The training will be delivered in two parts:

1. First part of the training focuses on EVS’ LSM ─ part of the core operating system of the XT class of servers offered by EVS – and its advanced features for clips, playlist management and advanced live editing possibilities. 
2. Second part of the training offers practical examples of production of different local level sports and major international sports events. There will be in-depth description of storytelling principles and best practices to improve the Replay Operator’s skills. 

The theoretical and practical aspects of the course aim to encourage and develop existing expertise and creativity of participants. The course will focus on football as a main sport but will also include the editorial philosophy of covering individual sports like tennis and boxing, and collective sports like football, rugby, and handball. 

Course Objectives

Part 1 – EVS Advanced LSM Operations

• Refresher and update of the basic operations of the system and the Setup Menu parameters involved in the Basic training
• Description of the Multicam software and configuration screens to enable an operational check of the system and a basic monitoring
• Description of the network connectivity (SDTI and GigE networks)
• Advanced clip management functionalities (e.g. ranking clips, special playback speeds, goto timecode, sort TC, etc.) 
• Advanced playlist management functionalities (e.g. split audio, audio swap, replace function, etc.) 
• Description of the Timeline editing functionalities for advanced live edits
• Keyword Management: keywords files, keywords operation (with the Remote Panel or with the VGA screen)

Part 2 – Advanced Editorial/Storytelling Principles

• Refresher of the basic principles of editorial treatment and acquire best practices for storytelling using action replays 
• Understand the role of replays in sports TV production from a Director’s perspective and Replay Operator’s perspective 
• Storytelling principles and styles, adaptability to different situations while editorial coverage
• Understand the use of different camera positions in a live sports production
• Understand the use of different camera types (wide and close-up/tight cameras)
• Develop an in-depth view about narrative in sports coverage using replays and slow-motion replays
• Understand how to create extra content for additional platforms, for example, digital 
• Advanced Replay Operator tasks and expectations: pre-game and post-game, game analysis, highlights edits, ISO packages, VAR, etc.
• Realise the Director’s constraints & expectations
• Understand the internal mechanisms of a team and relationship between the Replay operator and the Director

Our Experts

MARC MAIFFRET, Replay Operator EVS /LSM VIA France

Operator on different production tools such as EVS LSM, Epsio, Dyno, Superloupe, IPDirector for different TV channels and broadcasters (Canal+, beIN sports, Eurosport, TF1, France tv, M6/W9, TMC) and for different types of audio visual productions (sports and TV shows).
He has worked in international sports events: FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2019™, World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™, FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017, etc. Since 2020, he has been part of the ‘LSM-VIA Ambassador program’ to support the launch of the new slow-motion solution to the community of operators in France and around the world.

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MARIANO ZADUNAISKY, Replay Operator EVS

With an experience of more than 20 years in multi-camera live sports as a replay operator, he started in Argentina in 1998 with the AFA football league and the ACTC Touring car championship. Since his arrival in France in 2002, he has worked in the domain of host broadcast coverage of sports events all over the world, such as football, rugby, motor sports, handball, athletics and basketball. Mariano has worked on some of the most important events such as the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups™, the UEFA EURO 2016 and 2020, the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 ™, as well as Roland Garros since 2008, among many other global events.

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LAURENT LACHAND, Sports Director

A highly experienced director, active since 1997, he was selected as one of the seven directors for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™. A director at both the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ and UEFA EURO 2016 France, his most recent international accomplishment was to direct the Final of the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 between Germany and Chile and several matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. In the years between his FIFA World Cup™ missions, Laurent works extensively in UEFA club competition and French domestic football coverage.

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Financial Support

These courses are subject to AFDAS funding. For information on AFDAS, please contact: contact@omneo-solutions.com

Scholarships are offered to women from the broadcasting field to further their career in the sports broadcast industry. For more information, please contact us at: info@broadcastacademy.net.