MEMBER PROFILE
Continental Airlines Arena operates with team effort
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Feb 15, 2007 - 3:37:37 PM

by Andrew Lippe

Continental Airlines Arena is home to the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and the NBA’s New Jersey Nets. The venue is also the playground for concerts and wrestling events. “The multimedia productions department works in conjunction with the teams, and arena attendees to entertain and inform the fans at Continental Airlines Arena,” said Richard Carlino Director, Multimedia Event Productions at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Carlino represents the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority ( NJSEA), and his agency runs the Continental Airlines facility and represents the NJ Devils, the New Jersey Nets, the Seton Hall Pirates, the NY/NJ Red Bulls, the NY Giants and the NY Jets.

The arena’s productions staff at Continental Airlines arena is comprised of six full time workers and 20 part time freelancers. The Multimedia staff works together with the teams to produce the video elements utilizing an array of systems. The teams produce their videos using non-linear editing systems and the Multimedia staff also uses an Avid, when required.

The action on the playing surface is captured using Sony and Panasonic DVC Pro Cameras. The videos on the scoreboard are displayed on a Daktronics Pro Star Video displays that are equipped with eight 9’ x 12’ video screens. For highlights and key moments in games the arena staff uses an EVS Slo-Mo replay system as well as a Sony Beta VTR controlled by a DNF controller.

T he New Jersey Devils are celebrating their 25^th anniversary and special videos and events have been created to commemorate the event. Just recently the team honored the 1995 Stanley Cup Champions team.