{"id":4113,"date":"2015-07-17T08:17:07","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T08:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/?page_id=4113"},"modified":"2024-03-22T12:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:08:29","slug":"grandstand-memories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/grandstand-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"&quot;Grandstand&quot; Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grandstand titles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grandstand Titles 1960-ish<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Grandstand_1960s_titles.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tony Grant<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memories of David Coleman and \u201cGrandstand\u201d in studio E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mid-way through one Saturday afternoon, I&#8217;m on David&#8217;s camera (2?) and one of the studio cameras goes down. Think it was Brian Venner directing, however and whoever, but much chuntering on t\/b about coping with three cameras. Engineers arrive on studio floor and start disembowelling said camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few minutes later, another camera bites the dust, and chuntering turns into restrained, and louder, panic about what to move around and how to change from one shot to another, always going via David? I keep pointing at David, who maintains professional calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ve guessed it, some ten or so minutes later, the other camera goes down, leaving me with the only working studio camera. At this point there were so many people shouting over t\/b that I simply turned it down and listened to what David said, zooming in and out of any results captions he held up. Fortunately, we only had two studio links like this before the engineers had two of the other cameras back up and running, with the fourth following about twenty minutes later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Needless to say, David maintained his cool throughout, and I suspect he realised that I was simply following what he said and paying no attention to the headless chickens upstairs. When we came off the air, all I could hear over t\/b was members of the production team in the gallery congratulating each other on how THEY&#8217;D handled the situation. Credit\/s where credit\/s is\/are due?&#8230;&#8230;.Plus \u00e7a change, plus c&#8217;est la meme chose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">see also <a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/cameras-mounts-and-cables\/\">cameras, mounts and cables<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGrandstand\u201d in the 1960s came from studio G LG, a studio it shared with \u201cTonight\u201d. \u00a0The studio cameras were the CPS Emitrons.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Click on each of the four pictures below to see a larger or clearer version of the picture:<br> Click the &#8220;X&#8221; button (top right) to close the newly opened picture.)<\/em><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_1-300x231.png\" alt=\"grandstand_1\" class=\"wp-image-4107\" style=\"width:670px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_1-300x231.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_1.png 687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CPS Emitron, the teleprinter and David Coleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What Camera 3 was looking at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_2.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_2-300x230.png\" alt=\"grandstand_2\" class=\"wp-image-4108\" style=\"width:668px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_2-300x230.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_2.png 697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, of course, the manual Football Results panels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_3.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_3-300x222.png\" alt=\"grandstand_3\" class=\"wp-image-4109\" style=\"width:674px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_3-300x222.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_3.png 726w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tut tut \u2013 the camera did not manage to get square onto this display!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, as ever, the racing results \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_4.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_4-300x221.png\" alt=\"grandstand_4\" class=\"wp-image-4110\" style=\"width:671px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_4-300x221.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_4.png 726w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These racing results could be superimposed over the OB \u2013 to the accompaniment of \u201cestablishing wide shot \u2013 on a fixed camera\u201d screamed with imprecations from studio G gallery (as TVC (and LG) had to be genlocked to the OB for the superimpose).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGrandstand\u201d \u2013 Later titles with Winter and Summer variations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>(Click on each picture below to see a larger or clearer version of the picture:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Click the &#8220;X&#8221; button (top right) to close the newly opened picture.)<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_5.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4111\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_5-300x235.png\" alt=\"grandstand_5\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_5-300x235.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_5.png 505w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_6.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4112\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_6-300x239.png\" alt=\"grandstand_6\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_6-300x239.png 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/grandstand_6.png 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" src=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/ianfootersmall-300x104.jpg\" alt=\"ianfootersmall\" class=\"wp-image-1061\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/ianfootersmall-300x104.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/ianfootersmall.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandstand titles Grandstand Titles 1960-ish Tony Grant Memories of David Coleman and \u201cGrandstand\u201d in studio E. Mid-way through one Saturday afternoon, I&#8217;m on David&#8217;s camera (2?) and one of the studio cameras goes down. Think it was Brian Venner directing, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/grandstand-memories\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4113","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/author\/alec\/","display_name":"Alec Bray"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 11 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 17, 2015","modified":"Updated on March 22, 2024"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 17, 2015 8:17 am","modified":"Updated on March 22, 2024 12:08 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4113"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18543,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4113\/revisions\/18543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}