Reply #15: WESCAM - Electronic News Gathering [View All]

[Make7]

mirandapriestly wrote:

If you watch a lot of the footage, it will become apparent that it was a planned fake.
you can see the camera equipment in some of the shots. I saw some of the footage and it is Wescam which is very sophisticated (military) equipment yet never do you see any closeup or details of the "planes" - or buildings. this is ridiculous considering they had such expensive equipment.

WESCAM has had a product line serving the broadcast news market for many years. The following information was taken from a copy of their website that was archived in February 2000.

Providing some of the world's most memorable news events to the public, WESCAM™ systems have been responsible for capturing such events as the OJ Simpson Bronco pursuit, the San Francisco earthquake and the rededication of the Statue of Liberty. The world leader in airborne ENG systems, Wescam has an installed base of well over 100 customers using a wide array of equipment including:

• WESCAM™ Airborne Broadcast Camera Systems
  
• Troll Skypod Microwave Transmission systems
  
• HemiTrack Autotracking Receive system, portable or fixed
  
• TrollCam Remote Controlled Cameras
  
• TouchStar Master Controllers

ENG is made up of many complex subsystems: airborne platforms, trucks, tower cams, remote receive sites, central receive sites and studio controllers. Wescam can offer complete control of your video image from the camera lens to the studio, or control of any of the smaller segments of the system. Wescam specializes in integrating products from independent manufacturers, providing a seamless operating package.

Wescam's heritage in the http://www.wescam.com/entertainment/shared/features.htm">film and http://www.wescam.com/entertainment/shared/broadcast.htm">broadcast market has prepared Wescam for the often demanding task of meeting the on-time requirements for live news coverage. With systems deployed in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Japan, Korea, Spain, Thailand and many other countries, Wescam is clearly your choice for providing "Rock Solid" turnkey ENG imagery.

KTTV-AS350
ENG Leaders in the LA market place, KTTV originally purchased WESCAM™ 24SS and Troll Skypod™ equipment over 10 years ago, and have transitioned to the new technology http://www.wescam.com/product_info/stabilised_camera_systems/16-750.htm">WESCAM™ 16SSB750, http://www.wescam.com/product_info/microwave_systems/skypodv.htm">Troll Skypod V™, http://www.wescam.com/product_info/smartlink/index.htm">SmartLink and http://www.wescam.com/product_info/microwave_systems/hemi.htm">HemiTrack™ systems. Demonstrating the full meaning of the term Integrated Systems, KTTV has also established a large Remote Controlled Camera network featuring the http://www.wescam.com/product_info/remote_controlled_camera_system/trocamlc.htm">TrollCam LC™. Providing informative and exciting visual imagery from such locations as LAX airport, Santa Monica Pier, and Catalina Island, KTTV has demonstrated the ability to meet the public's desire to view real-time imagery, even in lowlight and difficult Line-Of-Sight conditions.

http://web.archive.org/web/20000229163707/www.wescam.com/product_info/eng.htm

- Make7