For Rosenfeld, who has actually produced protection for eight World Cups and five Olympics, it will resemble doing a video game from an empty grassy field. The possibilities and prospective risks are unlimited." It's very dismal that there are no fans. However then how do you take an unfavorable and make it a positive?" she asked.
So what we're attempting to do is say, 'OK, let's see what that resembles.'" For the opener, a minimum of, it will be like no other soccer broadcast in history. Rosenfeld and her 160-person team plan to use more than 20 cams, about double the number for a regular MLS broadcast.
The plan is to have the center referee use a microphone while others will be embedded in the turf near the center circle and near to both benches. About the only thing you won't see or hear is the sweat dripping from each player's eyebrow. But Rosenfeld is working on that." Our position is to be genuine to the experience," she stated.
You're going to hear when the goalie makes a save. Things that never get exposure because the crowd is drowning it out. My hope is it will feel immersive." The all-access experience isn't inexpensive. Although ESPN and MLS, which is accountable for much of the upfront costs, declined to discuss figures, the production cost for the competition will probably be about $10 million.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber, noting the competition's uncommon setting, has actually compared the games to a "studio show" in which the sights and noises can largely be controlled, simply as they can on a Hollywood sound stage. And that's permitted the league and its broadcast partners to forge ahead. "Our fans, when they see how the video games are produced, will be impressed with the innovation and the idea that's gone into trying to test a handful of new concepts," he stated.
There will be more access to audio and advertisement views. And we'll have the ability to use some technology that we're explore in these broadcasts." The most innovative aspect will be one that nobody at the video games will be able to see. For showcaseidx in the house, one side of the field will appear to be an animated arena with ads running along the edges while a virtual Jumbotron, also visible only on TELEVISION, will increase from behind both objectives and occasionally at midfield.