Packaging the
News & Entertainment Show
Studio & Control Room Roles
Studio Roles
Hosts:
Floor Manager:
Camera Operator:
Teleprompter/Script Assistant:
Control Room Roles
Director:
Assistant Director:
Technical Director (Tricaster):
Audio Mixer (A1):
Hosts:
- “face” of the show
- performing vs. reading script (you can hear a smile!)
- take direction Director and Floor Manager
Floor Manager:
- set a positive tone (be a leader)
- communicate Director instructions to Hosts and studio crew
- provide “time counts" from Director/Assistant Director
Camera Operator:
- camera operation (i.e. power, colour temperature, exposure and white balance)
- camera movements (i.e. composition, pan, tilt, zoom and focus)
- properly frame shots of show hosts
Teleprompter/Script Assistant:
- maintain and edit show script as required
- control script pace during show
Control Room Roles
Director:
- responsible for the creative look of the show
- organizes and provides "information" prior to show regarding the required show elements (i.e. videos, music, photos, titles, graphics etc.)
- ensures Crew and Hosts are informed and prepared for show
- “calls” the show live (i.e. determines what and when all elements are seen and heard)
Assistant Director:
- relays "Counts" from Director to Floor Manager
- keeps track of video item times and provides counts back to studio
Technical Director (Tricaster):
- perform a "Fax Check" (ensures all cameras and elements are set up and loaded for show)
- check outgoing audio levels of video items
- "Switches" the show (i.e. cameras, video, audio, graphics and titles)
Audio Mixer (A1):
- checks all audio “sources" prior to broadcast
- balance each input level on audio board
- confirm “studio fold back” with Floor Manager
- "Mixes" all audio sources for the show