Comments on: Theatre on the silver screen http://www.abbycorfan.com/arts/theatre-on-the-silver-screen/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:25:19 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ed Moore http://www.abbycorfan.com/arts/theatre-on-the-silver-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ed Moore Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:05:52 +0000 http://www.abbycorfan.com/?p=44#comment-15 Although if this catches on as a business model, and I think it will, A/V companies will be chomping at the bit to offer permanent installations of all the camera equipment needed to theatres, at competitive rates. I can easily imagine a time where a little TV mixing gallery is as much a part of a theatre control room as the usual lighting and sound desks. To give an idea of the falling cost, these [http://is.gd/gu4S] Sony cameras are high definition, operated remotely so you don't need an operator per camera (which makes them very space efficient), and cost £7,500 each. Wasn't long ago an equivalent set up would have cost over £150,000 per camera, with the operator on top. Although if this catches on as a business model, and I think it will, A/V companies will be chomping at the bit to offer permanent installations of all the camera equipment needed to theatres, at competitive rates.

I can easily imagine a time where a little TV mixing gallery is as much a part of a theatre control room as the usual lighting and sound desks.

To give an idea of the falling cost, these [http://is.gd/gu4S] Sony cameras are high definition, operated remotely so you don’t need an operator per camera (which makes them very space efficient), and cost £7,500 each. Wasn’t long ago an equivalent set up would have cost over £150,000 per camera, with the operator on top.

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