Behind the Scenes of a DCI Broadcast Production

Published 2016-04-21
With unprecedented access to producers, directors and crew members, our cameras followed the DCI broadcast production team in charge of covering every second of the excitement during the 2015 DCI World Championships in Indianapolis. View never-before-seen footage and interviews that will provide you with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at just some of what it takes to capture the incredible performances of Marching Music’s Major League™, from the performance field to movie theaters, to DCI Live! online viewers everywhere, and preserved forever on Blu-ray and DVD.

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Cinematographer and editor: Joshua Cruse
Co-producer: Tom Blair
Production assistance: Julia Cardillo
Special thanks: Bob Jacobs & Jersey Surf
“The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” by Gordon L. Goodwin © Wingood Music Productions Inc.

All Comments (21)
  • Shout out to DCI for giving their Television Crew some well deserved credit! (not many organizations do this)
  • @hun64597
    The whole section where they are talking in both ears was the coolest thing ever. I want to watch every DCI Finals performance from last year just like that. So intriguing.
  • @xxkillshot5xx
    I've filmed college football/volleyball/basketball for two years. As a camerguy, I have to give it to these guys, they are listening to two directors, finding the shots on times, and making their shots look really good. Amazing.
  • @SmolFenFen
    Watching all the cameras at once and hearing the calls was so cool. Felt like a military operation
  • @Laiqul
    I try to listen the director , my ears can't handle it
  • @seanlasker4147
    i never realized how hard it is to capture drum corps on tape especially when their is so much happening during a show
  • @CassiTheNerd
    4:17 This is the kind of TV I'd kill to shoot. I rewatched this segment a few times, picking a new camera position each time to listen for, and it certainly got the adrenaline pumping. I run studio camera, but never anything on this level.
  • @TravisCyprien
    Thank You DCI Finally getting to see the behind the cam view. Just wishing for the broadcast to be back on ESPN or PBS.
  • @BrainyAshes
    4:52 They actually put footage of that tenor guy falling down the stairs in camera 2 into the final cut. D e c e a s e d
  • I have enrolled for a course in Film and Television in June this year, but I do have an interview in the next month or so and I'm really hoping I make it in. I have always loved Cameras, particularly Steadicams and I really hope to make it into that career pathway. Watching these sort of videos on YouTube be is just so fun and awesome. I'm only 19 and only just finished school about 2 and a half months ago, and rally have the advantage when it comes to the time I have and how quick I'm making my way into my dream career by going and applying for My Course only months after finishing school. Can't wait to make my way up the ladder to becoming a Steadicam Operator.
  • @hectyboi
    Damn, massive props to these guys, lots of hard work
  • @CarolanIvey
    Watching/listening to the control room is almost as heart-pounding as the show on the field. :)
  • @tsan3796
    Talked to Tom years ago about the use of cablecam for the ultimate versatility of capturing the show that is the way to add more imersion for audience and capture this event. I stand behind that as a corp alumni and professional camera tech in broadcast and motion picture.
  • @brown55061
    Blair and Co do a good job. So much better than 20 years ago when solos and angle choices were a blunder. Explains why dvds cost so much too heh.