Social Reel
$35one game
For one big game on your feed, like a first varsity start or senior night.
- Your athlete followed for one game
- A 30 to 60 second vertical reel cut to music
- Made for Instagram, TikTok and Shorts
Game day video, mic'd up and shot like TV
From a mic on your athlete to full broadcast coverage of your team's biggest night, shot by a National Emmy and duPont-Columbia award-winning cinematographer.
EmmyNational Emmy winner, HBO's Murder in Boston
duPontduPont-Columbia Award winner
4networks have aired his work: HBO, MTV, NESN, NBC Sports Boston
4Kcinema cameras and broadcast zoom lenses
$35athlete video starts at
For athletes
Four videos with you as the focus. Michael stays on you for the play and the second right after it: the celly, the bench, the dap-up. Coaching a team or running a program? Team video is below.
Mic'd Up
$50one game
For the athletes who talk the whole game. Hear how it works
- A wireless mic on your athlete for the game
- Their voice cut together with the action
- A vertical version for social
- Set up with the coach and league before game day
Pregame + Postgame + Highlights
$150one game day
For senior nights, rivalry games and playoff runs, from the walk in to the walk off.
- Pregame: arrival, warmups, the tunnel
- Game highlights cut to music
- Postgame with family, teammates and coaches
- A vertical version for social
College Highlight Tape
$100a game
Cut down to your highlights: $50. Or keep the full tape.
For juniors and seniors heading to the next level. What coaches look for
- Your game shot on a broadcast video setup
- The full game tape, delivered
- A highlights cut for $50: best plays first, your number marked
- Title card with your name, position, class year and contact
Send the request and Michael confirms the date and the details with you before game day. Need a different kind of video? Tell Michael what you need
For teams and schools
For coaches, athletic directors, booster clubs and leagues. The whole game shot to broadcast standards, or a short edit that gets the stands full.
Full Game Broadcast Coverage
from $750a game
Two cameras included. Add a third for $550. Livestream is quoted for your game.
For teams, schools and leagues: championships, rivalry games and senior nights.
- The whole game, start to finish, on two cameras
- Shot to broadcast standards
- A full game file for coaches, families and film study
- Up to three cameras for $550 more
Social Media Recap Edit
$350a game
Or $2,400 for an 8-game season, one recap after every game.
For teams, booster clubs and athletic departments: game day, big wins and playoff runs.
- A 15 to 45 second recap of the game
- Cut for Instagram, TikTok and Shorts
- Built from game footage or a quick shoot
- Your team colors and logo where you want them
Running a league? Rival also shoots league games for photos at no cost to the league. How it works for leagues
Mic'd Up puts your voice on the highlights
Mic'd Up is the content package. You wear a mic for the game, so the video has your voice in it: the huddle before the last possession, the call at the line, the bench losing it after your goal.
Your voice gets cut together with the action, so every big play comes with what you said the second it happened. Then you get a vertical version, made to fill the screen on Instagram and TikTok.
Made for the athletes who talk the whole game.
How the mic works on game day
For parents: the plan from booking to the finished video.
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Before game day: the OKs
A mic on a player needs a yes from the coach and the league, and from a parent or guardian if your athlete is under 18. Michael sets it up with the coach and league before game day, not in the parking lot. You give yours when you book (there's a checkbox), and Michael gets the coach's and the league's before game day.
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Game day: the mic goes on
Your athlete wears a wireless mic for the game. Michael shoots it with your athlete as the focus, so what they say lines up with what they did. A small wireless mic clips inside the collar or the shoulder pads before warmups. It works in most sports with a jersey, just not in the pool.
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After the game: Michael cuts it
Their voice gets cut together with the action into one video, plus a vertical version for social.
Athletes 12 and under: nothing goes on Rival's social media, in an ad or on the website without a written OK from a parent, the team or the coach. It's the same rule Rival uses for photos. Read the photo policy
If the coach or the league says no to a mic, a Social Reel or Pregame + Postgame + Highlights still puts the game on video.
Video is Michael's home turf
Rival Imaging is Michael Rotiroti, a cinematographer based in Peabody. Before Rival, his camera was on HBO, NESN and NBC Sports Boston.
- EmmyDirector of photography on HBO's Murder in Boston, Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary, 2024
- duPontduPont-Columbia Award, Murder in Boston
- NBC SportsDirector of photography, Cardillo's World on NBC Sports Boston, including the John DiBiaso episode
- CreditsCamera and edit credits with ESPN, the NCAA, NESN and the Boston Red Sox
That's who is on the sideline for your athlete's video. Not a phone held up in the top row, zoomed in until the jersey number turns to mush. A cinematographer with your athlete as the focus, on the play and on the second right after it. For teams, it's the same eye on the whole game, shot to broadcast standards.
Meet Michael
What college coaches want to see
General advice that holds up across most sports. Your coach and the programs you're talking to will know exactly what they want for yours, so ask them too.
Your number, marked before every clip
A coach has never seen you. Open with your name, number, position, class year and team, then point yourself out at the start of each clip so nobody has to hunt for you.
Your best plays first
Coaches watch a lot of film, and a slow start loses them. Lead with your best play. No long intro, no warmups.
Full plays, not just the finish
Show the whole play so a coach sees the read, the effort and what you do after. A clip that starts at the celly doesn't tell them much.
Recent, tight, and how to reach you
Use your latest season and cut it tight. End with your contact info and your coach's.
College Highlight Tape is built for exactly this: your best plays from the season, your number marked before each clip, a title card with your name, position, class year and contact, and one link that's easy to send to coaches. It's $100 a game, shot on a broadcast video setup built for a professional result. You get the full game tape, and for $50 more Michael cuts it down to your highlights, one athlete at a time, because a goalie and a striker need different tapes.
The full game file comes within 3 days and the highlights cut within 7, as a private link you can send to coaches or upload to Hudl or NCSA. No music by default, because a lot of coaches watch with the sound off.
Video questions
The logistics families and coaches ask about. Anything else, ask Michael.
What music goes in the videos? Can we pick the song?
Social Reel and the highlights in Pregame + Postgame + Highlights are cut to music. Popular songs are copyrighted, and Instagram and TikTok can mute a video that uses one without a license, so the song matters more than it seems.
Rival Imaging uses licensed music cleared for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, so nothing gets muted. Want a popular song? Ask for a version with no music and add the sound in the app yourself. College Highlight Tapes have no music unless you ask.
What do we get, and how soon?
Social Reel and Social Media Recap Edit are made vertical for Instagram, TikTok and Shorts. Mic'd Up and Pregame + Postgame + Highlights each come with a vertical version for social. Full Game Broadcast Coverage comes as a full game file, and College Highlight Tape as a link that's easy to send to coaches.
Everything comes as a private download link, with the vertical versions ready to post. Social Reel and Social Media Recap Edit arrive within 2 days. Mic'd Up and Pregame + Postgame + Highlights within 7 days. College Highlight Tape: the full game file within 3 days and the highlights cut within 7. Full Game Broadcast Coverage: the game file within 3 days.
Can my kid wear a mic if they're under 18?
Yes, with a yes from a parent or guardian, plus the coach and the league. Michael sets it up with the coach and league before game day.
For athletes 12 and under, nothing goes on Rival's social media, in an ad or on the website without a written OK from a parent, the team or the coach. Read the photo policy
What if they say something they shouldn't on the mic?
Mic'd Up is an edited video, not a raw recording, so Michael picks what makes the cut.
Swearing, private talk with coaches and refs, and anything about other players stays out. Your family sees the finished video before Rival posts any of it.
Can you livestream the game?
Yes, on request. Full Game Broadcast Coverage starts with two cameras for $750 a game, a third camera is $550 more, and a livestream is quoted for your game. Mention it when you book.
The stream goes to YouTube or the school's own channel. The venue needs power and a decent signal. Livestreams are for regular season and youth games; MIAA tournament streams belong to the NFHS Network.
Can we combine packages for one game?
Yes. List everything you want for that game in the notes box and Michael will put it together.
Each package is booked and paid on its own, and Michael shoots them at the same game when the timing works. A Big Night photo spotlight and a Social Reel on senior night is a common pair. See senior night
Can a whole team share one broadcast?
Yes, that's who it's for. Full Game Broadcast Coverage is booked once for the team, and the full game file is made for coaches, families and film study.
The team gets one private link to the game file to share with families. How the cost gets split is up to the team or the booster club; Michael sends one invoice.