My email in box stays stuffed with promotional material related to concert and special event production-mostly hardware. I’m lucky if I have a chance to look at one in ten messages.
I’m really glad I clicked on the one from Clear-Com. Clear-Com is a leader in intercom systems used in theatres, tv studios and touring production. Producing a show would be impossible without it.
On a complicated event, concert or television shoot each production company will usually have their own closed system that deals with one aspect of the production.
Unfortunately, one of the problems with a closed intercom system is that there is always somebody on a different system that you really need to talk to.
Clear-Com has released an intercom system (Clear-Com Concert) that uses internet protocol (IP) rather than standard xlr microphone cable for connecting users. This means that anybody with internet access and the proper clearances can join the conversation related to putting on the show.
The video director can include a follow spot operator in the conversation by adding him or anybody else to the work group. As long as internet access is available (wired or wireless) there is no limit to the number of participants.
There are multiple ways to administer the user group so that those who need to be included for only a little while can be managed, hopefully preventing what might be really chaotic. The software package developed for this system allows for a simple “drag-and-drop” method to build your temporary user group and users can also communicate by real time texting in addition to spoken word.
Perhaps most interesting, now participants who are not on-site for the event can be given access to the intercom loop. Imagine being able to bring in the original set designer or a qualified repair tech in real time to address an issue as the show unfolds.
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