NC students in the Broadcasting – Radio, Television and Film (BRTF) program will be behind the camera as Canada’s best wrestlers take to the mat to compete for a spot on the national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Twenty BRTF students, faculty, and alumni will film and broadcast the wrestling trials live, hosted by Wrestling Canada Lutte, the 2021 Canada Summer Games Host Society, and the Brock Wrestling Club, December 5 to 7 at the Scotiabank Theatre in Niagara Falls.
“Our students will be involved with equipment set-up, filming, editing and more, all in the real-world setting of a live sporting event with professional athletes,” said Peter ‘Dutch’ VandenBerg, professor in NC’s School of Media. “The hands-on experience our broadcasting students get at Niagara College is second to none.”
Wrestling matches will be covered by up to five cameras each, and due to space restrictions and fire code, BRTF students won’t be using the College’s mobile sports truck like usual. Rather, they’re building two on-site control rooms to manage production, a new venue for students to work in.
VandenBerg, describes the control rooms as a unique space where students will also edit audio, instant replays and graphics for the livestream broadcast.
“The wrestling trials are a great opportunity for our students to get their feet wet filming live sporting events outside of their coverage of the Knights, especially in preparation for the 2021 Canada Summer Games. NC broadcasting students will play a central role in live-streaming coverage for Canada’s largest multi-sport event,” said VandenBerg.
The Canadian Wrestling Trials are set to start tomorrow – they will be selecting Team Canada for the 2020 Olympics – I would invite you to come and watch except we are SOLD OUT – watch them streamed live on our 2021 webpage: t.co/d9YN22bWzE (Thanks to Niagara College) pic.twitter.com/pxMuAuv4I4
— Barry Wright (@BarryatBrock) December 4, 2019
Catch the live-stream of the Canadian Olympic Wrestling trials, December 5 to 7 at this link: canadianwrestlingtrials2019.ca/live-stream
