Ten "splits" coverage to capture QLD action
30/8/2000 21:44 (V8 Wire - Jason Whittaker) - Just like the 86 drivers who will compete, the Ten Network are preparing for 161 gruelling laps of Queensland Raceway for the all-important, double-points Queensland 500 – and they promise to have all the angles covered.
Ten will go live across the nation for five hours on Sunday week, and are introducing a new innovation to their award-winning V8 Supercar coverage to ensure viewers don’t miss a second of the action.
Long-enjoyed by CART fans, Ten will introduce a split screen format for the race, which will keep an eye on the frantic pit-stop action without missing any of the on-track drama.
As Executive Producer of the telecast Murray Lomax explains, viewers will be able to watch three different views, all at the same time.
"The split screen means when the leading car comes and pits, we can show that car, but at the same time broadcast who is leading on the track and also screen a map identifying where on the track the leading car is," Lomax explains.
"When you have cars ducking in and out for pit stops it can get confusing to the viewer – so the split screen helps to illustrate how the race is unfolding," he said.
13 cameras will be stationed trackside for the event, as well as various “in car” cameras including helmet and brake cam.
Bill Woods will anchor the coverage, while Mark Oastler and Greg Rust will call all the play-by-play action from the commentary box. Barry Sheene and Grant Denyer will report from pitlane.
The split screen coverage is a taste of what’s to come, with the Network moving into the digital era in time for 2001. As part of Ten’s digital trials, this year’s Bathurst FAI 1000 will be broadcast in several different “views” in digital format.
The OzEmail Queensland 500 will be held at Queensland Raceway from September 8-10. Ten’s telecast begins midday Sunday (Eastern Daylight Savings Time).
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