On February 1st 2020 Moore PA Hire provided sound, video, camera, and streaming equipment and services for the Sesame Workshop  at The Church of St Paul the Apostle.

For Video and Camera, we provided our premiere camera switching and recording rack. Engineered with (1) Blackmagic Design 2 M/E video switcher, (2) Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio Pro 2, (2) Blackmagic Design Smartcope Duo 4K, and (1) Cisco RV130 VPN Router for control. The show was mixed using our Atem Advanced Panel and Moore PA Hire MacBook Pro 15″. For ISO recordings of all cameras we provided (4) Hyperdeck Studio Pro 4K. For serving the client provided video and audio content, as well as the Moore PA Hire built graphics and lower thirds, we provided the Production Bot Switch 8.  The Production Bot pulled double-duty on this gig as it was also our encoder/streamer to broadcast the event to a private YouTube link provided by Moore PA Hire.The whole celebration was captured by (4) Panasonice HE-130, controlled by (1) Panasonic RP-120 and (1) Panasonic RP-50. The camera feeds were switched and recorded at our recording rack and then sent out for display on (2) 82″ Samsung NU8000 screens, (2) LG 65″ screens, and two LED walls flown from (2) Genie ST-20s high above the low altar of the Church of St Paul the Apostle. Each screen was made up of twelve LED panels and fed using (2) Novastar VX4S. Our final video destination was Big Bird’s personal program monitor which was bound to a Teradek Bolt 500.

For audio, we provided the Yamaha QL5 combined with Yamaha RIO1608D. For FOH we provided all L’Acoustic (12) dV Dosc with (2) dV SUB powered and processed using our Dv amp rack with L’Acoustics LA-8 amplified controllers. This line array system was flown on (2) Genie ST-25. For monitoring, we provided (3) L’Acoustics 112P. For microphones, we provided (2) Senheiser MKH-416 for ambient audio, as well as (4) channels of Shure UR4-D paired with a combination of Shure UR-2 handheld mics and Shure UR-1 beltpacks with DPA 4088 headworn mics.


With the upstairs coming together, the team headed to the basement auditorium of the church to set up for the reception and after party.
For lighting downstairs, we provided (6) ETC Lustr Series 2 and (8) ETC Source 4WRDs. These were use to add some color to the room as well as throw break-up patterns across the ceiling. To up-light the walls we layed out (36) Colorblast TRX. Finally for audio we provided (1) Mackie DL16S and (6) L’Acoustics 112P.
Kindly take a look at our photos from the event below: