Technical rehearsals and what learnt. possible action planning. rehearsals

Technical rehearsals are similar to normal rehearsals but they work on more of the tachnical side of the show, once the crew and host and everybody working on the team knows what they are doing, then you need to make sure that those people can work well with all of the equipment used, it was during these rehearsals that you can find out your strong points and your weak points and this helps towards the production because if you were put into a roll you didnt feel that you were comfortable with, you can just change rather than trying to do it anyway and risking the quality of the show. the only issues we really encountered were to do with the sound, and were normally jusr things like breathing which was all to do with the positioning of the mic so was quite an easy problem to solve.

Efficient rehearsal and recording practice

I think the rehearsals proved to be very important and usefull, they were set out in a way in which everybody got to try everything, and having tried everything it meant there was a lot more you can write in your evaluations and other work, because even if for the main show you didnt have a major role, you can still talk about the roles you already carried out. When we first started the live TV show rotation nobody in the class had ever worked with that sort of equipment before, and within 5 weeks we had made out own live TV shown which ran quite smoothly, so it just goes to show how important rehearsals are. Rehearsals are also very vital as in rehearsals you can realise all the things your going to have problems with and things that need changing before you start the actual show, this proved handy for us and we ended up changing the script, and being able to work out what camera angles were avalaibe within the constraints of the set.

Scripts and calls

A script is needed for all live TV shows. The script tells everybody where they are and what they need to be doing, which takes a lot of stress off the director and leaeds to a lot less confusion. There are 3 different types of scripts for the TV Show. A script on the back of the cue cards, including the Host's dialogue, also guiding when the VT inserts are played. The main script, is a few pages long word processed script, which indicates all of the dialogue the Host has to say, also including stage directions of when VT Inserts are to be played, and also when any of the Contestants/Teams talk. The director and assistant director certainly need a script, but so does most other roles, the sound operators, the floor manager and assitant floor manager.

Planning and lighting the set

Three point lighting involves what is known as a ‘key light’ – a powerful spot light aimed at the talent. The shadow that this creates is countered by a fill light that is placed on the adjacent side to the key light. Another spot light is added behind the talent to provide backlight. This separates the talent from the background and creates a more interesting detailed set. and we decided to use this style of lighting for our final peice, as a group we decided this was best after doing some rehearsals and getting used to working lights.

Planning and designing a set

After we had designed the name media circus and decided we wanted to use the theme of a circus throughout the show we had to come up with some ideas on what we wanted the set to look like, it was mainly the job of the art director but everybody had a small hand in the say of the design. When designing a set the first thing you should always do is draw up a plan of what your going to do for your design and what its going to look like, then come up with a list of things your going to need to do this, and make sure you get all the things on that list and make sure everybody knows what they are doing before you even start to design the set. There was a lot of designing to be done for our set as we used 7 back boards which all had to coated and then painted, aswell as the semi-circular table we used.

Talk-backs and their use/protocol

when we mention talk backs it refers to the intercom that a large majority of the crew use to comunicate with each other, but especially the director. The sound operator, vision mixer and DVD operator can all hear the intercom through a speaker, but the people who are in the studio hear the intercom through headphones, which are also called 'Cans'. The only people who wear cans in the studio is the camera operators and the floor manager. The cans should never be used for general conversation as they are all linked up together everybody can hear what conversations are going on over the talkback, and if the director has something urgent he needs to say to someone nobody will be able to hear him. when communicating with the director you have to do it through the floor manager, and you do it by say "cam 1 to floor manager" and the floor manager will say "cam 1 go ahead" before you start talking. This is the same if your the floor manager and talking to the director

planning audio coverage

when choosing a studio location you must also think about the sound. carefull consideration was taken to ensure that the room was not too empty to creat echo, and to ensure that no background noise, for example noise from outside the studio would be able to be picked up. You must also make sure that the talent is heard loud and clearly.