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Unit 23: Multi Camera Techniques

Production Booklet

Name: MATTHEW B!EN"A

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 Multi)Camera Production roles

 Assi*ned oles $or each inter+ie&
 Equi,ment -ist
 .et /esi*n
 -i*htin* /esi*n
 .tudio Mana*ement ,lan
 -ocation ecce $orms
 isk Assessment
 Timed .cri,t
 Timed .hot list

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Multi-Camera Production Roles

You will be producing 3-4 interviews during your chat show. For each
interview state who will be doing which role. You must do EVERY role once
during the show.

For more information on what each role entails, visit

http://www.bbc.co.u/academy/collegeofproduction/collections/!ob"pro#les
$nd search through the video pro#les on the site.

TASK 1: %e#ne each of the following roles

Interviewer
%escribe their !ob & 'nterviewer is someone is someone who interviews someone
so they can gain information from the person they are interviewing -
dictionar'0com0 %(0 inter+ie&er0 A+aila1le:
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-ast accessed 4345460

(hich part of the studio do they wor in) *ie control room, studio +oor

tudio +oor because that is where the interviews will be taing place because they
will be #lmed there.

(hat sills do they need to do their !ob well)

hey need to be a person that people can continue to watch for a whole
programme because they need to eep the viewers interested. hey also need to
be good at communicating because they need to understand what the manager
wants them to do during the production.

irector
%escribe their !ob - the person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film,
or television production; the person who supervises the integration of all the
elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception.
-
dictionary.com. *. dictionary.com. $vailable:
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/director. ast accessed 03/01/02.

(hich part of the studio do they wor in) & hey wor in the control room so they
can have an overview of everything and can also give the +oor manager orders to
the other operators on the studio +oor.

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(hat sills do they need to do their !ob well) & $ director needs good
leadership sills because they are essentially in charge of everyone
and this is important because they need to mae sure that their ideals
get put through to everyone woring on the production. hey also need
good communication sills because they need to mae sure the crew
understand the orders that the manager is giving out.

Camera Person
%escribe their !ob & amera man is in charge of capturing the footage of the
production. his !ob is very important because it captures all the footage of the
production. -
target !obs . *. camera man. $vailable: https://target!obs.co.u/careers-advice/!ob-
descriptions/5670-camera-operator-!ob-description. ast accessed 03/01/02.

(hich part of the studio do they wor in) - the camera person wors on the studio
+oor because they need to be there so they can capture footage of the people
that are on set as they need to close to the actors or whoever is taing part on the
set of the production.

(hat sills do they need to do their !ob well) & amera people need to be alert and
have to mae sure they are #lming the correct shot. hey need to understand
what the director wants them to do and carry the tas out successfully.

Sound Mi!in"
%escribe their !ob - .ound Mier is res,onsi1le $or recordin* $ilm+ideo ,roduction
dialo*ue and e$0 He commands a cre& consistin* o$ one or more 1oom ,ersons7
a ca1le ,erson and sometimes an Equi,ment Technician0 The .ound Mier &ill
determine &hat mikes are used $or e+er' scene )$ilmsound0 %(0 sound mi3er0
A+aila1le: htt,:&&&0$ilmsound0or*8A,roductionmier0htm0 -ast accessed
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(hich part of the studio do they wor in) - they wor in the control room so
are out of the way from the set and they also need to be in a 8uiet area to
do this. his is important because they are essentially in charge of

(hat sills do they need to do their !ob well)

$ sound mi9ers are trained professionals that operate a variety of e8uipment to
produce the sound for a variety of programmes.

Vision Mi!in"
%escribe their !ob - eference your research
$ vision mi9er operates all the cameras and has all the angles on one screen in
front of him, the director will have control on what he shows and we say what
camera to show so he will instantly show that camera on the vision mi9er. o
there overall !ob is to edit live footage live using a variety of transition methods
such as cuts, mi9es, and frame manipulation to mae the composite
programme.
/ictionar' %2546( 9The de$inition o$ +ision mier7 in A+aila1le at:
htt,:&&&0dictionar'0com1ro&se+ision)mier %Accessed: 43 #cto1er 2546(0

(hich part of the studio do they wor in)

(hich part of the studio do they wor in) *ie control room, studio +oor
he vision mi9er wors in the control room along with the sound operator and
director. $ll three are away from set and in the control room in the production
gallery to wor e;ciently together.

(hat sills do they need to do their !ob well)

<ision mi9er needs to have e9cellent organisational abilities as they need to be able to
multi tas and do many things at once lie listening to the production $ssistant=s
countdown for an item 8ueued. <ison mi9ers also need a good sense of rhythm in order
to 8ue and produce accurate and sensitive transactions. Furthermore, they need to be
able to stay calm and react 8uicly and accurately under great amount of pressure.

#ra$%ics #enerator
%escribe their !ob & $ graphics generators !ob is to edit the te9t and icons on the screen
for the viewers to see. his is an important role because it allows the production to
provide more information to the viewer without actually having to verbally say it. For
e9ample in a football match before the game starts it shows an animation of the team

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and player stats for the viewer to see. -

silledup. *. graphic artist . $vailable: http://www.silledup.com/articles/6-

essential-sills-every-graphic-designer. ast accessed 03/01/02.

(hich part of the studio do they wor in) the graphics designers where abouts usually
varies because depending if it=s a live production they will be in the control room
maing decisions on what te9t or animations are put on screen

(hat sills do they need to do their !ob well)

hey need to be artistic so they can actually mae an animation of high 8uality this is
important because you need it to grab the viewers= attention, they also need to having
good timing sills so they now when to put the te9t or animation on tv.

&i"%tin" es'
%escribe their !ob & ighting des is in charge of all the lighting in the production so
they are responsible for when each light comes on. For e9ample, if a production wanted
a certain section of focus they may put a light on the target so that they are
highlighted. hey mainly tae orders from the director as they will also be in the control
room to give him orders for where he wants the lighting.
onstagelighting. (). lighting desk. Available http!!www.onstagelighting.co.u"!learn-stage-
lighting!lighting-des"-basics-beginners-guide-to-stage-light-control-#!. $ast accessed
#%!#&!#.

(hich part of the studio do they wor in) & he lighting des is based in the control
room as the controls for the lighting should all be located in there and they will have a
better overview of the production. his important because the lighting des needs a
clear view of where he has to apply lighting to the production.

(hat sills do they need to do their !ob well) & they should be able to follow
instructions easily as well as good timing eeping because they need to now when
their cues for putting on lighting is. he lighting des also needs food teamwor sills
so they collaborate with other worers to get the directors image across to the viewers.

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(loor Mana"er
%escribe their !ob & he Floor manager is the stage manager of a television programme
who is in charge of everything that is going on in the studio +oor. -dictionary.com. *.
+oor manager. $vailable: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/+oor-manager. ast
accessed 03/01/02.

(hich part of the studio do they wor in) & he +oor manager wors on the studio +oor
because he is in charge of everyone on set. $nd they is able to give orders to be within
close pro9imity to themselves.

(hat sills do they need to do their !ob well) - +oor manager needs good
organi>ational and leadership sills because they need to mae sure everyone is doing
their !ob on the studio +oor.

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etails on )our s%ow

You must all carry out eac% *o+ once

Section 1
?resenter ,ac' Smit%
ontestants C%arlotte estall . Mill) &oader. S%ane /am$den .
Victoria Pet%rus
amera ?roduction 0 Callum Reeves
ighting %es and Floor
@anagement
amera ?roduction  Tara Prin"le Stace)

ighting %es and Floor

@anagement Kieran un+ar. Matt 0riena
ound

0
Section 2
?resenter ,ac' Smit%
ontestants C%arlotte estall . Mill) &oader. S%ane /am$den .
Victoria Pet%rus
amera ?roduction 0 Matt 0riena
ighting %es and Floor
@anagement
amera ?roduction  Kieran un+ar

sound Callum reeves . Tara Prin"le Stace)

ighting %es and Floor
@anagement

Section 3
?resenter ,ac' Smit%
ontestants C%arlotte estall . Mill) &oader. S%ane /am$den .
Victoria Pet%rus

amera ?roduction 0 Kieran un+ar

ighting %es and Floor
@anagement
amera ?roduction  Callum Reeves

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sound Tara Prin"le Stace). Matt 0riena

ighting %es and Floor
@anagement

Section 4
?resenter ,ac' Smit%
ontestants C%arlotte estall . Mill) &oader. S%ane /am$den .
Victoria Pet%rus

amera ?roduction 0
ighting %es and Floor
@anagement
amera ?roduction 

ound
ighting %es and Floor
@anagement

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E5ui$ment &ist

Tic' o6 durin" set-u$ o7

E5ui$ment s%ow
Studio 849

0ac' 829
0oom mic
Studio li"%tin" 829
Tri$ods 849
#reen screen
S cards 849
Camera c%ar"ers
Ta+le
C%airs 839

Set esi"n
raw a $lan o7 )our set; Mar' on t%e $osition o7 li"%ts. cameras. $ro$s and #reen-
screen +ac'"rounds;

Add in $%oto"ra$%s o7 )our <nal set. includin" $ro$s etc;

Contestant podium

Presenter job

Contestant chairs

Li htin

Cameras
Li htin

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&i"%tin" esi"n
Ta'e $%oto"ra$%s o7 t%e li"%tin" set u$ 7or t%e 7ollowin" sections o7 )our
s%ow=

a9 T%e $resenter introducin" t%e s%ow

+9 Interviews 8t%e li"%tin" ma) +e di6erent 7or di6erent interviews9
c9 T%e end o7 t%e s%ow

Stic' t%e $%oto"ra$%s in and add notes e!$lainin" t%e setu$;

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Studio Mana"ement Plans

The storeroom

The main studio The control

room

mic Sound
Presenter

Contestant Li htin desk

Camersas

The main office

Floor manager

The editing suite

Add and la+el t%e 7ollowin" to t%e $lan o7 t%e studio >oor=
a9 T%e main studio
+9 T%e control room
c9 T%e storeroom
d9 T%e editin" suite
e9 T%e main o?ce
79 Your 7our cameras
"9 @$ to 7ourMicro$%ones
%9 %ere eac% Assi"ned Role will +e located 8ie irector. Vision Mi!er etc9
i9 %ere )ou will 'ee$ )our interviewees +e7ore t%e) come on t%e set; A
"reen room s%ould +e com7orta+le wit% su?cient seatin" 7or all )our
"uests; An) noise o7 t%eir c%attin" s%ould not +e %eard on set;

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&ocation Recce (orm

You must complete one of these for the studio and ever) location in which
you #lm any pre-recorded segments & You can use the templates from the
pre-production tabs

ocation ecce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

'nsert photo of location *do not draw ype of room/area:

ocation $ddress:
%ean#led avenue
Benley on thames
C7 0DB

at Eav details *?ost

code: C7 0DB

Eearest rain tation:

train station

Eearest Aus stop:

ighting 'nformation: studio lights olutions:

ound 'nformation: olutions:

Aoom mic

?ower 'nformation olutions:

?lug socets in studio

Ba>ards olutions: now where the nearest fuse

bo9 is
?lugs can fuse

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Ris' Assessment
tate the potential ris of your multi-camera production. hec all precautions are
in place and tic o during your set up for your show.

!.; A..E..MENT

'H PRECA@TIBS 'E ?$I I<'I( REVIEER

ACTIVITY B$G$%
B/@/ %$I

Could burn your Wear gloves and Y 0/01/ AJON

Hot lighting hands L handle lights with 02
care

Y 0/01/ AJON
Low beams M Mind your head 02
Could hit your head

Wires Clear space and Y 0/01/ AJON

Could trip over 02
wires L look where your
walking

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Ris' Assessment c%ec'ed +): Bame ;; Si"ned
; ate 

HIY: $ctivity : escri+e t%e com$onent $art o7 )our $ursuit;

Ba>ard : &ist t%e t%in"s )ou antici$ate mi"%t cause %arm or t%e
t%in"s associated wit% )our activit) t%at %ave t%e $otential
to cause %arm; Consider t%e li'el) %arm;
is: Assess t%e ris' as eit%er / 8/i"%9. M 8Medium9 or & 8&ow9;
%en concludin" )our assessment consider all o7 t%e
circumstances;

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?recautions: Consider w%at )ou could do to minimise D ne"ate

t%e ris';
'n ?lace: ill t%e $recautionar) measures +e in $lace at
t%e time o7 t%e activit)
eview %ate: %en would it +e reasona+le to review )our
assessment Remem+er it mi"%t +e w%ilst )ou
are underta'in" t%e activit);
eviewer: Bame o7 t%e $erson res$onsi+le 7or com$letin" t%e ris'
assessment;
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer
.

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S%ot &ist
Dse your timed script to write a shot list. You will need copies of this to go to your
<ision mi9er.

T)$e o7 s%ot Camera Bo; Current Action uration o7 s%ot

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T)$e o7 s%ot Camera Bo; Current Action uration

o7 s%ot

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T)$e o7 s%ot Camera Bo; Current Action uration

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