Thanks for all of the great input...
These ideas are great..
Here are a few thoughts...
ON CREATING GAME BY GAME ANIMATIONS:
to create the animations require time and manpower... unfortunately, we have a dedicated production budget that is closely adhered to. We update generic game animation every year..head shots game announcements, stat pages, score pages and the opening sequence all fall into this budget.
The custom, specific animation that presently is played is sponsored commercially and therefore a separate budget.. usually as per the commercial request..
THE SCREEN’S COMMERCIAL APPEAL:
The screen in essence is driven and should be driven by outside commercial interest. However, we must balance this with the collegiate college football atmosphere... Band Breaks.. Etc..The University would rather maintain the atmosphere and not bombard the fans with commercials..
PROGRAMMING WITH A LOCAL FLAVOR:
I really like your ideas to "localize" the season animations.. we are presently trying to do that.. look for some improvements in that area..
AUDIO CLIPS
We are limited by time constraints with stadium PA Announcements, The band.. etc for the use of the Stadium audio PA.. we do not have control over that audio... so to play any video with audio.. it must be scheduled a week in advance into the game script... ( a University function) and if during the game, time is not available.. we may get bumped... So all or most of our programming must be without audio...
LIVE SBC FEEDS:
This would be outstanding, however with limited budgets, and the equipment needed for this .. This idea would be tough..Updating scores we can do.. And usually we do during half or at breaks...
BORN ON THE BAYOU:
what an excellent idea.. I would like to incorporate this song with another request showing older highlights of Mitchell, Delhomme, etc... as a history piece... for a pre game airing... as for the entrance song.. Coach Bustle wants something , fast paced.. High energy... this song “beat counts” do not fulfill those criteria.. However.. We may use it in a retro piece as mentioned before...
PEPPER PILE ON:
Great idea ..our creative staff loved this idea... we will try to work on it... it is doable without much production... since the pepper is already produced...
Hope this explains some of the aspects we work with... thanks for your input.. and send us more..
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