The opening shot of Match of the Day revealing Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards sat within the virtual set

The interior of the greenscreen studio used for Match of the Day

To help presenters find their places, positions are marked on the floor using green tape.

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BBC Match Of The Day, Football Focus and Final Score

Four separate programmes, including the BBC's flagship football highlights show Match Of The Day, are accommodated within this innovative, multi-zone, virtual set design.

Distinct but related spaces, tailored to the unique presenting requirements of each show format, are provided. Our design integrates different lighting set-ups, and switchable panels in the walls, floors, and ceilings provide quick, high impact changes to the appearance of each space.

A series of framework and panel joints incorporated into the space design, provide channels for glass panels that display the sports graphics e.g. stats, league tables, player portraits and team badges. The channel system allows for motivated movement, enabling multiple different configurations within each show. This ensures that sports graphics can be displayed in optimal positions for virtually every shot used during each live broadcast.

Client

BBC Sport

Design

Toby Kalitowski
Jim Mann

Realtime Engine

Unreal Engine 4.27

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