The Institute Of Psychology Teams Up With Broadcast Solutions

The Institute of Psychology at the University of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) in Munich is breaking new ground in its field research on the topics of conflict and communication by going where the people are to conduct video interviews - in pedestrian zones, on the street, in busy places.

To be ideally equipped, the Institute, together with Broadcast Solutions, has designed a mobile studio, which has been handed over recently. The mobile studio was designed and implemented by systems integrator Broadcast Solutions.

The aim of the project was to create a mobile space to conduct video interviews with specific groups of people or passers-by, regardless of location. The vehicle should offer enough space for an undisturbed video situation and the necessary technology for editing and post-production of the material. In addition to the integration of TV technology, a daily business for Broadcast Solutions, the requirements for perfect studio lighting also had to be considered to meet the customer’s requirements. Furthermore, the interview area, equipped with an infinity cove, needed to be as comfortable and pleasant as possible to ease the persons being interviewed and reduce any fear of contact with the technology. To meet these requirements, an IVECO van, equipped with an area for the interviews plus a technical and editor’s workstation, was chosen as the basic vehicle.

Dr Mathias Jaudas, research assistant at the Institute of Psychology and responsible for the project, explains the background of the vehicle: "We are trying something new for us here. With the new vehicle, we are very flexible and mobile in our research work and yet protected from external influences, thanks to the excellent sound insulation of the vehicle’s box body. In addition, the excellent air conditioning and a built-in generator offer us extra independence. We were looking for a pleasant atmosphere and the technology to create the rough cut in the vehicle itself during the interview situations. The finished mobile studio van convinces me a lot, and Broadcast Solutions understood and implemented our ideas very well within the KOKO (German abbreviation for communication and conflict) media truck."

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