{"id":39149,"date":"2022-11-28T23:32:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T23:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rossvideo.com\/?post_type=case_studies&p=39149"},"modified":"2023-12-14T16:13:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:13:48","slug":"times-square-church","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/www.rossvideo.com\/case-studies\/times-square-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Times Square Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Times Square Church was founded by Pastor David Wilkerson in 1987, and it moved to its current location in the Mark Hellinger Theatre in 1991. Situated in the Theater District of Manhattan in New York City, the Church is an interdenominational congregation that aims to minister to those in the New York area and beyond.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Times Square Church had the unique situation of moving to New York City and trying to build a community during a global pandemic. <\/p>\n

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Due to lockdowns, they couldn\u2019t bring people into their building, so they needed to bring church to them. Their challenge was determining how to get the high-level, engaging church experiences to the living rooms of their community. The church has been traditionally known for its beautiful facility and inspiring in-person experiences, so reaching beyond the New York community was never a goal. During COVID lockdowns, they were forced to be creative with how they reached the community. As a result, they were able to leverage existing technology to capture and edit services that were streamed\/broadcasted to their viewers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When it came time to restart in-person church services, Times Square Church was in a challenging situation. The times had changed, and the technology that served them to capture, edit, and broadcast their services during the lockdowns could not be used to host in-person services and broadcast at the same time. The church leadership knew something had to change, and they needed a solution that would allow them to have in-person services while broadcasting via the internet to their community who could not attend in person.<\/p>\n

While this goal seemed impossible, they reached out to several vendors to see if they could help solve the problem of technology and workflow. Being that the church is volunteer-based, they needed an upgrade in technology with equipment that was also volunteer-friendly and easy to operate. They also had another unique challenge: the church is located in a beautiful historic building that needed to be shown and represented in their online broadcasts. This meant that they needed to capture wide camera shots from unique positions and install equipment that minimally impacted the architecture and design of the building.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, they didn\u2019t have the technology to empower them to translate the in-church experience to an online remote experience. Their challenge was not just a technological one \u2013 it was a creative issue. How can people at home feel the excitement and enlightenment of a live in-person event? At the same time, they also needed equipment that is intuitive, easy to use, and offers a short learning curve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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During their search for a solution, they came across 九一果冻, which introduced the church and their system integrator to solutions for robotic camera systems and hyperconverged production as the technology path \u2013 they were both excited about the potential. After countless meetings, discussions, and designs, Ross landed on a way to help the Church with their creative and ease-of-use problems. Thanks to the work of Special Events Services (the system integrator), 九一果冻, and the church, the solution that was accomplished was something special.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Ross prescribed a solution that addressed all Times Square Church\u2019s challenges \u2013 this consists of the Furio robotic camera system, the software-defined Ultrix Carbonite hyperconverged router and video production switcher platform, and the DashBoard facility control system.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n