(NOAH) Introducing the latest high definition camera from the 3rd October at Korakuen Hall
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In Noah's singles league "N-1 VICTORY 2O21", the 1st place in block A,B,C or D was decided on the 26th September Korakuen Hall event. Kaito Kiyomiya (1st place in A block) will fight Kenoh (1st place in B Block), with Katsuhiko Nakajima (1st place in C block) will face Masakatsu Funaki (1st place in D block) in the semi finals and final night on the 3rd October. At the same event, the winners will also fight a championship match.
The "N-1 VICTORY 2021" was the Keiji Mutoh's first league entry in twelve years. It became a popular topic with the participation of other legends such as Masakatsu Funaki, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kendo Kashin and major wrestlers from other promotions such as Dragongate's Masaaki Mochizuki and Masato Tanaka. Supporting the upsurge was the free broadcast on the Internet TV "ABEMA". Noah's 26th Korakuen Hall event also hit a very high number with over 120,000 viewers.
Noah joined CyberAgent in January last year. Soon afterwards came Coronavirus, and events were held empty arena. Noah took thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, as displayed by the ringside photographers in protective clothing as they actively launched empty arena matches. In April of the same year, Noah began broadcasting on ABEMA twice a month, breathing fresh air in the pro wrestling industry.
Shōsaku Funaki, the producer in charge of the ABEMA Martial Arts channel professional wrestling broadcasts, has been involved in ABEMA broadcasting Noah from the beginning. What he especially keeps in mind during production is, "ease of understanding".
"ABEMA is mainly for viewers in their teens and twenties. We digitize the wrestler profiles and make it as easy as possible so that it can be conveyed to young people and people just beginning in pro wrestling, as well as a talk on Noah before the broadcast. Wrestling is really interesting, and I want young people to see more, get to know more and love it more. I have been watching pro wrestling for over 30 years, and Noah has a great fight in the ring which is really entertaining and awesome. With ABEMA you can enjoy watching it on your Smartphone or on your computer while reading the comments section. I try to broadcast with that in mind.
For example, compared to to the conventional TELOP* pro wrestling broadcast, I think that the impression of the fonts, the legibility of the letters and the size of them is different. That is also structured to be targeted at young people and those beginning in pro wrestling."
In addition to this as a feature of Noah's ABEMA broadcast, there are video cameras such as the camera corners and the drone cameras (which are only used during empty arena events), which are not used in conventional pro wrestling broadcasts. Through such new attempts, it has become possible for realism and impact to be provided more directly through the screen. In addition to this, he is conscious of the emotions displayed by the wrestlers. He says he is aiming for a high definition image of expressions, as well as the entire ring.
"Many ABEMA viewers by far are watching on their Smartphones. The screen is small, and that is why I am consciously aiming to not only convey the entire ring that shows the actions of the wrestlers, but I am also aiming to improve so that they can understand the countenance of the wrestlers when fighting. In March of this year, the image of Masa Kitamiya screaming with an incredible expression and headbutting Takashi Sugiura while putting him in the Prison Lock and then bleeding from the forehead was the best. To be honest, with the introduction of the latest high definition camera which can adopt cinematic like images for live broadcasting for the event of the 3rd October Korakuen Hall event, we should be able to shoot stylish images more than ever.
The N-1 finals are tough fights, and you can't win unless you win two matches in one day. The determination and the enthusiasm will flow from the expression of the wrestlers, and I think their expressions will always be transmitted even when you are watching through a screen".
*TELOP: Japanese term used to indicate text superimposed on a screen, such as captions or subtitles.
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