Media New details on how the UFC plans to use The Sphere

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Would be pretty sick if they could change the background for each fight like a video game. Go full street fighter with it.

this is a cool idea.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Good question, I don't know specifically but generally, Production changes for the sake of superfluous presentation?

They keep saying it's going to be a "one of a kind" MMA experience. So it'll either be a dramatic overstatement or drastic change. I think it will be weird having only one side of the audience and the octagon not being in the centre of the venue.

 

[wufabufa]

I wonder if anyone in the audience will get queasy from the visuals. I can't imagine everyone there really enjoying the weirdness of the sphere.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Who cares if it distracts the fighters, there not paying $$$ to watch. Im more concerned about it distracting me. I am just glad they fired the idiot who thought it was a good idea to have twitter pop up windows during the actual fights. Save that shit for between rounds, or after the fights.

 

[usernamee]

Good thing I only care about the fights.

You're supposed to look at the lightshow

THAT'S WHAT U PAID FOR DUMMY

 

[Substance Abuse]

You're supposed to look at the lightshow

THAT'S WHAT U PAID FOR DUMMY

 

[Wilmer Digreux]

You could say it will be a well rounded card

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

2 grand for nosebleeds

Ouch. Maybe we’ll get a discount if you reveal yourself as @pridejistu or mysterio

 

[Dimbis]

Done a lot of LIVE World Wide sound, and lights, have you?

You should be embarrassed. Along with any lame fuck that liked your post.

Someday, you’ll grow up.

What the H! This seems like an A.I. post with the prompt being “find something to talk shit about”.

I’ve never done LIVE work and I’m wondering how they’d handle those things or if they’d even be issues.

 

[zuffazombee]

2. How is it going to come across for the people at home? There’s no way that filming the giant screen and broadcasting it is going to look

It'll look fine.
The NHL held their draft at The Sphere & the graphics looked great.

 

[Dimbis]

It'll look fine.
The NHL held their draft at The Sphere & the graphics looked great.

That’s great! I’ll have to check some videos of this out. I was wondering if the graphics would mess with the bitrate of the stream or whatever the hell the technology is called.

I know when there’s a lot going on while streaming things get fuzzy and I’d hate to see the visuals cause that during a fight.

 

[Leonard Haid]

With all this talk about the visuals for the sphere, I kept thinking of these problems and I’m wondering how the UFC plans to manage it.

1. Dana keeps preaching that the visuals will be insane and just off the wall great. Since the sphere itself basically surrounds the octagon, how are they planning on it not distracting the fighters? I can’t imagine focusing on your opponent, he turns you a certain way, and you’re looking at some huge Mexican flag that’s flying toward your face like an optical illusion.

2. How is it going to come across for the people at home? There’s no way that filming the giant screen and broadcasting it is going to look good. Sure, they’ll probably cut away and just show their “mini movies” that they just announced, but what about when the fight is on and the screen is in view?

Please bring up your own questions on what else can go wrong.

"Since the sphere itself basically surrounds the octagon, how are they planning on it not distracting the fighters?" Might happen, but it's not like it's going to bias any one fighter, which is the main thing. Both fighters in the Octagon will be affected....it'll be a test to see which fighter has the greater focus so as to be affected less. I don't mind that.

"How is it going to come across for the people at home?" Dana's boldly going where no fight promoter has gone before. It's a bold endeavour, and I give him props for that. It'll be a spectacle, for sure. Watch U2 perform at The Sphere on Youtube. It's a fun experience.

 

[Ozze]

Don't know why so many people are already shitting on it or hoping it will fail.

Who knows, maybe they can actually pull it off. And it's nice to see they try something different for a change.

 

[Ozze]

I think both of this problems will be solved by just having a background that's not moving at eye level. Above the cage or where the cameras can see, go crazy.

But those first meters of the ground they will probably have some scenery just to have as a background and not interfere much with the fighters or tv.

 

[PurpleStorm]

With all this talk about the visuals for the sphere, I kept thinking of these problems and I’m wondering how the UFC plans to manage it.

1. Dana keeps preaching that the visuals will be insane and just off the wall great. Since the sphere itself basically surrounds the octagon, how are they planning on it not distracting the fighters? I can’t imagine focusing on your opponent, he turns you a certain way, and you’re looking at some huge Mexican flag that’s flying toward your face like an optical illusion.

2. How is it going to come across for the people at home? There’s no way that filming the giant screen and broadcasting it is going to look good. Sure, they’ll probably cut away and just show their “mini movies” that they just announced, but what about when the fight is on and the screen is in view?

Please bring up your own questions on what else can go wrong.

Flickering images causing temporary blindness.

 

[Bret 'The Hitman' Hart]

Imagine if someone hacks the sphere and changes it for this

 

[dipstickjimmy]

With all this talk about the visuals for the sphere, I kept thinking of these problems and I’m wondering how the UFC plans to manage it.

1. Dana keeps preaching that the visuals will be insane and just off the wall great. Since the sphere itself basically surrounds the octagon, how are they planning on it not distracting the fighters? I can’t imagine focusing on your opponent, he turns you a certain way, and you’re looking at some huge Mexican flag that’s flying toward your face like an optical illusion.

2. How is it going to come across for the people at home? There’s no way that filming the giant screen and broadcasting it is going to look good. Sure, they’ll probably cut away and just show their “mini movies” that they just announced, but what about when the fight is on and the screen is in view?

Please bring up your own questions on what else can go wrong.

Pretty sure during fights they will have the screens off as far as special effects.

 

[SuperNerd]

Don't know why so many people are already shitting on it or hoping it will fail.

Who knows, maybe they can actually pull it off. And it's nice to see they try something different for a change.

100% this.

UFC can't do anything right for these guys.

 

[MigitAs]

Good thing I only care about the fights.

Too bad the card sucks

 

[liner]

It's gonna be awkward af, all the seats are on one side with a big giant screen right in back of the cage.

You don't think it'll look cool when they show a ko shot in slow mo on a screen that's the size of a 6 story building?