Evaluation for Quiz show

When i first heard we had to create our own Quiz show i was a little scared. But once we got into the flow of things and started to get use to th equipment involved it became easier.
We did a few pratice runs with the last groups script, this didnt go that well because we didnt really under most of the question and the script wasn't put well togeather.
Then we decided to try and use ours. This went terribe, the reason for this is because our script didn't make sence and on top of that it didnt interact with the VT's. After the practice had been done and everyone went home, me, stuart, and laruen stayed behind and had a look though the script to see what we could change. After a long talk and some changes we gave the changed script to laruen to create the finished piece for our filming day. The day came and im am gald to say all the touches we did to the script really worked well and it all flowed nicely.
When it came down to the day that we had to shot the real thing, this got alittle tense, the reason for this is because our host didnt show up on time. When he finally got there we start the practices. It went really well.
On the first half of the show i was appointed as the assisant director, this ment i had to time in the Video clips and also make sure i made the calls when the VT's were ready. I found this a little less chanllenging then i thought it would be. I believe the reason for that would be because i pictured the job having more then a stop watch.
The first half went by really fast and i think everyone did really well. The Video clips could of be put togeather abit better but it wasn't the end of the earth. After we had, had a small break (10 minuets) everyone got put into there second persitions. I moved my way onto the floor. I was chosen to be floor manager, this was great fun. I loved ordering people around and using the headset. The power was unreal.
The second half didnt go as smooth i thought because we had a problem with one of the VT's. lucky it was sorted and our host recovered very well.
The show ended well and i think bobby did an amazing job as our host.
If i ever had to do this project again i would made sure thaty the script was perfect first, instead of waiting till the last day. I would also change certain Vt's so that they all flowed nicely.
My most favourite time during this assignment must be the floor managers position. Many because having that power was good. But also being in the knowing, when i say this i mean the floor manager has to know what is going on constently unlike the camera men, they dont need to know there is someone outside the room. They just focus on there angles and shots.

my journal on what i did on the set.

week 1
During the first week we were divided into small groups and from these small groups we each assigned our self a role i choose technical manager. I worked along our post-production manager to make sure that our VT were film able. Also we discovered which round we would be making for the live show, ours was the sport round.

week 2
On this week our major problem was the name of our quiz show. We managed to come up with 'Culture City'. As soon as this was done we decided on a logo, and the format of the set. Since i was the technical manager i didn't really get to do much thoughout this week, but i helped where i could.

week 3
During week three i found myself with nothing to do alot of the time so I asked the set designers if i could help paint the set, they agreed. I worked on the drawing of the building and then helped finish off the painting.

week 4
This week we finished off the flats and began rehearsals using the last groups script. We each rotated at different roles within the studio, this was really fun as it gave us the chance to have ago lots of different roles. I started on camera and found it really easy to get the hang off. But my overal chosen choice was to be the Floor Manager, i liked the controll and the real of people having to listen to what i had to say. After everyone had gone me, laruen, and stuart all sat down and read though our script, it was not going well. After a long talk about it, we decided to step in and mark down notes and other ways to improve. I am so glad we did this because if we hadn't the quiz show wouldn't of been such a success.

week 5
We finally found out which role we be doing in the live show and I was picked to be the assistan director and the floor manager, i was so happy. We did many a rehearsal to get ourself ready for the main production. We filmed the quiz show live at the end of the week, I did my job well and was praised for the controlling factor involved.

i took some work for Mark and stuart on my blog because i needed to be reminded of what we did and how we did it. I also took the pictures from stuart because i had lost mine.

techical rehearsals

From these technical rehearsals we learned that our buzzers sounded too similar and we had to find a replacement for one of the buzzers. we argreed to instead to have a dog toy ball that made a squeaky noise, and a bell. Another problem we discovered was that our VT weren't in the right place on the DVD and this meant we had to edit our script and running order.However we also found that the technical rehearsals helped us improve all our skills at framing and changing from camera shots, it also help us get sound levels just right and when to cut from the VT inserts back to the studio which improved how well did in the LIVE shoot.

rehearsal and recording practice

Before we recorded our quiz show as we did a few rehearsals. for these rehearsals we each took it turns to be guests and we run through how the show would work.It was important to do these rehearsals to work out if we had techincal problems or anything wrong with our questions like them being too easy or if it was going to be possible to have buzzers in our quiz show.Recording practice allowed us to pull together as a group as well, giving us more comfindance that our show would work.

The script is most important thing for the quiz show it contains techincal information for the director and DVD operators to look at, as well as the dialogue of the host and information about vision and audio inserts lengths for the Sound, DVD operators and for the assistant director to keep track off on behalf of the director.The script also mention which camera shots will be used for opening of the show, as well as listing all the AD LIB shots the director is looking for in the rest of of show. below is an example of a TV quiz show script.

lighting a set

We went about plaining the lighting by placing the set in the studio and using five people around it to represent our four guests and host. We discovered that the best way to light the set and our host/guests was to use 3 point lighting.3 point lighting is when you have a key light that tends to be a powerful spot light (tungsten light) aimed at your subject, this creates a shodow down one side to counter this you have fill light facing the other side of the subject (cool lights). After you lit the subject add another spot light (tungsten light) behind the subject to bring the subject out from the background, this sometimes creates a halo effect on the top of their heads if the subject is a person, however this fine because brings them out from background which looks better on camera.

planning the set

When designing a set for us on TV, colour is the most important to think about.
Different colours are associated with different reactions on the audience, such as red being associated with danger or urgency, blues softening the screen as well as giving the illusion of more space.
This last point was one we thought about when designing our set. We decided to use greys, purples, blues and blacks.
We also decided on a city scape design to keep in line with the name of the show, Culture City. We kept the theme consistent throughout the titles, stings and other mise-en-scene.

We used 5 flats to provide a background to the on screen action and by using the colour scheme we chose the flats give depth to proceedings, giving the show a touch of class and professionalism.

Every little detail is important on set, as even though you hope your audience is entertained by the on screen action, the set actually controls the theme and overall feeling of the show.

talk back and use

Talk backs are used by the camera crew, DVD operator. The DVD operator uses the talk backs to tell the director that the inserts are ready to played from the DVD once the director is ready.The camera operator's use the talk backs to report any technical problems or suggest shots to the director.No one should use the talk back unless it is really needed because the director needs to be able call out shots to each of camera operators, the DVD operator should wait for a moment when the director is quite before saying DVD ready to allow the director time to think and ensure that they cut to DVD ready only when its ready. Camera operators should press the talk back button and then wait for the director to talk to them as the director might be in the middle of picking shots and too busy to answer the camera operator, so its just more polite and professional to allow the director to talk first.

planning audio

Planning placement and shots

As stated on the floor plans post, we will have cameras 1 and 3 performing mirrored images both getting over the sholder shots and two shots, along with over the sholder two shots and clean medium close up single shots of the guests.Camera 4 will be using the jib arm to create interesting wide shots and camera 2 will be looking for medium close ups of the host and 3 shots of the host with either A and B or C and D.All camera have the option of moving the PED or CRABING left or right camera 1 and 3 can TRACK in or out if they needed.

floor plans

taken from fraza

programme Rundowns

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.

director and his calls

The role of a director for multicam productions includes being responsible for supervising of cameras, lighting, microphones and props. During filming, the director is in charge of positioning the cameras and calling which shot to film.Aside rattling off rapid-fire commands, it is also the director's job to be cool under fire and maintain order among the staff in the control room, on the set, and elsewhere. The director's commands must be artistic, accurate, and calm. There is usually no room for error.While talking to the camera operators the director might ask them to perform either a PED, a crab or tracking. Crab - to the camera operators and means that he wants them to move either left or right, e.g. crab left (move left)PED- to the camera and this means that he wants the camera operator to move the shot either up or down e.g. PED UP (move the camera up)Tracking- 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 (move towards them) Floor Ready- Asked to FM to confirm that floor is ready for shooting

camera shots and moves

For the quiz show we decided that the main camera shots we would use:a wide shot or 5 shot (WS) medium shot/ clean two shot(TS/M) over the sholder two shot(OS/TS) over sholder (OS) and single shot of the host medium close up (MCU) and if possible a medium close up of one the guests (MCU)and lastly 3 shot of either two guests with host (3S)Cameras one and three will be on the guests, theses camera will looking for (OS/TS), (OS), (TS/M) and (MCU) Camera two will be the host's camera they will be looking for (MCU) and (3S)of the host and two guestsCamera four will be looking to use the GIB arm to create interesting (WS)Cameras one and three and two should also think about crabing left or right, using the PED to up or down or tracking towards or away from the guests or host to improve their shots

signal flow

Multi - cam production terms

DVD ready- means that the DVD operator has set up the DVD player ready to play the next insert. the DVD operator makes this call to the director so they knows that the next insert is ready for once its needed.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 (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 (move the 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 (move towards them)

Crew roles and responsiblilities

Producer- its the producer role to fund the quiz show and hire the crew and talent also its their job to find good guests for the show.Director- its the director job to make sure the shows comes together, during production its them who are in charge, they decide which shots to use and when to cut to inserts.Assistant Director- its the assistant director to keep track of all the insert timings and to aid the director with which shots to use.DVD operator- its their job to play the DVD inserts when the director asks them too and its job to make sure that the right inserts are played at the right time.Vision mixer- the vision mixer is in charge of cutting to the camera feed the director has asked for as well as cutting to any DVD inserts feeds. its also their job to perform any shot transitions that the show requires or when asked to do so by the director.Sound operators- its the sound operators job to make sure that all sound from DVD inserts are working and that all guest microphones are working and does not cause distortion. They have to carefully alter the sound levels show that wither the guest or load or quite their voice can still be heard.Floor Manager- The floor manger works alongside the director and is their representive on the studio floor, its their job to make sure everyone in the studio knows what going on and they also inform the guests of any microphone tests that have to be made or express any problems the director wants everyone aware off.Assistant Floor Manager- its their job to work alongside the floor manager and make sure that audience know where to sit and know when to cheer, clap or boo to the action taking place. They also have to keep track of the score that each team has and make sure the host knows who winnings. Camera Operators- its the camera operators job to come up with good framed shots as well as an interesting mix of shots for the director to pick from.Assistant Camera Operators- its the assistant camera operators job to help move the camera for the camera operator and to hold the cables connected to the camera so that the camera operators dont trip over them.

Studio equipment and its functions

studio terminal outlet box ( S.T.O.B)- this is where all the camera, microphones and aditional lighting or sound devices can be connected too. It suppies power to everything that connected to it.Microphones- they are used to pick up any sound in studio thats needed for the show.camera- their are four camera which are on PEDS which can be moved around, its the cameras that pick up any vision needed for the show.cool lights (florescent tubes) and tungstun lights (spot lights)- they light the studio and any backgrounds as well as light the guests and host. this are all connected to lighting grid which is hung from the roof. lights can be both added or removed from the lighting grid. The wires from each of the lights is carried across the lighting grid and then connects into a dimmer pack.A Dimmer pack is where the lights are connented too, its function is to generate the high amounts of power the lights need to operate.A DVD player is used to play any inserts needed for the show.A lighting desk is needed so that you can control the light intensity and decided which lights to use via the dimmer packa sound deck is used so that you can control the sound level in the studio and prevent distortion from load sounds or voices.a vision mixing desk is needed so that you can control which camera feed to use and so that the director and the vision mixer can see all the shots being made by every camera.the red light that says "on air" this is needed so that people outside the studio know not to enter the TV studio when its in use for production.