Rob Stone Offers Backstage Pass to Network’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Vancouver Set

FOX Sports studio host Rob Stone gives a behind-the-scenes tour of FOX Sports’ state-of-the art FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015™ studio set on scenic Coal Harbor in Vancouver in the latest video produced by FOX Sports’ @TheBuzzer.

Stone and @TheBuzzer’s Nicole Dabeau visit the set’s desk and lounge areas, talk about the design and take a trip to what Stone calls a “soccer geek’s dream yard” – a turf field used for demonstrations throughout the FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2015™.

FOX Sports’ Women’s World Cup television compound spans more than 7,500 square feet, housing offices, a control room and green room, and sits directly beneath the network’s state-of-the-art, custom-built set. With assistance from Vancouver-based BC Event Management, FOX Sports’ bi-level structure combines the modern architectural persona of Vancouver with the rich landscape of the region and the international community connected to the Women’s World Cup.

The set features different looks for television: a main stage, a day lounge with a water backdrop, an evening lounge with a cityscape, and a soccer demonstration field. The structure is environmentally sound, operating on alternative forms of energy. Following the breakdown of the set in July, most of the construction materials are being donated to local Vancouver-based charity organizations. The set was designed by JHD Group, an authority on relevant and engaging design for environments that support, create and elevate the modern brand experience for the industry’s largest audiences. JHD has already been engaged by FOX Sports to design its FIFA World Cup 2018™ set in Russia.

FACTS & FIGURES
• Overall footprint is 84 x 44 feet; combined area is 5,400 square feet
• Two 84-inch touchscreens
• 15 cameras highlighted by the “Super Techno 50” crane-cam which extends and retracts up to 50 feet at a speed of seven feet per second
• A drone for unique aerial shots in and around the set
• Retractable, motorized rain shield
• Up to 75 construction workers needed with over 5,000 on-site crew hours
• Large LED high resolution screen (21 x 11 feet) showing real-time game footage with custom information ticker

A time-lapse video of the set build-out is available HERE, courtesy of Earthcam.