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Originally Posted by Katie_UPS
Alliance selection is a process that is difficult to watch remotely (and keep track of the alliances). I would appreciate it if Scorekeepers would show the alliance match-ups more often than a blimp here or there. Similarly, it would be nice if the alliance brackets/match-ups were posted on screen for a while at the beginning and end of lunch (I understand that events like to run the sponsor reel during lunch).
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I can't comment on the events you specifically attended, but I can speak for what I do as a scorekeeper at my events and what I've been trained to do.
First, a little background: the way FMS interfaces with AV is via a program called "Audience Display" that is the full screen and sound source for AV. Generally anything that's not a camera feed or a power point (to include the division awards at champs this year) is from our side, with the score bar chromakeyed out. We also have a "blank screen" option on our video switch, which we used to use at the end of matches (for suspense) but due to the "ref review" icon added this year, we were told specifically not to kill the score bar. The point here is that this year, in practice (if you go by what the official training says), any time you see nothing from FMS, it's AV that's doing that, not the scorekeeper.
Now, about your specific comments. The way I do it (which is how it's been done in Indiana as far as I can remember) is that I send the "alliance" screen to AV, until there is a captain who is having "difficulties" and needs a list (cue Jeopardy music), in which case I switch to the "available teams" screen. As soon as they make a selection, I swap back to the alliance screen. AV will often switch to a camera feed of the captain making the announcement; any breaks from the two aforementioned screens is usually AV's doing.
As for the Bracket screen, that was something that was actually mentioned during scorekeeper training this year; scorekeepers (and AV) were originally "suggested" and later supposed to do that. However, since it takes two to tango, AV has to put the bracket up. I can't speak for AV but I got the idea that at some point Blair (or somebody else in Manchester) sent an email to AV crews to among other things show the bracket at lunch.
That's the thing about scorekeeping and audience screens; it's a coordinated effort with AV. AV can only show what we send them. You can only see what AV shows you.