Mike DesRoches - National Accounts Organization, Sports & New Media, Sony Electronics, Inc.
12/15/22 • 65 min
0:00 - Episode Introduction to Mike DesRoches
1:15 - Where Mike’s love of sports came from
2:10 - Mike played D1 college baseball
2:40 - How Mike started working for Sony
4:00 - What Mike does with Sony now with broadcast sports
6:00 - How I met Mike at the Denver AVEXpo and how Mike helps the sports networks
9:10 - The kinds of innovations that cameras have achieved and where camera technology is going
14:15 - How autofocus has improved drastically (with video)
16:10 How the camera operator benefits from the autofocus technology on broadcast tv
22:50 - Mike having a relationship with the broadcasters
23:30 - What the blend is between artistic and executing shots during a broadcast
25:00 - How long the tests take before revealing the technology on-air
28:35 - How cinematic cameras are readily available for producers and directors
29:30 - How many possibilities there are for camera placement in a broadcast
32:30 - Working with stadiums and arenas to enhance the entertainment value for video
36:00 - Where the future trends of camera technology will be with virtual, esports, etc.
38:40 - Mike’s favorite events he’s been a part of
41:40 - Photos & stories from some of the events he’s been a part of (Al Michaels)
Survivor TV Show crew
Dallas Cowboys NFL game
ASU Sun Devils
Clemson in-house video crew
Larry Fitzgerald
NHRA
Minnesota Vikings
LA Dodgers
PGA Golf
UFC
RSN SVG panelist
Odell Beckham, Jr. NYGiants Game
Washington Huskies
55:15 - How Mike got his foot in the door with Sony, how he got to his current position and how he changed the way Sony reached out to clients
59:40 - Mike on building relationships
1:00:15 - Mike’s most special credential
1:01:55 - Favorite sports movie
1:03:25 - How people can get in touch with Mike DesRoches
1:04:40 - Episode Wrap
#jim dove #espn #nbc #sony #camera #autofocus #sonyfs7 #sonyfx9 #depthoffield #innovation #broadcasting #fs700 #fs7 #fx9 #stadium #arena #cinematic #sportsbroadcasting #engineering #technology
0:00 - Episode Introduction to Mike DesRoches
1:15 - Where Mike’s love of sports came from
2:10 - Mike played D1 college baseball
2:40 - How Mike started working for Sony
4:00 - What Mike does with Sony now with broadcast sports
6:00 - How I met Mike at the Denver AVEXpo and how Mike helps the sports networks
9:10 - The kinds of innovations that cameras have achieved and where camera technology is going
14:15 - How autofocus has improved drastically (with video)
16:10 How the camera operator benefits from the autofocus technology on broadcast tv
22:50 - Mike having a relationship with the broadcasters
23:30 - What the blend is between artistic and executing shots during a broadcast
25:00 - How long the tests take before revealing the technology on-air
28:35 - How cinematic cameras are readily available for producers and directors
29:30 - How many possibilities there are for camera placement in a broadcast
32:30 - Working with stadiums and arenas to enhance the entertainment value for video
36:00 - Where the future trends of camera technology will be with virtual, esports, etc.
38:40 - Mike’s favorite events he’s been a part of
41:40 - Photos & stories from some of the events he’s been a part of (Al Michaels)
Survivor TV Show crew
Dallas Cowboys NFL game
ASU Sun Devils
Clemson in-house video crew
Larry Fitzgerald
NHRA
Minnesota Vikings
LA Dodgers
PGA Golf
UFC
RSN SVG panelist
Odell Beckham, Jr. NYGiants Game
Washington Huskies
55:15 - How Mike got his foot in the door with Sony, how he got to his current position and how he changed the way Sony reached out to clients
59:40 - Mike on building relationships
1:00:15 - Mike’s most special credential
1:01:55 - Favorite sports movie
1:03:25 - How people can get in touch with Mike DesRoches
1:04:40 - Episode Wrap
#jim dove #espn #nbc #sony #camera #autofocus #sonyfs7 #sonyfx9 #depthoffield #innovation #broadcasting #fs700 #fs7 #fx9 #stadium #arena #cinematic #sportsbroadcasting #engineering #technology
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Amy Smolens - TV Production Veteran & Pioneer
00:00 - Episode Introduction
01:30 - How Amy got into sports broadcasting working with the tv broadcasts for the New York Yankees
4:20 - How the Yankees’ Don Carney, Executive Producer & Director took a risk hiring Amy and women in sports tv.
6:20 - When Amy was 11 years old she participated in the New York Nets’ “Run, Dribble & Shoot” contest but wasn’t allowed to compete for the finals
9:50 - Amy visited with Jim Garvey, who refused to let her play, many years later in California (pictures)
11:00 - How she hopes she was able to inspire young girls to never give up
12:10 - Where her love of sports came from
13:25 - How her parents helped give her confidence
14:15 - Amy’s first experience with the Yankees and how it set her up for future work
16:15 - The types of events Amy has worked on in her career and working on a cycling event helped her love cycling
19:40 - How I met Amy working in the Dominican Republic
21:30 - What the different positions are that she’s worked and what a stage manager, assistant director and field producer does
24:40 - What broadcast position is the most rewarding for Amy
25:40 - How Amy’s multiple language skills help her work on many international events including World Baseball Classic, Cycling and other eventsWhat other sports that resonate with Amy and how she approaches those sports
30:50 - How Amy’s work helps producers and directors realize their visions
32:00 - How she has seen the broadcasting business change over the years
34:00 - Pictures of Amy working in her environment
Tokyo Olympics
Hockey
NHL All Star Game
Pyeongchang Olympics
35:30 - What a “Mixed Zone” is
Rio Olympics
Dick Barnett Interview
37:40 - Pan Am Games Toronto picture
Hockey Night In Canada
NBA Finals
Vancouver Olympics
Tour of Alberta Cycling
39:40 - Working with celebrities & personalities
Bill Walton & Dead Head Story
Chris Mullen
Larry Brown
Thurl Bailey
Phil Leggett & Paul Sherwen
Phill Leggett at Rio 2016
Vince Carter
Friend of hers Tanya
Pyeongchang for CBC Hockey
Pyeongchang announcers
Amy Trask
John Shiffin
Tour of Utah
46:30 - Views from Amy’s perspective & being a “Red Hat”
Floor booth
Control Room
Interview Room
Pyeongchang Swedish Announcers
Boxing ringside
Steph Curry Interview
Dremond Green Media Day
At basketball desk
50:40 - Being a stage manager at Anaheim Stadium for the Angels & Mike Trout story
51:45 - Having fun on broadcasts
52:45 - Craziest story for Amy in broadcast tv working in China on Kent Cycling
56:20 - What her brother Michael does working in sports as a college referee and a soccer color analyst
59:05 - What Amy and her boyfriend’s “Check For Bikes” initiative is all about in San Francisco
1:01:05 - How cycling affects Amy with her environmental concerns
1:02:33 - Amy’s most treasured credential
1:03:20 - Amy’s pin collection
1:03:30 - Favorite sports movie
1:04:15 - Episode wrap up
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