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When I first walked into the truck I was shocked. All I saw was TV screens and a lot of them. They had so many different angles and choices on what should go up on the screen and the producers were full of energy. Although there were some stressful points they were still laughing and having a great time. Guys were yelling from the back row and from the first row all at the same time. Five or more voices could be coming through the headset at once. Not only did the producers and directors need to choose which camera angle or racer to show but also find room for commercials. Last-minutes decisions were made constantly. Talk about cool under pressure.
Race days busy behind the scenes for the ESPN crew
By Sarah Schuch
BROOKLYN -- Neil Goldberg looks at the NASCAR Nationwide Series race from a different vantage point than most viewers.
Goldberg, a producer for ESPN, watches the race on not one TV screen, but 20 from various angles. Each screen could be separated into as many as nine smaller screens.
“It’s sensory overload for people who come in here,” he said about ESPN’s production truck. “It’s controlled chaos.”
Goldberg and the rest of the ESPN team set up at Michigan International Speedway this week to get ready for Saturday’s and today’s NASCAR races.
A crew of about 60 started setting up all the trucks and equipment Wednesday and, by Thursday afternoon, ESPN was ready to do a broadcast, said Senior Operation Producer Clyde Taylor.
On a race day, the crew expands to about 200 people. NASCAR is such a big deal that most people have two or three roles.
“This show is really about the size of a Super Bowl show,” Taylor said. "So much adrenaline."
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