April 19, 2013 - Lock & Key Productions teamed up with Bexel for the ninth season of ABC‰'s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to develop and provide production solutions, including engineering support, custom microwave management systems, production trailers, wireless systems, cameras, frequency coordination and other high-quality production gear."Since this element of the show is done on the fly, we needed to ensure the crew could roll in, set up quickly and get the package completed on the first shot,‰" says Greg Bragg, general manager, network rentals, Bexel. ‰"They needed a solution that could be powered up quickly, so we built two custom production trailers that would also allow the team to monitor both audio and video via the microwave systems.‰"In addition to the production trucks, Bexel provided 40 channels of Wireless Microphone, RFX diversity microwave systems, Sound Devices 788T digital recorders, Lectrosonics wireless ENG systems and Sony PDW-F800 XDCAMs for each team. Frequency coordination was strategized for each city visited during the taping, requiring Bexel‰'s expertise, as lead times were typically short."Often times we didn‰'t get the location information until a day or so before they needed the coordination, so we were charged with coordination of all the wireless devices for that particular area,‰" says Rod Allen, RF/audio production specialist, Bexel. This detail was especially critical during episodes with special guests, such as the First Lady, Michelle Obama, during the season's debut. "For this episode in particular, it required both production teams to be in the same location, demanding additional resources and all 80 channels of Wireless Microphone,‰" adds Allen.‰"When it comes to providing solutions to meet the challenges of reality television, we know that we can count on Bexel,‰" says Phil Filimowicz, senior line producer, Lock & Key Productions. "From city to city, all season long, we were confident in having a trusted partner such as Bexel on our production team.‰"[sc name="news-footer"]