Quicklink Studio used to create a virtual studio interview with high-profile football manager

For the production, Quicklink Studio was used to provide a conversation between London, Dublin and the Sheffield-based Master Control Room (MCR). Using Scarlett audio interfaces into laptops based in London and Dublin, Quicklink Studio facilitated a bidirectional conference call between both parties as well as the MCR.

To achieve a successful REMI virtual studio production, both the interviewer and interviewee were positioned in a green screened environment to allow for a virtual backdrop to be applied. To allow for natural conversation, monitors were strategically placed at the other’s eye-line, to make it appear as though they were making eye contact throughout the interview.

“Quicklink was a vital part of the virtual production workflow. I needed a system I had faith in and could trust to deliver. I’ve used Quicklink Studio many times over the pandemic and it’s proved rock solid. I wouldn’t want to use anything else; especially on such high-profile projects,” said Jay Rozanski, creative director at live streaming company oXyFire Media.

Hannah Chitty, producer at production company Chrome Productions, added: “This was a very technical job and as always oXyFire Media were keen to take the challenge on. The project encountered a few challenges which we managed to overcome, however the results provided by oXyFire and the Quicklink solutions were fantastic.”

Quicklink Studio (ST55) enables the gathering of video and audio contributions from a laptop or mobile device with no apps or software installations required. Contributors can be invited by an operator to contribute via SMS, WhatsApp, email or by generating a shareable URL link. From the Quicklink Manager, the operator is then able to remotely control and configure the contributor’s device camera, microphone, speaker settings, resolution, data bandwidth and latency if required.