3 Camera Operators
A Vision Mixer
A Directer
An Autocue Operator
A VT Operator
An Audio Mixer
A Floor Manager
2 On-screen Presenters
There are a few more roles such as a Lighting Operator and Personal Assistant (P.A), who keeps track of all the timings, however due to the shortage of people in our team we had to have some experienced degree students cover these roles. My role was a camera operator. I really enjoyed the job as although I didn't have to give any orders to anyone, I had to follow orders that I was given quickly and efficiently. I think as a person I work best under pressure so this job was perfect for me. As a camera operator I had to listen carefully through a headset to what the director was telling me from the gallery. I had to listen out for key words such as zoom, pan and track. Although I don't think that it was the most stressful job, I do think that at the end of it all, if I didn't follow orders correctly or if my camera wasn't even focused then the filming of the show would be ruined.
I didn't have a lot of expectations for this project as I never thought of a job in TV Production to be in my future. However as the project came close I did find my self getting excited to see what really goes in to live television. I thought it would be stressful, especially up in the gallery, and that ultimately when it came down to recording it is the director who has the highest authority.
I was most looking forward to seeing what it is exactly that goes into making a live TV programme. I was very excited to know what was included within each role, as although I had a good idea I didn't exactly know what all the roles actually were.
There wasn't anything that stuck out to me that I was least looking forward to. If I had to choose something though I would have to say being put under a lot of pressure, and I quickly learned on this project that every single role had a lot of pressure to preform well. If any member in the team failed at their job it would mess up the entire show. I normally work best under a little bit of pressure, but only when the work is for me, not when the work I produce is for 10+ other people.
I learnt a lot about live television while doing this project. One thing that shocked me was how difficult it is being a presenter. I obviously knew that it is nerve-racking for presenters to do their job in front of thousands, potentially millions, of people. However I didn't know that a lot of stress went with the job too. Not only do they have to read off of a moving autocue, something that I personally would not be very keen to do seeing as I am not a very confident reader. But they also have an earpiece with a directer, and often a P.A, talking at them to sit a certain way or to finish up a segment. I now have a lot more respect for presenters. I also now realise how difficult it is to come up with good interesting content that will keep the target audience engaged throughout. We found this particularly difficult, and after cutting out a lot of boring talking, we only managed to produce an 11 minuet show opposed to a 15 minuet one that was advised in our brief.
I think that our most successful aspect of the project was sticking to the brief. We produced a television show that was engaging and well thought out for teenagers (our target audience). However as discussed we only managed to produce 11 minuets of content opposed to the 15 minuets that we were instructed and I feel that this is were we let ourselves down. Another successful aspect in my opinion of the project was that as a team we all worked together really well and I think this made a big difference as we all listened to each others opinions and suggestions, and took onboard anything that anyone put forward.
I learnt that I enjoy being behind the camera. I found it really interesting and I thought that enthusiasm can carry you through the most stressful of situations, such as making live television.
There wasn't anything that stuck out to me that I was least looking forward to. If I had to choose something though I would have to say being put under a lot of pressure, and I quickly learned on this project that every single role had a lot of pressure to preform well. If any member in the team failed at their job it would mess up the entire show. I normally work best under a little bit of pressure, but only when the work is for me, not when the work I produce is for 10+ other people.
I learnt a lot about live television while doing this project. One thing that shocked me was how difficult it is being a presenter. I obviously knew that it is nerve-racking for presenters to do their job in front of thousands, potentially millions, of people. However I didn't know that a lot of stress went with the job too. Not only do they have to read off of a moving autocue, something that I personally would not be very keen to do seeing as I am not a very confident reader. But they also have an earpiece with a directer, and often a P.A, talking at them to sit a certain way or to finish up a segment. I now have a lot more respect for presenters. I also now realise how difficult it is to come up with good interesting content that will keep the target audience engaged throughout. We found this particularly difficult, and after cutting out a lot of boring talking, we only managed to produce an 11 minuet show opposed to a 15 minuet one that was advised in our brief.
I think that our most successful aspect of the project was sticking to the brief. We produced a television show that was engaging and well thought out for teenagers (our target audience). However as discussed we only managed to produce 11 minuets of content opposed to the 15 minuets that we were instructed and I feel that this is were we let ourselves down. Another successful aspect in my opinion of the project was that as a team we all worked together really well and I think this made a big difference as we all listened to each others opinions and suggestions, and took onboard anything that anyone put forward.
I learnt that I enjoy being behind the camera. I found it really interesting and I thought that enthusiasm can carry you through the most stressful of situations, such as making live television.
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