Next Stop: San Francisco
Although the NFL Playoffs officially began on January 7th, the New York Giants have been in playoff mode since week 16 of the regular season. The Giants were able to overcome Rex Ryan and the Jets in that week 16 matchup on Christmas Eve and Big Blue hasn’t looked back.
Since then they have steam rolled over the Cowboys, Falcons, and Packers. With each Giants victory comes more madness. Although the team is accustomed to the New York media all season long, the playoffs introduce a whole new plethora of television and press coverage.
Seeing as though Ferro Productions is the exclusive broadcast provider for the New York Giants, not only does the team come under the national spotlight, the Ferro crew does as well. Game day becomes a bit more challenging because of the over abundance of media, and because of the sheer chaos that is playoff football. But, the real challenges come during the week leading up to the game.
On top of the seven shows that need to get produced and recorded during the week there are a few new responsibilities that Ferro tackles come playoff time. Whether it be extra work for press conferences, or player satellite hits for networks such as ESPN and YES, there is never a dull moment.
The actual coverage of the press conferences hasn’t changed, it is the
location and set up that have been switched. They have now been moved from the auditorium of the Timex Performance Center to the Field House (indoor practice field). At the conclusion of each practice, Ferro has a total of 15 minutes to set the whole press conference before it goes live to TV. This not only involves technical set up (lighting, audio, camera) but also the setting of the stage, podium, seating (40 chairs), and risers for the media to station their cameras.
Madness? Yes. But truly no match for the hard work and knowledge of the Ferro crew.
This weekend the Giants travel to San Francisco to take on the 49er’s in the NFC Championship Game. FerroProductions.com will be keeping you informed on all of the events leading up to the game this week, so stay tuned for more!