Week 3: Exploring the TV Studio

What were the job roles in your interview team?

{what did each involve, what role did i do & how did i do?}

My interview team involved myself, Martyna Smoniewska and Delfina Kulakovska. I took on the role of vision mixer which involves switching between the three cameras we had available while sat in the production gallery next door to the studio and choosing what the viewer is able to see. I feel that I did a good job with it being my first time in the gallery, although there is always room for improvement regarding y intuition of when to move to another camera. . Delfina had the job of floor manager and camera two operator, this involved communicating to the other people in the room any instructions that I as vision mixer had for them. For example, I may ask camera two to move up slightly or camera three to move down. Delfina's job also involved counting down to the interview when I as vision mixer told her through her headset that we were ready. Martyna was the interviewer, she was in charge of welcoming our guest, Leigh Ellis, and then going on to interview Leigh with the questions we had prepared as a group. Martyna had a difficult task being the first group to have gone in the studio, as well as this being her first time in front of the camera. Martyna had to build on Leigh's answers with her intuition and develop the questions regarding the answers he gave to previous questions.

The equipment

Set: The set is in the studio, it is what the viewer can see. It It includes seats, tables, televisions, mics, etc.

Cameras: The studio has three cameras, camera one, camera two and, the jib.

Pedestal: A pedestal is what the cameras are mounted on to in order to keep them stable.

Jib: the jib was the middle camera, it was a the wide shot. You control it by moving levers, similar to a gaming station. It has more freedom than cameras one and two, being able to move higher, lower and faster.

Autocue: Autocue is what the person sat in front of the camera uses to read. It's placed directly

below the camera. It's typically used on live TV and can be controlled with a pedal.

Lighting rig: A lighting rig is a structure that holds the lights.

Lav Mics: Lav mics are used to capture the interviewer and interviewees audio in the best condition possible, without them it would be crunchy. It involves no wires and is typically used for close micing.

Boom mics: A boom mic is a mic held above someones head to catch audio, you may typically see them on live tv.

Gallery: The gallery is where the vision mixer and audio mixer are located. It's directly next to the studio.

Video Monitors: The video monitors are available to the vision mixer. it allows them to change between the cameras. The main screen is the current recording, the second and third are possible shots to change too.

Camera Control Unit: the camera control unit is available to the vision mixer. it allows them to control the cameras and change between them.

Audio Mixing Desk: This is available to the audio mixer, it allows them to make sure everyone using the mics is at the same volume and that the mics are working.

Lighting Desk: This is able to change the lighting in order to not have shadows and dark spots.