Chief Lighting Technician Carlos M. Torres and his team for Freeform’s Everything’s Gonna Be Okay were looking for a robust and reliable wireless DMX solution for shooting Season II of the show at Calvert Studios. Upon prep, they found that the Multiverse Studio Kit provided the broadcast planning tools, dual band technology, long battery life, and contactless charging they were looking for.

Discover more about their experience with the Multiverse Studio Kit and other wireless DMX/RDM products by City Theatrical in this wireless DMX case study below.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Everything’s Gonna Be Okay is an American comedy television series created by Australian comedian Josh Thomas. A show about a neurotic twenty-something who navigates difficult moments with his siblings, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay premiered on Freeform in January 2020 and is currently in its second season on Freeform.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Chief Lighting Technician Carlos M. Torres and his team for Freeform’s Everything’s Gonna Be Okay were looking for a robust and reliable wireless DMX solution for shooting Season II of the show at Calvert Studios. Upon prep, they found that the Multiverse Studio Kit provided the broadcast planning tools, dual band technology, long battery life, and contactless charging they were looking for.

BROADCAST PLANNING & DUAL BAND TECHNOLOGY

The team had several unique challenges concerning wireless DMX when working on the show. Between the various departments, including camera and sound, as well as multiple productions taking place in the same studio, the 2.4GHz portion of the spectrum was extremely crowded.

During prep, the team used the RadioScan Spectrum Analyzer from their Multiverse Studio Kit to scan the surrounding radio frequencies and found that their best opportunity for a good broadcast was in the 900MHz band. Since Multiverse Studio Receivers include user selectable 900MHz/2.4GHz dual band technology, they easily selected the 900MHz band and avoided the crowded 2.4GHz band completely.

The team found that shooting at various locations was less challenging than in the studio due to less congested surrounding radio usage, and also because they were able to use a second transmitter, either the Multiverse Transmitter or Multiverse Node, from their Multiverse Studio Kit. Console Programmer Kevin Skaggs was able to use his satellite board seamlessly with the Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM system on location, which provided control that was essential, especially for night exteriors.