Blackmagic Design today announced that Florida’s Lake Mary Church and its new state of the art auditorium use a Blackmagic Design live production workflow, featuring an ATEM Constellation 8K live production switcher paired with an ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel as the backbone of its master control. Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras and Pocket Cinema Camera 6K digital film cameras are also positioned throughout the sanctuary, helping Lake Mary Church to produce television worthy sermons for approximately 2,200 church members each week.
Located in Orlando, Lake Mary Church recently upgraded from a rented space with a 300 seat capacity to a 1,200 seat auditorium, outfitted by Proton Global’s Ricky Perinchief, with cutting edge technology installed throughout the 22,675 square foot campus, including a 67’ by 8.5’ curved screen in the lobby, five different screens for IMAG and digital signage during services, and LED flooring on the sanctuary stage. At the center of its controls are the ATEM Constellation 8K and ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel.
“The ATEM Constellation 8K is basically the middle man for everything. We made it the master control so that the crew can see every camera feed, every television or display, and all the digital signage around the entire building,” said Perinchief. “Having 40 12G-SDI inputs was key for us since we have cameras placed all over the sanctuary.”
Lake Mary Church also utilizes five URSA Broadcast G2s, two of which are located in the front of house on custom steel camera poles, with two others on PTZ heads and the last on a custom rail. This setup allows for complete remote capabilities.
“Customizing the URSA Broadcast G2 camera for a PTZ environment allowed us to take advantage of its camera control and full tally capabilities along with lens control,” said Perinchief. “The camera on the custom rail uses a pulley system for cable management which connects the camera feeds to the switcher. An embedded 120V plug to power the rig removes the limitations of having to rely on batteries or a separate wireless transmitter system.”
He continued, “We put a Pocket Cinema Camera 6K on a wireless rig using a gimbal stabilizer with a double handle accessory kit and V mount battery to power the setup. This is one of our favorite cameras and we send it all over the auditorium, on stage, in the lobby. Wherever it goes, we get the same consistent crisp, reliable image. We also have a Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2 installed for a static angle above the stage.”
Video throughout the entire campus is routed through the ATEMs and monitored in master control. The video wiring is 12G-SDI and fiber to handle the church’s desired resolution of 2160p at 60fps, with Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converters, ATEM Talkback Converter 4Ks and Mini Converters Optical Fiber 12G converting video standards on the rack side.
“Lake Mary’s Pastor Shaddy understands the value of a quality broadcast and he didn’t want to risk leaving anything out of the equation when it came to putting on the highest quality experience for his congregation,” said Perinchief. “As a result, the church has an impressive curved screen and LED flooring, similar to what you would see on a major television show such as The Voice, and the Blackmagic Design products are at the heart of it.”
He concluded, “We rely heavily on Blackmagic Design for all of our church build outs, from converters to cameras and every step of the workflow in between. It’s proven technology that is perfect for volunteers of every experience level. Plus, being open source, Blackmagic Design gear is easy for churches like Lake Mary to manage remotely for setups that emphasize automation.”
