Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Studio Production: Script 8, Running Order 6, Round Breakdown 4

After our first rehearsal, changes were made to the shows format, and so a new running order, script, and round breakdown had to be produced. SCRIPT 8 In this new script I have: - Rewritten round 4 to match the new format where both contestants compete against one another separately to complete as many boxes as possible in two minutes. - Rewritten dialogue in other parts of the script to reflect...

Studio Production: Set Design Response From CATF

After our initial meetings with the set design team at UCA Rochester, they came back to us with a design. SET DESIGN RESPONSE FROM CATF The team started the meeting off by showing us a mood board and colour palette they had created, which they did using the information we had already passed onto...

Studio Production: PM 8 & Changes To Round 4

We recently had another production meeting where I delivered details of the new format for round 4 to the group. PM 8 & CHANGES TO ROUND 4 It became clear in our first rehearsal that there were still some issues with the format of round 4. It was down to me to address this, and so I came up with...

Thursday, 23 March 2017

Studio Production: First Rehearsal (14/03/17)

We recently had our first rehearsal in the studios for The Big Movie Quiz. THE BIG MOVIE QUIZ- FIRST REHEARSAL (14/03/17) We started the day off by meeting in the gallery of Studio 5 for a script read through. For many, this may be the first time they've read through the whole script, so this was...

Studio Production: 2nd Set Design Meeting

The set design team from CAFT Rochester recently came to visit us at the studios to discuss the set design for The Big Movie Quiz. 2ND SET DESIGN MEETING We started the meeting off by given the team a tour of the studio the show will be recorded in. We showed them the space they would have and what Becca and I were currently thinking about positioning (set, cameras, audience). After the studio...

Saturday, 11 March 2017

Studio Production: Script 7 & Round Breakdown 3

I have now sourced questions for round 3 and so I have updated the script and round breakdown SCRIPT DRAFT 7 In this new draft I have: - Added further dialogue for round 3 which includes all of the new questions. - A few minor grammatical corrections. ROUND BREAKDOWN DRAFT 3 For this new draft I have: - Added all of the questions for round 3 including the additional ones that will be written...

Studio Production: PM 7 & New Host

PM 7 & NEW HOST We started this production meeting off by discussing our current host Piers Hunt. Since we hired him he has been a bit unresponsive and difficult to make a schedule with. We showed the group his, and George's audition tapes, and straight away I could tell the group prefered George....

Studio Production: Masterclass 3 with Del Brown

For our third and final masterclass with Del Brown we focused on everyone's job roles for the show. MASTERCLASS 3 WITH DEL BROWN For this workshop we all got a chance to try out everyone's roles which included: - Director - Vision Mixer - Gallery P.A. - Floor Manager - 5x Camera Ops - 2x Sound - Graphics Op To do this we rotated around the positions every 5-10 minutes, each time producing a three...

Studio Production: Script 6, Running Order 5

Now that round 3 has been finalised, I have written a new script and running order. SCRIPT 6 In this new draft I have: - Written an intro and outro for the new round 3. Questions and additional dialogue to be confirmed. - Swapped some elements around so that Normans Trailer now plays after round 2, and the Trivia VT plays after round 3. RUNNING ORDER 5 In this new draft I have: - Added the...

Studio Production: Auditions & Host

All of our possible candidates were invited in for an audition, however only two of them could make it, the rest sent in audition tapes. AUDITIONS We set up in one of the small production rooms with a camera and a few chairs. Before any of our candidates arrived we discussed as a group what we would...

Studio Production: Possible Hosts

For this show we need one host, so I put an advert on Casting Call Pro. After receiving quite a few applications, these are our final 6 possible candidates. POSSIBLE HOSTS George Sesay George has a good level of experience. He has presented shows for Pineapple Dance Studios for a few years. He...

Studio Production: PM 6 & New Round 3

In this production meeting we discussed all of the ideas I had come up with for round 3. PM 6 & NEW ROUND 3 Below are the ideas Becca, Sam and I came up with for round 3: After a quick group discussion and a vote, we decided that the new round 3 would be American Pie In Your Face. The group...

Studio Production: Masterclass 2 with Del Brown

For our 2nd masterclass with Del Brown we looked at cameras, sound, vision mixing/directing, and graphics. MASTERCLASS 2 WITH DEL BROWN We started the session by splitting into 4 groups: cameras, sound, graphics and vision mixers. As part of this we would rotate in our groups every so often to allow everyone a chance to try every one of those 4 roles. I started off in the camera group. We set the...

Studio Production: Script 5, Running Order 4

Following on from all of the new changes made to the show, I have produced a new script and running order. SCRIPT DRAFT 5 In this new draft I have: - Written new dialogue for round 2 to match the new extended VT that the contestants answer questions about. - Written an intro to Normans film trailer. - Changed the timings in the script to match the new running order. - Taken out all dialogue for...

Studio Production: PM 5 & Changes to show

Our fifth production meeting followed the feedback from our test shoots, so a few changes have been made to the show. PM 5 & CHANGES TO SHOW 1. VT Round: Instead of having four small VTs that the contestants answer questions about, there will now be one feature VT (3'30") they watch and answer...

Studio Production: VT/Trailer/Studio Workshop & Feedback

To help us prepare for the show, we had a test VT, trailer, and studio shoot. VT/TRAILER/STUDIO WORKSHOP My group was me, Becca, Imogen, and Sam. We were going to do a test shoot for some of the studio script. Becca (the director) wanted to test shoot Round 3: Pin The Award. We started by setting up the camera and sound equipment, which included white balancing and testing the mic levels. We then...

Studio Production: Masterclass 1 with Del Brown

As part of the studio production unit we are working with freelance director/vision mixer Del Brown. In our first masterclass workshop with him we covered all things cameras, and looked at vision mixing to music. MASTERCLASS 1 WITH DEL BROWN- CAMERAS Del started the workshop off by showing us how a traditional TV ped camera works. To do this we looked at one that the studios had, and Del pointed...