Week 1 -
The whole class were all split into small groups and each group were all given one of the rounds for the quiz show to work on. My group's round was celebritys. Each group were responsable for making up questions for the rounds and also creating vt inserts to put into the show.
Week 2 -
Everyone in class had to decide on a name for the quiz show, we came up with alot of ideas for the show but some of them didn't really work well until the whole class decided on calling it "media circus". Also this week me and my group for the celebrity round went into town and brought costumes to dress up as celebritys, so that the contestants would have to guess what celebritys we were.
Week 3 -
This week we were all given roles for pre production. Some people were chosen to be set designers and script writers ect. Me, shaun and Mathew were chosen to be the editors, we were then in charge for getting together ideas for the titles and stings. We then tried to focus the opening titles and the stings into a circus format to go with the show.
Week 4 -
Alot of this week was very hectic because there were people stressing on about the set and the script ect, the main problem was getting the set done in time. There were alot of people who didn't have anything to do, so me and some other people helped the set designers to finish painting the set. At the end of this week the title sequence and all of the stings were all finished and they looked really proffesional.
Week 5 -
Most of this week was rehearsing for the live show, so we all kept practising until we got to the main show. For the first half of the show I was part of the audience and the second half of it I was vision switching. I really enjoyed making the quiz show and had a great time. The live show went fantastic and everyone was happy.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Monday, 22 March 2010
Directing and director calls
The director is the most important person in the crew and he calls all of the shots. When the show is live the director stays inside the vision control room because he has to tell the vision mixer what cameras to cut to and at what time. Another reason why the director stays in this room is because the cans are always open so the director can talk to any of the crew members when he wants to. Before the rehearsal begins and the live show, the director speaks to each of the camera operators to make sure that he is happy with all of the shots before they begin. The director also speaks to the floor manager through the cans so that he can tell the floor manager when to speak to the audience ect. The next thing that the director has to do is that he has to make sure that everyone in the crew are ready to start recording. Before starting the show the director does a countdown so that all of the crew and the talent know when they are live. The first thing that the director says straight after the countdown is roll vt because this is the opening titles and then he tells the vision mixer to mix into the first camera shot. At every minute of the show the director is always trying to get to very important shots which are:
- Responce - To shot is one of the other contestants reaction to something that has just happened in the show ect.
- Action - This is when something that is interesting and entertaining is happening in the show.
- Responce - To shot is one of the other contestants reaction to something that has just happened in the show ect.
- Action - This is when something that is interesting and entertaining is happening in the show.
Scripts and calls
The script is the most important thing in the show because this has everything single thing on it which is in the show including vt insert numbers and speech from the host.
There are two collums the first being vision and the second being audio. In the first collum it shows all of the camera shots for example a ms of host, and it also shows which camera is being used at each point in the show. It should also show the dvd track for the VTs so that the vision mixer know when there is a vt insert. On the audio side it shows what audio is being played at each point, most of the time the audio is mostly speech and then it also shows the audio from the vt inserts from the dvd.
There will also be director notes on the script because occasonally the director will change camera shots ect at different parts in the show, this also makes it seem a little bit more clearer to the director.
There are two collums the first being vision and the second being audio. In the first collum it shows all of the camera shots for example a ms of host, and it also shows which camera is being used at each point in the show. It should also show the dvd track for the VTs so that the vision mixer know when there is a vt insert. On the audio side it shows what audio is being played at each point, most of the time the audio is mostly speech and then it also shows the audio from the vt inserts from the dvd.
There will also be director notes on the script because occasonally the director will change camera shots ect at different parts in the show, this also makes it seem a little bit more clearer to the director.
Tech Rehearsals
A tech rehearsal is a rehearsal which is done mostly for the purpose of all of the technical equipment. This is very helpfull because as we do the main show this will be a big bennifit to the crew and also the talent. We have not had a real technical rehearsal but we have had alot of normal rehearsals, which when we have done these we have come across a couple of technical problems. One of the problems was that when it was time to play a vt insert off the dvd it didn't play first time or not at the right time, another problem was that we couldn't always hear the talents voices on the clip mics. This is mostly the only reason why we do these tech rehearsals so that we can see any technical problems that we are getting before the real live show.
Efficient rehearsal and recording practise
Before we could even start our rehearsals, we had a couple of sessions in the tv studio getting to know all of the terms and how all of the equipment worked, we also learned all of the camera movements and shots ect, for example when you turn a camera left or right this is called a pan.
We also had a couple of lessons showing us how the audio and video signals went through into the audio and vision control rooms, this was very interesting because we were also shown how the vision and audio mixing desks worked.
About 3 weeks after being shown what to do and how the tv studio works we were all giving roles to rehearse with so that we could get use to using the studio. My first role was vision mixing, this is a very important role because with out this you would see any vt inserts on the screen and the cameras wouldn't switch to each other, I really enjoyed this role because I felt like I was a big part of the show because with out me there would be anything come up on the screen. My second role was to play the contestent A, I did not mind this role because I got to get a little feel of what it would be like on a proper quiz show as a contestent. My third role was to be the camera operator for (cam 2), I liked this role because I had never been behind a camera before and this gave me a great experience of what it would be like, I was encharge of getting shots of the host and getting 3 shots of the talent.
In it's most understanding form, a rehearsal is to practise recording a tv show and to make sure that everything goes according to plan. If something goes wrong in the rehearsal it can be changed or corrected but if it is during the live show then this is a bit of a problem. The rehearsal is hand to correct any problems so that they don't go wrong in the live show.
We also had a couple of lessons showing us how the audio and video signals went through into the audio and vision control rooms, this was very interesting because we were also shown how the vision and audio mixing desks worked.
About 3 weeks after being shown what to do and how the tv studio works we were all giving roles to rehearse with so that we could get use to using the studio. My first role was vision mixing, this is a very important role because with out this you would see any vt inserts on the screen and the cameras wouldn't switch to each other, I really enjoyed this role because I felt like I was a big part of the show because with out me there would be anything come up on the screen. My second role was to play the contestent A, I did not mind this role because I got to get a little feel of what it would be like on a proper quiz show as a contestent. My third role was to be the camera operator for (cam 2), I liked this role because I had never been behind a camera before and this gave me a great experience of what it would be like, I was encharge of getting shots of the host and getting 3 shots of the talent.
In it's most understanding form, a rehearsal is to practise recording a tv show and to make sure that everything goes according to plan. If something goes wrong in the rehearsal it can be changed or corrected but if it is during the live show then this is a bit of a problem. The rehearsal is hand to correct any problems so that they don't go wrong in the live show.
Planning camera placement and shots
The camera placement is based on what the set looks like for example the size. Our set is placed out in a quiz show format with the desk in the middle and the flats at the back, so we are going to use 4 cameras which are 3 pole cameras and 1 crain camera.
The first camera (cam 1) is a pole camera which is situated on the far right of the tv studio, this is because it is going to be used for getting shots of Team A which are contestents A and B. This camera will be getting alot of different shots of them including 2-shots, medium shots and also over shoulder shots.
The 3rd camera (cam 3) is also a pole camera and is situated on the far left of the tv studio opposite to (cam 1) and is used for getting exactly the same shots as (cam 1) but of Team B which are contestents C and D.
The 4th camera (cam4) is on a jib which is like a big crain, this camera is responsable for getting a wide shot. The jib is able to give us a high and low angle shot. This camera is also handy for getting a shot of the audience because of the hight that it can go.
The 2nd camera (cam2) is mostly only used to get two main shots, one is of the host because this camera is directly in front of the host so the host will also be looking at it. The second shot is a 3 shot, this camera will be getting two 3 shots. One of the 3 shots is of the host, contestent A and contestent B and the second 3 shot if of the host, contestent C and contestent D.
The first camera (cam 1) is a pole camera which is situated on the far right of the tv studio, this is because it is going to be used for getting shots of Team A which are contestents A and B. This camera will be getting alot of different shots of them including 2-shots, medium shots and also over shoulder shots.
The 3rd camera (cam 3) is also a pole camera and is situated on the far left of the tv studio opposite to (cam 1) and is used for getting exactly the same shots as (cam 1) but of Team B which are contestents C and D.
The 4th camera (cam4) is on a jib which is like a big crain, this camera is responsable for getting a wide shot. The jib is able to give us a high and low angle shot. This camera is also handy for getting a shot of the audience because of the hight that it can go.
The 2nd camera (cam2) is mostly only used to get two main shots, one is of the host because this camera is directly in front of the host so the host will also be looking at it. The second shot is a 3 shot, this camera will be getting two 3 shots. One of the 3 shots is of the host, contestent A and contestent B and the second 3 shot if of the host, contestent C and contestent D.
Programme Rundowns
Program Rundowns are the way in which the director, the floor manager and most of the crew find where they are in the show. The most efficient way that you make a programe rundown is through the script because the script tells you when the host says something ect and it also shows when any vt inserts are used.
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