TV Production Module 1B

1. Module 1 B
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2. *
Major dramatic productions
have a wardrobe person who
sees that the actors have
clothes appropriate to the
story and script.

3. *
The audio director or audio
technician arranges for the audio recording
equipment, sets up and checks mics
(microphones), monitors audio quality during
the production, and then strikes (another
production term meaning disassembles and,
if necessary, removes) the audio recording
equipment and accessories after the
production is over. (Mic, strangely enough, is
pronounced mike.)

4. *
The microphone boom/grip
operator watches rehearsals and
decides on the proper mics and their
placement for each scene. During
an on-location (out-of-the-studio)
shoot, this person may need strong
arms to hold the mic boom over the
talent for long periods of time.

5. *
The video recorder
operator arranges video
recording equipment and
accessories, sets up video
recordings, performs recording
checks, and monitors video
quality.

6. *
In dramatic productions,
the continuity secretary
(CS) carefully makes notes on
scene and continuity details as
each scene is shot to ensure that
these details remain consistent
among takes and scenes.

7. *
The CG Operator, (electronic
character generator operator)
programs (designs/types in)
opening titles, subtitles, and
closing credits into a computer-
based device that inserts the text
over the video.

8. *
Camera operators do more than just operate
cameras. They typically help set up the cameras
and ensure their technical quality, and they work
with the director, lighting director, and audio
technician in blocking (setting up) and shooting
each shot.
On a field (out-of-the-studio, or on-location)
production, they may also coordinate camera
equipment pickup and delivery.

9. *
Depending on the production, there
may be a floor manager or stage
manager who's responsible for
coordinating activities on the set. One
or more floor persons, or stagehands,
may assist him or her.

10. *
After shooting is completed,
the editors use the video and
audio recordings to blend the
segments together. Technicians
add music and audio effects to
create the final product.

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12. *
“The most important
phase of production is
preproduction.”

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Step 1
*Choose the crew
*Brainstorm the idea
*Decide the type of video
Step 2
*Do the research
*Use the camera
Step 3
*Write the script
*Plan the storyboard

14. *
Step 4
*Direct the talent
Step 5
*Tape the story

15. *
Step 6
*Edit the video
Step 7
*Present the show

16. *
As fun as all the razzmatazz
effects might be to play with, you
should consider all this high-tech
stuff merely a tool for a greater
purpose: the effective
communication of ideas and
information.

17. *
*f you think about it, today's latest high-tech effects
will look pretty lame a few years from now. (Think of
the vsual effects in some early films.)
*It's only the ideas and feelings that have a chance
of enduring.
*How many times have you seen a movie and
forgotten about it almost as soon as you left the
theater? In contrast, some movies seem to "stick
with you," and you may think about them for days or
even weeks.

18. *
The medium you are learning to control can be
used either to provide audiences with time-
wasting, mindless, drivel...
...or with ideas that can make a positive
difference in the overall scheme of things. (And,
as you may have noticed, there is a definite
need in the world for people who can make a
positive difference.)
How would you rather have your work and life
remembered?

19. *
Write a review on a local
television program that you
think give out a “positive
difference.” Post this on your
Facebook account and tag it to
ronprox@yahoo.com Ooops!!!
Don’t forget to give your work a
catchy title.