John Schreiber, front, and William Lounsbury test the projector and screencast before the start of CPOY judging. Schrieber and Katie Wood, not pictured, are Co-Coordinators and operate the images shown to the judges and record "ins" and "outs," respectfully.

Six different microphones stream audio through a Soundcraft PM6 Mixer. Four judge mics, one director mic and one caption reader mic all contribute to the audio heard on the podcasts as well as in-room audio.

To record the dialogue between judges during the competition, four Shure SLX4 receivers are used to pick up the discussions. The recievers feed into a mixer, which feeds into a compressor, which feeds into an amp, which finally feeds into a computer that records the audio.

An anxious Josh Bickel rubs his head while one of his entries is being discussed as a possible candidate for final placement in a category.