GBMC was holding a “call-in segment” with WMAR 2 (Baltimore’s ABC affiliate) in which the community can call into the tv station and ask GBMC experts questions about COVID19. The TV station is currently limiting how many people can come inside, so they wanted to conduct live interviews with experts.  We set up at the hospital’s conference center and connected to the TV station using Skype. 

We did 4 live talkbacks which were recorded and were played back later during the evening newscasts.

We used the Blackmagic ATEM Mini to get our Canon C200 into Skype.  Nothing too fancy.  The Atem mini was a quick and easy way to get our professional camera into a Mac and Skype.

Normally Tv stations would send a microwave truck to the hospital or have the staff go to the TV station for an interview.

But in the midst of COVID 19, neither of those options was viable.  So instead, we used Skype with our professional gear to make it look and sound great.