The Mobile Broadcast System, “MBS” is the most versatile and cost effective alternative to an Outside Broadcast Truck.
Designed in-house by Hotcam, the MBS allows you to create a studio in just about any location or venue in the world allowing our clients the freedom to work anywhere they choose from fixed-rigs on a coach touring the continent or a desert island, to a large multi-camera studio setup at the London Palladium.. It’s the system used for ITV's award winning shows Britain’s Got Talent, Greatest Dancer, The X Factor and many others.
MBS is Hotcam’s modular solution for multi-camera shoots and filming scenarios, including complicated venues and difficult-to-reach locations. The MBS system can be used for all genres of production including factual entertainment, reality, game shows, commercials, documentaries, corporate, fashion, sport, comedy, debates or anything that requires a multi-camera rig
THE PRO's
Camera Formats: All are currently compatible with the MBS
Camcorders: MBS can utilise camcorders AND studio cameras
PSC & Studio based cameras are completely compatible and can be mixed with camcorders
Most set-ups are achievable through the MBS
Full racking and colour balancing is achievable at Vision Control using paint boxes and integrated using pushdown to link into a Grade 1 monitor for complete camera matching
Fibre Optic: makes any length of cable achievable between cameras and production galleries and video villages while video, audio, timecode, tallies, autocue, remote data and talkback to/from the cameras are embedded and multiplexed into the same cable allowing quick set-up and neat cable runs across the production
Modular Flypacks: built for easy transportation, fast setup and wrap
On Set: flexibility for directors, production and technicians. Fixed locations for engineers and lighting director are a thing of the past!
ISO: MBS can ISO allowing flexibility to use as follows:
Vision Mix
Transmit Live
Record as Live
Edit in post production
Monitoring:
Setups can be as simple as a quad split or
As complex as a full production gallery with critical monitoring.
The MBS comes with a multi-viewer that can provide a confidence return from all cameras to include video, audio, time-code and tallies so that you can be assured that every camera is in sync
HD monitoring passes throughout the system ensuring accurate picture quality
Engineering: Grade 1 monitoring is a standard option
Audio:
Talkback: each camera has the capability of receiving two channels of talkback as well as programme sound, thus giving the operator an isolated comms feed of the director and a second channel to speak to Vision Control without interrupting the Director
Programme Sound: can be mixed down to the camera operator's headset so they can adjust their own talkback levels if required
Additional Equipment Modules:
If a vision mixer is required this module can easily be added to the system including giving tallies in the galleries and onboard the cameras
VT play-in and line records can also be added in any digital format
The are no con’s…..so let’s talk
If you’re looking for the best quality, speed, efficiency and cost effectiveness and would like to know more feel free to call or e-mail us
