Roles in the studio

There are many roles that are involved in television work;

Director -
The director is the one who has the last say on everything to do with thier production, they are the main authoritive firgure of the whole production. They tell the camera crew exactly what they want them to do during the show and tells the vision mixer when to cut to the next shot during the 'live' recording, and the sound mixers the same. They have to oversee everything that goes into the production; set, mise en scene, talent, lighting, cameras, sounds, crew & assistants.

Floor Manager -
The floor manager is the representitive for the director in the studio, whilst the director is in the vision room, behind the set and crew, they have to make sure that the 'talent' and crew know exactly what they are doing, subject to the directors instructions. They are also there to sort out any problems there may be on the studio floor let the talent know exactly what is going to happen, they have to keep the order in the studio so that the director and crew can work to he best of thier ability. They are used as the directors 'voice' and are expected to state clearly what the director wants crew members and 'talent' to do.

Assistant Floor Manager -
The asisstant floor manager is there to help the Floor Manager with varying tasks such as livening up an audience, getting the talent anything they need. They are completely under the instruction of the Floor Manager and director, and are expected only to do what they are told and not take matters into thier own hands.

Camera Ops -
Camera Operators operate the cameras during the show and are expected to get a assortment of shots that have previously been discussed and chosen with the director.

Camera Assisstant -
Camera Assistants are there to help the Camera Ops during recording to help them move thier camera during filming and hold the cables out of the way so that they don't get in the way of the ped legs and Camera Ops' feet.

Talent -
The 'talent' are the people who are infront of the camera, actors/extras/guests/contestants ect. They are expected to know what they are doing, and follow the directors instructions.

Sound Op -
A Sound Ops are the people who operate the Audio mixing desk, and make sure that all the music/microphones/and sound effects are ready and working before the recording.

Vision Mixer -
The Vision Mixer is the person who cuts from one shot to the next under the directors guidence, using the visual mixing desk they can use various transisitons to go from the opening VT to the cameras in the studio.

Dvd Op -
The Dvd Operator is in charge of making sure that the clips and VTs' are played at the correct time.

Lighting Op -
The Lighting Operator is the person who controls the lighting desk and makes sure that the lights fade in and out at the correct time on cue from the director.

Studio Equipment

Lots of equipment is used in the studio, and it all has it's own individual purpose;

Cool Lights -
They are used to fill the studio with even light to strop shadows being created, usually used in tv productions such as quiz shows, music shows ect.

Tungstan Lights-
These are the opposing lights to the cool lights, they are used to create shadow, and enable the veiwers to see depth in the set and on screen.

Curtain Tracks -
The rails that the curtains are hung from to allow easy accsess and movement of them.


STOB (Studio Terminal Outlet Box)-
This is the box which is the first link to the microphone.
(see signal flow diagram)

Floor Monitor -
This is mainly used in quiz shows such as the one we have produced, it was used in ours to allow the contestants an easy accsess to the VT inserts without having to turn around to see the big TV screen.

On Air Light-
This allows people outside of the studio to see that a recording is taking place and should not be interrupted.

Suspended Mics-
These are used to catch any sound that the boom mic or talent mics might not pick up.

Sony z-2's Mounted On Ped's-
These are the cameras that are used in the tv studio, they are easy to use with manual and auto focus option. They are on peds so this allows camera movements such as crabbing and 'pedding' up and down very easy.

Audio Desk -
This is the desk which is in the Audio room, people using the desk can change any settings and music to be changed and played throug
out the studio for recording.

Vision Mixing Panel -
This allows the vision mixers to cut from camera to camera and change the sixe ect of the shot.

Lighting Desk -
This controls all the lighting in the studio.

DvD-
This is used for the VT dvd, and can ve recorded on to directly.