Live Production Studio:
The core of the live production studio is a series of green screen “sets”: The NewTek Tricaster (switcher/compositor) will combine and switch between the images and put the people “into” new backgrounds. Only one, two or three-shots will be available at this stage (Live broadcast). Wide (whole-set) shots will be added later in Post Production.
Welcome to the bleeding edge of technology--a place where Fans love to hang. Amazing sets, all of the eye-popping visual effects, and the incredibly low costs are all made possible by the latest computer based production equipment. High-definition broadcast
quality shows are entirely self contained. There's no need to rent studio facilities for hundreds of thousands of dollars. A multi-million dollar real-time production hub (historically delivered by a multimillion dollar production truck) is not needed either. In fact, the "production truck" has been replaced by a small, $40,000 box. The very core of the studio is simply this powerful box connecting up to eight cameras on a green-screen set. This box, the Newtek Tricaster, will switch between the cameras and put the subjects into other environments in real time, essentially delivering a finished show LIVE!
The show that is delivered from the Tricaster will be streamed LIVE for a web audience; however, it will be missing some polish (additional layers of visual and audio effects.) Also, no “wide shots” will be available. It is a “sort of” behind-the-scenes production draft of the show. --perhaps a little like the “DVD extras” on many movies. It will also having a running time that is a little long. The FanBoy crowd will enjoy this aspect of raw production, not to mention the ability to participate live via TWITTER, Chat, SKYPE, and other venues. This “raw” version of the show will then be taken into POST PRODUCTION.
Post Production Work Stations: The “live version” of the show will be taken into a visual effects workstation. In addition to editorial tweaks and sound “sweetening,” the show will have stunning wide shots added, and visual effects sequences. Finished productions will have a consistent, specific running time (22 minutes for “half-hour” shows) so that it will fit into broadcast time slots. This finished production will “air” initially on YouTube and can be licensed to other venues.