The annual Primetime Emmy Awards are only a few weeks away and the producers of the telecast want to make something clear – this is going to attempt stuff never done before in an awards ceremony.
A feature piece in Variety has gone into the plans for this year’s awards. Ian Stewart, president of Done+Dusted who are involved in the production, says: “We shouldn’t lose sight that Emmys are prestigious awards… However, apart from that, it’s all available to be blown up, quite frankly. Because awards have been the same way for many, many years.”
To that effect, the ceremony will be anchored by host Jimmy Kimmel from a stage in the Staples Center, a much larger venue than the usual Microsoft Theatre which allows for crew to work safely under COVID-safe protocols. There will be no red carpet, no audience.
The production also needed the center’s ability to handle multiple video feeds. Professional cameras and, if possible, camera operators are stationed where every nominee is located which means it’s expected that as many as 140 live feeds will be coming into the control room at Staples across the broadcast. The aim is to avoid using online platforms like Skype, Facetime or Zoom.
The producers are looking at having some presenters at the Staples Center, while others will be remote, and we’ll go behind the scenes during the broadcast to see how they’re pulling it off.
Source: Variety