Table Shuffleboard Video Project
Table Shuffleboard Video Project
Table Shuffleboard Video Project
We are excited to announce the most ambitious video project in the history of Table Shuffleboard!! Patrick Mullen has been has been hired to put together a list of equipment, and to supervise every aspect of this three pronged effort. It will require a significant one-time investment for what will be a long-term benefit to the Table Shuffleboard Community. We hope that everyone will recognize the value of these efforts and contribute to the cause.
Many of you have seen the professional quality live streaming that we did between 2014 and 2019. If so, you already know that the videos contain a wealth of information on strategy and shot selection. If you are not familiar with those previous efforts, here is a classic example, from 2018: Mike Taylor versus Dave Dickerson, Jr.
Phase One is live streaming. It includes six ceiling-mounted cameras on speed rails, which will show both ends of boards 9-14, which are the tables in the middle of the room, “aka center court”. Live streaming of all the matches in the Pro/Am Six Person Draft Team Event that are played on those boards, which will include the finals of that event. We will also be playing the finals of the Division I, Division II, Division III, and Pro Singles on those boards. All of the aforementioned singles finals will be live streamed, along with most of the Pro Singles matches leading up to the finals.
Phase Two is really exciting! From the live streaming footage, we will produce instructional videos for all four skill levels. The purpose of those videos is teaching strategy, shot selection, etc. through commentary that will be done by a number of pros, with Marcus Zepeda being the lead commentator. The Division III videos should be a huge help to players that are beginners and those who have just started to play at the competitive level.
Phase Three is the archiving of the dozens of hours of videos, on multiple platforms, that will both preserve the history of our sport, and serve as a resource for current and future players who want to improve their games.
This is a very expensive production. The big advantage that it has over our previous efforts. For those years, the cost was in the $12,000 to $15,000 range to hire an outside company to provide all the equipment for a single year. What we are going to do this year will cost between $24,000 and $25,000. But most of that is a one-time cost for equipment which can be used for many years to come. That includes roughly $17,000 of equipment that has already been purchased, along with some additional equipment that we will have to purchase locally in Reno. There are also several thousands of dollars in labor costs to install hundreds of feet of wiring through the ceiling from the cameras to the control booth. The control booth will be in a quiet area, away from the action. This is necessary so that the streaming can be done without hearing the music playing in the tournament area. This will result in a more polished final product, as well as eliminate any potential issues with the content being blocked because of music copyright violations.
Best of all, we will be able to broadcast future NASC Tournaments for very little money, as the equipment will have already been purchased, and J Resort has agreed to leave all of the wiring in place, so we will only to need to mount the cameras and plug the cables into the control booth.
We hope that the Table Shuffleboard Community will support this effort through sponsorship donations. Donations of $500 or more can be tax deductible, thanks to a cooperative arrangement with United Shuffleboard Alliance. USA is a Texas non-profit corporation that qualifies as a tax exempt organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. USA will act as a conduit, by passing funds received from Table Shuffleboard Video Project donations through to the expense fund for the video project. USA is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and amateur sports purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)3.
Many of you have seen the professional quality live streaming that we did between 2014 and 2019. If so, you already know that the videos contain a wealth of information on strategy and shot selection. If you are not familiar with those previous efforts, here is a classic example, from 2018: Mike Taylor versus Dave Dickerson, Jr.
Phase One is live streaming. It includes six ceiling-mounted cameras on speed rails, which will show both ends of boards 9-14, which are the tables in the middle of the room, “aka center court”. Live streaming of all the matches in the Pro/Am Six Person Draft Team Event that are played on those boards, which will include the finals of that event. We will also be playing the finals of the Division I, Division II, Division III, and Pro Singles on those boards. All of the aforementioned singles finals will be live streamed, along with most of the Pro Singles matches leading up to the finals.
Phase Two is really exciting! From the live streaming footage, we will produce instructional videos for all four skill levels. The purpose of those videos is teaching strategy, shot selection, etc. through commentary that will be done by a number of pros, with Marcus Zepeda being the lead commentator. The Division III videos should be a huge help to players that are beginners and those who have just started to play at the competitive level.
Phase Three is the archiving of the dozens of hours of videos, on multiple platforms, that will both preserve the history of our sport, and serve as a resource for current and future players who want to improve their games.
This is a very expensive production. The big advantage that it has over our previous efforts. For those years, the cost was in the $12,000 to $15,000 range to hire an outside company to provide all the equipment for a single year. What we are going to do this year will cost between $24,000 and $25,000. But most of that is a one-time cost for equipment which can be used for many years to come. That includes roughly $17,000 of equipment that has already been purchased, along with some additional equipment that we will have to purchase locally in Reno. There are also several thousands of dollars in labor costs to install hundreds of feet of wiring through the ceiling from the cameras to the control booth. The control booth will be in a quiet area, away from the action. This is necessary so that the streaming can be done without hearing the music playing in the tournament area. This will result in a more polished final product, as well as eliminate any potential issues with the content being blocked because of music copyright violations.
Best of all, we will be able to broadcast future NASC Tournaments for very little money, as the equipment will have already been purchased, and J Resort has agreed to leave all of the wiring in place, so we will only to need to mount the cameras and plug the cables into the control booth.
We hope that the Table Shuffleboard Community will support this effort through sponsorship donations. Donations of $500 or more can be tax deductible, thanks to a cooperative arrangement with United Shuffleboard Alliance. USA is a Texas non-profit corporation that qualifies as a tax exempt organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. USA will act as a conduit, by passing funds received from Table Shuffleboard Video Project donations through to the expense fund for the video project. USA is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and amateur sports purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)3.
