith adds.
The freedom of being wireless helps collaboration and helps execute certain elements of the production that aren’t possible on a wired setup. The crew all need to be connected to the same system yet have the freedom to move around. “I also like how FreeSpeak enables members of the crew to have direct lines of communication with each other,基思说. “例如, the 生产商 may need to speak with the PAs, and don’t want to interfere in the conversation the director is having with the 相机运营商. This type of flexibility and multi-channel intercom really supports production to run smoothly.”
整体, Michael says they are “really satisfied” with the way FreeSpeak二世 has improved the production workflow for “ATK.”
“It’s truly made the crew’s jobs easier,” he concludes. “加, since it can be configured for just about any production environment imaginable, FreeSpeak是我的首选通讯解决方案.”