May 2008
7 posts
Graphics →
Building Schematics
Schematics are built in adobe illustrator line by line it’s an extremely tedious process. After they are built they are illustrator to make the same movement in a single freeze frame. Last in illustrator you add a drop shadow and gradient which give it a metallic look- the ESPN look and separate the spaces in between the blue border line in illustrator.
Contract Design Team
They oversee the creation of design packages provided by out of house companies. They have the final say so on what will be used on air. Post Production handle a more detailed process with long project and animating different graphics that have already been created on avid.
Vizrt →
Check out Viz rt. ESPN uses Viz-artist and Viz-engine they are user friendly broadcast design applications. They allow ESPN to produce complex animations like the backgrounds on sportscenter or the SC logo.
Watchdeko provides a complete package of hd/sd solutions that combine a number of creative qualities of graphics like speed real time visual and tools that set the pace for on air graphics. Here’s an example of some.
Demo about the duet software →
ESPN’s design and animation team uses the duet software which is the brand name for the Chyron’s windows based character generator.
April 2008
2 posts
College Humor →
Do it yourself →
March 2008
1 post
Graphic Creation at the Worldwide Leader →
Voicethread about the creation of graphics at ESPN present, past, and future. A detailed walk through on how graphics are created and where the process they go through in order to get on air. Throughout the semester I will be creating my own sports graphic and posting the final version to to voicethread with the step by step process.
January 2008
1 post
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