ANALYSE AND REPORT LIVE TV SHOW 2

I will be analysing the show mock the week. The likely size of the studio is 50:50. The seating is Host in the middle and 3 talent either side of them. the audience is seated in front of them on raised stands. The set looks good with a long desk that seats all the talent and host. It does restrict cameras from doing an over the shoulder shot but other than that i cant see it restricting any other camera shots. The set looks move able they would probably take it apart after the show and put it into storage for when they next need it. It doesn't look like it would take long to set it up. shouldn't take more than a few hours to do. They use 6 cameras for this show. Theres a camera fixed to a crane which makes a very intesresting movement after the opening titles. There is the camera infront of the host with the auto cue on it, 4 floor cameras theres 2 either side of the talent and 2 opposite to the auto cue. the auto cue camera will be in a fixed position while the other 4 cameras will be on peds and moveable. The talent an host are fixed with radio mics which are omnidirectional these will pick up any audio from them. The audience will have a mic above them this will be fixed to the rig and most likely be a shotgun mic.
The set is a mix of purple red and blue colours which goes well with the blue desk it looks good on the screen. In the middle behind the host is a big World with the mock the week logo on it. This makes the host stand out and you know they are the host as the talent all have to same type of background behind them. The lighting rig doesnt look like it would be to complex but it is big enough to light the studio correctly. The light levels are fixed an do not change during the show there fixed in the same position.
The crew would be of about 18-22 people 6 cam ops, 6 cam asis, sound op, sound asis, DVD op, FM, Asis FM, Asis DIR, DIRECTOR and a vision switcher. The show is in a studio location. There are many different shots. There are 3 shots of the talent 2 shots and MCU of talent. there is also some 4 shots of the host an talent. There is some wide shots of the entire talent and host when they look to the big tv screen for VT inserts.
For the show there would be some health an safety issues to consider. How easily acessible the fire escape is for everyone to safely leave. Of the camera cables are going to create a tripping hazzard. The general format of the show is Q&A, it doesnt really stick to a rigid format its very loose there is a lot of banter between the 2 teams of talent and the host. the host is some what scripted for the questions but otherwise they mostly ad lib for the show. The host of the show tone is just like one of the talent they exchange banter an jokes also they dont seem like the overpowering quiz show host. The title sequence is just lots of clips from what has happend the past week which works well as it sticks to the style of show. They have a song in the background of it which also works well with the style. They have some VT inserts in the show to help put questions these are just short clips of recent things that have happend. The audience for this show are young generation around the ages of 16 - 23 as it is up to date topics an news that they do talk about. And they do have popular comedians on the show which attract younger audiences. Because they will regognise them and want to watch the show because they are generally funny people. So it will appeal to people aged 16 - 23.

ANALYSE AND REPORT LIVE TV SHOW

I will be analysing the show 'Have i got news for you'. For their opening titles they have a sting that is topical for the type of show that it is with lots of cartoons of stuff happening. Afterwards it goes to a widshot of the studio so we can see have an idea what it looks like. Id say the studio is about 50:50 in size. The seating is set out as the host in the middle and theres 2 talent either side of them. There seated behind a big desk that curves round. The audience is seated infront of the set on raised stands.
The set is designed to look good. it looks good on the cameras, the set is mostly a dark red theme and the back drop is blue coloured with loads of newspaper clippings. This goes in with the style of the show. It doesnt look like it allows the cameras to get an over the shoulder shot but they can get a variety of shots with the set. It looks like it can just be quickly wheeled of or taken apart and put in storage and they just get it out of storage an set it up. Doesnt look like it would take a long time. In all I can see there is 4 cameras used. Theres a camera rigged on a jib arm this would be used for wideshots. Theres 1 camera infront of the host which would have the auto cue on it this would be in a fixed position and give an MCU of the host. Then there are 2 cameras on peds which are moveable these give 2 shots, shots and MCU's.
It looks like the host and talent are equip with radio mics which are omnidirectional so the sound operators can hear them. There is also some mics are fixed to the rig to pick up audience sound. The mic used would most likely be a shotgun mic. The set really goes well with the style of the show as its news based and the set has news paper clippings on it and it gives it a real news feel. The graphics used it its text the background of the graphic is again news papers.
The lighting rig doesnt look to big and it wouldnt be to complex to light the set and host an talent. The lights are fixed throughout the show and dont move. The likely size of the crew would be around 16-18 people there would be 4 cam ops, 4 cam asis, sound op, sound asis, DVD op, FM, Asis FM, Asis DIR, DIRECTOR and a vision switcher.
The show is made in a studio which they most likely have rented out. The main shots used in the show where 2 shots showing the talent when they are talking. a MCU of the host is very frequently used. Also they do MCU's of single talent. There is some wideshots but it was mostly used for the opening an ending of the show.
To make the show they would have to think about health an safety issues. This would be are the fire escapes easily accesible with the set put up. Are the camera cables going to be a tripping hazzard they would have to take this all into account.
The general format of the show is a political quiz show. It doesnt realy stick to a rigid format most of it is ad lib and doesnt seem to be much script apart from the hosts punns. The host is really just like the talent joins in in jokes an ad lib they dont come across as all powering quiz show host. The title sequence is very good it looks great an it fits in with the shows theme showing lots of things happening around the world. There is alot of VT inserts during the show lots of tv clips to help out a joke or a question. Id say the main audience for this show is people who are an older generation as most of the references are from a while back and also who is interested in politics. I say that this is aimed at older generation around the age 30-50 as they will be able to get some of the joke references in this show and younger people 16-21 wont get most of the references used in the show.

DVD OPERATION AND INSERT REQUIREMENTS

DVD OP is very important for the show as they control all the VT inserts. The opening ending and any round stings. The DVD OP has to play the right insert at the right time. They should have a script to follow to be able to do it on time and know whats going on.

The inserts should be all the same size and file type. screen ratio 16:9 and file type PAL. They should have at least 2 seconds of black before and after the video. This gives time for the DVD OP to cue up the video. There also should be a breif information about the VT insert. So if it was either a graphic or a video this would be on the information. Also the number of the VT.

PLANNING CAMERA PLACEMENT AND SHOTS

Cameras 1 and 3 will both do a 2 shot of the TALENT an over the shoulder shot and a 3 shot including the HOST. The 2 shot will be a MCU.

There will also be CAM 2 which will be the safety shot of the HOST this will be an MCU. And also 3 shots with the TALENT and HOST.

CAM 4 will be on the jib arm. To create WIDESHOTS, and 3 shots. Also to try an make interesting shots and movements.

PLANNING AUDIO COVERAGE

Our plan was to have all talent an host equip with wireless omnidirectional mics. Which the sound operators can control from the booths. They will be able to lower the levels using the sound mix desk. There will be microphones above the audience on the grid to pick up the applause.
Each one of the CAM OPS will have some CANS. This will allow them to communicate to the director and FM the FM will also have CANS these will be wireless so they can move about the floor.
The sound and DVD operators wont have wireless CANS but a box where they can also communicate with the FM, Director and CAM OPS.

SCRIPTS AND CALLS

The script is very important for the quiz show. It has all the technical information that the director, DVD operator needs. It also helps out camera operators as they might need to know upcoming shots so they can prepare for it. It has information about VT inserts with the length of whichever clip is going to be played.

The script also contains Speech for the HOST of the show. And all the AD LIB shots the director will want during the show and any AD LIB for the HOST. The general layout of the script is all audio used in the show from any source, will always go on the right hand side of the script. And any vision information will go on the left hand side of the page. This makes it easier for the director to read also ASIS DIR, FM and DVD OP. When the director calls cut, what should happen is the vision mixer will cut to what ever is listed in the script. So 'cam 4 cut' this is make the vision mixer cut to cam 4.

SIGNAL FLOW AND THE TECHNICAL RIG

Audio

directional microphones hanging from the studio grid follow an XLR cable into the Stopbox from there they connect to RACK. The RACK then follows in a cable to the sound mixer. the sound mixer has individual faders which control each microphone and other sound sources. You can create a equal mix of the microphones to make sure they are not distorted by moving each fader either up or down on that sound source until its the right level any level from -6 to +9 is good. You can test the sound source via speakers or monitor. The speakers allow you to listen to the quality of the audio.Then it leads out into what we are recording in to.

On the sound mixer their is also a VU meter that is used to see the output sound DB. If the sound output is too quiet you wont be able to hear very clearly on your recording source, however if its too loud you will get distortion. the VU meter has coloured lights They show you the DB range. Green being quiet an red being loud. the perfect DB range is from -12 to +9 with 0 DB being the best.

Video

camera plugs into a adapter box usually underneath the camera which then follows a cable back into the studio terminal outlet box (STOB). this then is also connected a RACK which connects all vision sources into the vision mixing machine. that's four inputs from the four cameras and one input from the DVD player. The vision mixing machine has lots of buttons each representing either a camera or the DVD players input and shows these on a small LED screen with the input channel marked next to the LED screen. it also has another screen at the end of the button which shows black. when ever using the Vision micing maching always start from black and end in black to prevent input showing from other vision source that isn't needed. the Vision mixer operates the vision mixing machine and tests the quality of the vision with their eyes. Once the vision mixer is happy with a vision source they can press the button that represents that vision source which in turn will put that vision source online which then travels out of the vision mixing machine via a output cable into the HDD.

STUDIO PROTOCOL AND PRACTICE

In the there are a set of rules which should be followed professionally.

Obviously no running in the studio as with lots of wires going everywhere its a big hazard risk.

no food and drink in the studio. This could lead to spillage. And damage to you or the equipment

No messing about on the Talkbacks, only talk if necessary, don't use the Talkbacks for general chitchat as their all connected to each other on the same radio this is for the director and floor manager to give instructions. And any interference could lead to people missing important commands.

Act professionally and don't mess around with equipment.

MULTI-CAM PRODUCTION TERMS

DVD READY- This means that the DVD operator has queued up the DVD player ready to play the next insert. the DVD operator makes this call to the director so the director knows that the next insert is ready.

FLOOR READY - means that everyone in the studio is ready to go so that director knows when to start the show, this call is made by the floor manger.

CRAB- this call is made by the director to the camera operators and means that he wants them to move either left or right, e.g. crab left which means move left.

PED- this call is again made by the director and this means that he wants the camera operator to move the shot either up or down e.g. PED UP which means move camera up

TRACKING- this call is made the director to the camera operator and means that he wants them to either move towards the guests/ host or object or move away from them e.g. tracking in means move towards talent or object.

PROGRAMME RUNDOWN

The programme rundown is basicually a running order for the show, its alot like script as it contains all the a list of all the VT inserts as well as the lengths of each insert and when that insert is played in the show.

The reason we have scripts and running orders is so both the director and the DVD operator know when to cut to a VT insert and know eactly which insert will play for that part of the show.

WHAT IVE BEEN INVOLVED IN. IN THE QUIZ SHOW PROJECT.

At the start of the project when we were beginning to think of quiz show ideas and themes. I helped out by giving a few names for a quiz show and themes for it but they were not chosen for the final name an theme. So in the end Media Circus was picked with a circus striped tent theme. Then we got broke into groups and we each picked a Quiz round we could ask questions about. This would be like music,film,gaming rounds like that. My group picked Film round to think up questions for, I thought of some good questions which we ended up deciding to use for the final quiz. And also we thought up some questions which we could film and have them on the VT insert reel. The type of questions i thought up were. 'Fill in the blanks' so take a famous film quote and blank out some words see if people still get them. For the VT insert questions. 'Guess what movie this is' Where we had someone act out a line from the movie and they have to guess what movie it is.

After we all picked questions and rounds and we sorted it all out. In our groups we got set different jobs. This would either be. Content round producer,Post-production producer,Art director and Technical producer. I took on 2 jobs really, Technical producer and post-production producer. As I had to set up the filming for the VT inserts. And then edit them on final cut pro for the final VT reel. We filmed 2 of the VT inserts. Where we had Shaun dressed up as the terminator and speak a line from it, and also Transformers we had Shaun dressed up in cardboard and say a line again. Then I looked for film clips online as one the questions we made up was we show a sped up clips from a film and they have to guess what it is. So I went and looked on YouTube for the clips and exported them off YouTube to edit then in final cut. I Cut them up and jumbled the clip around and sped them up so it was difficult to tell what it is. That was for our other VT inserts we have.

After we had done a edited all our VT inserts. I was put in charge of making the VT reel DVD what would in the end have all the VT's on it. So I had to go around and get any Video clips, Graphics an sounds from each round. I put them all on final cut pro. For each one I needed to make a small intro for each one. So the VT insert controller knew which VT was coming next. I had to put what VT number it was. which quiz round it was and a very short few words to sum it up explaining either it was a sound, graphic or clip. Once I put them all in order which I did using the script.

Then finally when it was all done resized and tweeked. We exported it to Quicktime. And we had to burn it to DVD but before we were able to do that. We had to seperate it into chapters for each insert on the VT reel. and then create buttons for each of the chapters and then put that chapters on the button so when you go on the button the chapter is there with the VT on it.

TECHNICAL REHEARSALS AND WHAT LEARNT

In tech rehearsals everyone should be engaged and involved like it was a real take. People would stand in for the talent so the host could read through the questions with them. The talent would be engaging an do what there told, like looking in a certain direction for camera shots.

DIRECTING AND DIRECTORS CALLS

The director is in charge of the whole production. They usually have planned out shots before the show and camera movements. Directors must make clear calls to what they want. The director will say clearly over the talk backs commands. So for example if he wanted the vision switcher to cut to camera 4. They would say 'Cam 4. Cut' Then the vision switcher would cut to cam 4. If the sound seemed to loud they would ask the sound mixer to lower the levels.

TALK BACKS AND THEIR USE/PROTOCOL

The talk back system or (cams), is a headset that enables the director to give commands to anyone who is using them. They can also use it to talk to the director. Before you talk you must identify yourself and who you want to speak to. For example 'Camera 4 to floor manager' this is what would be a good example. when you ask the director to speak to them. They will either reply Yes or wait 1. You must keep what you want to say short an to the point. No general chattering over the talk backs as people could miss very important information and miss a cue.

CAMERA SHOTS AND MOVES

Here is a list of different camera shots an movements
WIDE SHOT(WS) - a wide shot is a large shot so if you wanted the audience watching on a tv, the wideshot would reveal the whole of a quiz show set.
MID SHOT(MS) - A mid shot is a shot from the hips upward.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP(MCU) - A MCU is from the breasts/pecks upwards.
CLOSE UP(CU) - A CU is from the shoulders up.
OVER THE SHOULDER - This shot is just from an over the shoulder perspective.
2 SHOT - a 2 shot is a shot with 2 people in it, this kind of shot creates depth
3 SHOT - a shot with 3 people in it, this shot also creates depth.

Ped down - Where you move the ped downwards vertically.
ped up - Where you move the ped upwards vertically.
Track forward - Move the ped forwards
Track back - Move the ped backwards
Crab Right - Move sideways to the right
Crab left - Move sideways to the left
Zoom in/out - theres a button on the camera which allows you to zoom in an out
Pan left/right - turn the camera to either the left or right
tilt up/down - tilt the camera either up or down

CREW ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

there are many roles in Multi-cam production I will list them an write abit about the roles an responsibilities

CAM OP - These control the main camera's used for filming the shows. There responsibility is to make sure they have the correct interesting shots needed and are ready for when the director cuts to them that there shot is ready. And also to anticipate what the director would want.

CAM OP ASIS - There role is to help out the CAM OPs work the camera. This would include moving wires out the way helping to move the camera so its easier to get around the studio.

SOUND DIRECTOR - There role is to make sure the sound on the mics are equal so there not to loud or to quiet. Also if there are any VT inserts to make sure the sound levels of them are not to loud or quiet.
SOUND ASIS- There role is to help out the SOUND DIRECTOR this would be, putting clip mics onto the talent and sound checking them.

FLOOR MANAGER - Is the directors voice on the floor. They make sure everyone is ready and knows what there doing. There responsibility is to tell the audience where the exits are in case of an emergency. And help out any other people working on the floor. Like moving things out the way which may effect performance an quality.

VISION SWITCHER - The vision switcher controls whats on screen. There job is to switch between different Camera's and on to VT inserts, when the director asks them to do so. There responsibility is to be able to this on time quickly. They need to be careful with the VT inserts to do it on time so they don't get the information at the beginning of the VT

STUDIO EQUIPMENT ITS FUNCTIONS AND OPERATION

In the studio we have Sony Z5's There A High Defenition studio camera. In our studio there attached to peds which help move them around.
There are many different types of Microphones. There are clip mics that clip to the talent or host. They are omni directional which means they pick up sound from all around. There are shotgun mics which are usualy placed above an audience, to pick up clapping an laughter. Rifle mics that target one direction of sound.

There is also the lighting rig, it has several different lights on it. A spot light, it lights up a certain spot like the host. Its whats called a hard light because it casts a hard shadow a hard shadow is a shadow that isnt soft around the edges.
A soft light, fills in the shadows made by the spot light.
A backlight, is a hardlight which makes the talent stand out more and gives them a sort of outline.
The studio lights are tungsten bulbs and the spot lights have a 1,000 watt power. each lights have barn doors they stop the light spilling out and effecting the lighting in the studio.
A dimmer pack controls all the power going to the lights.
All the equipment in the studio leads into a stop box. The stop box makes all the equipment into the control room. So vision switchers can see what the camera's are seeing.

PLANNING AND DESIGNING A SET

To plan and design a set you need to think about.
- Camera positions and planning shots.
- Draw up a floor plan.
- Lighting plots designed.
- Lights rigged.
- The set
- Lights 'pointed'.
- Mics Rigged.
- Tech Checks