Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2015 16:36:45 GMT
Ever since radio broadcasters began putting their radio studios on webcams I've been watching closely to think about ways of viewing radio.
What I see is a very animated camera that not only pans, tilts and zooms, but also lifts up or dives down or flies sideways with fast or slow movement. A camera should be able to frame a front-view of a disc jockey and fly in a smooth circle for a back view, looking across the DJ's shoulder toward his guest on the other side of the table.
All of these moves are possible with technology developed by the movie, television and security industries, but trained camera operators are still necessary because it's very much a manual specialty.
What we need is the top model railroad hobbyists to come in and develop mag-lev (magnetic levitation) tracks installed above head-level so the camera can "float" on a magnetic track circling the studio.
The radio board operator should have a simplified control panel to instruct the camera what to do.
The final touch will be to have the ALPB purchase the name "Radio Flyer" from the old toy wagon company.
What I see is a very animated camera that not only pans, tilts and zooms, but also lifts up or dives down or flies sideways with fast or slow movement. A camera should be able to frame a front-view of a disc jockey and fly in a smooth circle for a back view, looking across the DJ's shoulder toward his guest on the other side of the table.
All of these moves are possible with technology developed by the movie, television and security industries, but trained camera operators are still necessary because it's very much a manual specialty.
What we need is the top model railroad hobbyists to come in and develop mag-lev (magnetic levitation) tracks installed above head-level so the camera can "float" on a magnetic track circling the studio.
The radio board operator should have a simplified control panel to instruct the camera what to do.
The final touch will be to have the ALPB purchase the name "Radio Flyer" from the old toy wagon company.
