What makes a production broadcast-grade — and how it changes your shoot day

Context

Codec, audio redundancy, graphics package and captioning — what 'broadcast-grade' really means, and which decisions actually change on the shoot day.

Field notes

The codec answer is ProRes 422 HQ. The audio answer is a redundant primary plus a separate backup recorder. The graphics answer is a layered Photoshop or After Effects template that survives last-minute copy changes. The captioning answer is an SRT in every language your audience watches in. These four answers re-shape almost every shoot-day decision after them.

Ritiqa Parab

Founder, Creative Director & Executive Producer