Saturday, September 22, 2007

In this week's graphic report...

I will display and explain what I've done to improve the graphics during our weekly sports talk show Coaches Corner and for our live remote broadcasts.

Let's start with Coaches Corner. Most of the CG is lower thirds with simple names, however the PAC report there are a lot of full screens that needed a new look. Every week an offensive, defensive, and special teams player of the week is named. The graphics have always been tailored to the specific team, however it seemed like the football and logo were simply slapped on the page. On the left is what the old graphic looked like, with the new and improved CG appearing on the right. I moved both the football and logo behind the beveled box and increased their transparency to create a more professional look.







The second change was made to the full screen for the upcoming week's games. Previously, each game had a separate graphic, but the format has now changed to a single graphic for all the games. Again, you can see the improvement between the two.








As for the live remote graphics, I added the team logo to the key players’ lower thirds. I feel the largest improvement came from the change in the scoreboard, though. Before it was a freestyle solid shape with the score on top, but the shape has been replaced with a football keyed in the lower right hand corner.








Next week, I'll explore possible job opportunities and the steps I'm taking to position myself for them.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

You should consult the Graphics Gods...clutter may be your biggest enemy.