Awesome to be a part of this big event, round 6 of 7 in the Aus/NZ PS5 Endurance Series by Hooncorp.
Initially I was expecting to be focussed on producing for this round but with the call to commentate too this was a big effort. Of course I wasn’t perfect but I’m proud of how it came together.
Not only was this the longest race I’ve ever broadcast it was also going out to youtube in the highest quality, 4k 60 frames a second. Being able to provide the best quality coverage is a very cool offering to now have in my tool chest.
Fair to say broadcasting ACC from a PS5 isn’t the smoothest experience but with the graphics package provided by George from TrackSpot.TV I believe we pulled off the best possible race coverage throughout.
To put my own mark on the broadcast I also worked on some graphics of my own. I really believe in spotlighting the drivers as people in racing broadcasts so that those watching can create a connection beyond just seeing cars going in circles. And with endurance racing featuring a unique teams aspect I also wanted to build cohesion of the teams that can otherwise be hard to follow when the drivers swap during the race. The end product where team graphics such as these:
I sure had a lot of fun with this one and the racing didn’t disappoint. One particular highlight at the 1:24:00 mark
Next up we head to Circuit of the Americas for the series finale! I’m not confirmed on the broadcast team yet but I’d love to get a crack at it. There’s a few ideas I’ve got for bringing in replays and further team graphics that could make for the best ACC broadcast around.