Studio equipment, its functions and operations

Camera - the studio that we filmed out live tv show in came with 4 sony Z5 cameras which are easy to move around as they come with their own pedestal.

lighting desk - this is where each individual light is controlled from, from here you can adjust the intensity of the lights. the internsity of the lights ranges from 100% which is very birght, right down to 30% when the ligth turns off

Lights - there are a total of 24 lights attached to the lighting rig which are controlled by the lighting desk

Lighting grid - this is a number of large poles assembled tightley together the create something that lights and microphones can be easily attached to

Dimmer pack - this is connected to all of the lights in the studio, it is used to provide power to all of the lights, but to do so individually so that if one of the lights breaks it doesnt effect any of the other lights.

DVD player - this is used to play things such as VT inserts and feeds right into the main show.

Sound desk - this is where all of the sound from the show comes through, its where the sound operators adjust the volume of the the audio coming from the inputs if its too loud or too queit.

STOB - this stands for studio terminal outlex box and its job is to supply power to all of the cameras, lights and microphones that run through it

Vision mixing desk - This is where the vision mixer works and switched between the 6 screens available that have a live feed from each of the cameras