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Unit 23: Multi Camera Techniques

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Name:

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in

yourself)

Description of scripts
Multi-Camera Production roles
Assigned Roles for each interview
Mind-map for the content of your show
Defining the format of your programme
Defining the Presentation style
Defining the Visual style
Script: (add in the first draft of your script)
Writing links for your segments
Describing any footage/interviews/images/quotes to be inserted
in the interviews
Final draft of script using a highlighter show
what has changed since your first draft. Write a
small paragraph explain these changes.
Equipment List
Set Design
Lighting Design
Studio Management plan
Location Recce forms

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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.uk/academy/collegeofproduction/collections/job_profiles
And search through the video profiles on the site.
TASK 1: Define each of the following roles;
Interviewer
Interviewers can write there scripts or not it depends on whether they are a presenter or a
broadcast journalist either way they are in charge of making the guest answer the questions
whatever technique they may use. You can either make the interviewee feel comfortable and
relaxed or they can put them on the spot and make them feel pressured this is good if you want to
show them in a bad light, this is used a lot on politicians.
They will mainly be in front of the camera in the studio talking to the guest either that or they will be
on location somewhere talking in front of a venue that is relevant to the story, for example if they
had a story about how beer effects the health they might position themselves in front of a brewery.
If they are broadcast journalist they will need to be good at English and creating compelling, linking
and relevant questions, if not they will just have to pronounce words well.

Director
The director needs to make sure that all is going to run accordingly to plan that all the cameras are
where they should be and that all guests are on QUE.

The director will usually be on the front line effacting the scene directly but in our production the
director will be in the control room looking at the shots trough a vision mixer and talking to the
guests as they wait and sending them out when they are ready.

They need to have a very wide variety of skills as they see all of the stages and overlook it all.

Camera Person
The camera person is reasonable for making sure the camera is doing what the director, make sure
every person in focused and in shot not cutting anyone out.

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They will be working i9n the studio floor as they have be in front of the action, they will have the
director talking to them from the control room telling them how to move their camera.
They need to be able to operate the camera to its full ability so the director can ask anything of the
cameraman and the can make it happen quickly so they can cut to it as soon as possible.

Sound Mixing
Sound mixers are in charge of making sure that everything said is recorded and nothing is missed,
they will have their own station and have to act fast if the loose a feed.

They will work in the control room, next to the vision mixer this is so the can communicate so if they
are moving from one camera to the other they will need to make sure the sound relates well.

They will need lots of experience so they know how to deal with any situation quickly and efficiently.

Vision Mixing
They do what is says on the tin, they mix up visuals, they change from camera to camera to keep
the audience interested in the programing.

They are in the control room, watching the whole thing unfold trough screens.

They will need lots of experience so they know how to deal with any situation quickly and efficiently.

Graphics Generator
When a guest is introduced there is a little tab that tells the audience their name and what they do,
it might also show why they are relevant to the story. Someone has to make these graphics and

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they are the Graphic generators. They may also be in charge of the tittle and credits.

They will probably be in the control room, however most of their work is pre-production in
preparation for the day then the vision mixer will insert it.

They need good computer skills.

Lighting Desk
They have to make sure all the lights are how the director wants it.

They work on the studio floor.

They will need lots of experience so they know how to deal with any situation quickly and efficiently.

Floor Manager
They have to make sure that everything is running on time and all the guests are were they should
be when they need to be, the usually organise this so you cant the guest leaving or arriving.

They will be on the set floor but they might have to change rooms to collect things or guests.

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Organisation skills so they can plan ahead and make all runs smoothly, and people skills so they
can get across what the guests need to do quickly.

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Interview 1:
Interviewer
Camera Production
Directing and Sound
Mixing
Vision Mixing and
Graphics Generation
Lighting Desk and
Floor Management
Interview 2:
Interviewer
Camera Production
Directing and Sound
Mixing
Vision Mixing and
Graphics Generation
Lighting Desk and
Floor Management
Interview 3:
Interviewer
Camera Production
Directing and Sound
Mixing
Vision Mixing and
Graphics Generation
Lighting Desk and Floor
Management

Guy
Adam, Sarah
Lewis
Rory
Rory

Lewis
Guy
Guy

Rory

Rory
Adam and Sarah
lewis
Guy
Guy

What will be the content of your show?

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Create a mind map showing all the things you would like to include in your interview/chat show.

Define the format of your programme

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What will happen in the first segment?

The first segment will show me and guy introducing the show, the he will interview the new principle Jayne
Davis. We want to conduct this interview first because it is the biggest we have and we think it is going to be
the biggest impact so we want to grab peoples attention. We want to ask her questions that both the
students and parents want to know, we will ask her what her future plans are and how she plans to do that.

What will happen in the second segment?

Lewis will do the on location shoot and interview Mr Hobs, we have made this quite a short feature as is it
quite boring and slow, it will just quickly advertise the company and a little history.

What will happen in the third segment?

In this interview I will talk to jake clark who is a student at Henley collage he is part of the Henley Skate
park team and they are working on improving it, I will be talking about how close they are to getting there
and whether they will get it completed any time soon. This will be a good interview for the students because
a lot of them will be wandering about this park as the current one is not very good.

Any further notes;

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Using your mind map, answer the following questions.

What will the presentation style be?
It will always be very chatty and informal, this will make the interviewee feel relaxed and they can be
themselves.

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Add research of other interview/chat shows where the presenter has a similar style

ThepicuretotherightshowswellhowIwillwanttheshowtofeel,althoughIwillnothavethismany
guestsatoncebutyoucanseethattheyareveryhappyandrelaxed,thismakeitsfeelconfortableforthe
audiencetowatch.
FromwhatIhavefrombadinterviewspeoplefeel
awkwardandunconfortable,thiscanbedoneby
peopletryingtoforcequestionsoraskonesthat
theydontwanttoanswerandthenrepeatingthem.
Thisisagoodexampleofthis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAzAg6rD3t4

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Define the visual style of your show.

It will be very relaxed like a normal living room, this will make the audience be able to relate to it.

Stick in relevant images of previous shows, interiors you would like to emulate, lighting style etc.

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Links
How will you link each interview to each other?
(You may use cut aways to clips of them doing something relevant. Remember you will all be
swapping roles so you may not be able to film live at this point.)

Link between interview 1 and Interview 2

Guy thanks Jayne Davis saying what a pleasure it was to have her on the show, he then gives a brief
introduction as to where Lewis is telling audience what to expect then passes over to Lewis.

Link between interview 2 and Interview 3

Lewis thanks guy and starts his interview with Johnathan
When he is finished he shakes johns hand and thanks him for talking to him about his business he
then will say back to the studio with Rory talking to Jake Clark about the new skate park this reminds
the audience of what is about to happen so they dont forget and turn the TV of or miss it.

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What clips/images/quotes etc will you insert while the interviews are taking place?
Insert no. 1
When will it happen? During my interview with Jake when we talk about the old skate park
What is the insert? Panning shots of the current skate park

Will you need to film /produce this insert? I will need to film it

Tick when this has been completed.

Insert no. 2
When will it happen? It will be future 2 or 3 times during the interview
What is the insert? Clips of him skateboarding

Will you need to film /produce this insert? I will need to film this myself

Tick when this has been completed.

Insert no. 3
When will it happen? At random duller times of the Jayne Davis interview.
What is the insert? Jayne walking round the collage and doing some admin.

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Will you need to film /produce this insert?

Tick when this has been completed.

Equipment List

Equipment
Mug *2
Flowers
Tripod *3
Camera * 3
Auto que
4 lights

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Tick off during set-up of show

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Draw a plan of your set. Mark on the position of lights, cameras, props and Green-screen
backgrounds.
Add in photographs of your final set, including props etc.

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Lighting Design
Take photographs of the lighting set up for the following sections of your show;
Flowers
a) The presenter introducing the show
b) Interviews (the lighting may be different for different interviews)
c)Interviewe
The end of the show
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Stick the photographs in and add notes explaining the setup.
Mug
Interviewe
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Lighting

Camer
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Sofa

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You must complete one of these for the studio and every location in which you film any prerecorded segments

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Risk Assessment
State the potential risk of your multi-camera production. Check all precautions are in place and tick off
during your set up for your show.

V9

RISK ASSESSMENT

ACTIVITY

HAZARD

On location
shoot

Camera
equipment is in a
crowded boat

RISK
H/M/L

Medium

PRECAUTIONS

IN PLACE

Activity :
Hazard :

Risk:
Precautions:
In Place:

REVIEWER

We will have
only people who
need to be
around the
cameras around
them, to keep it
clear and safe.

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name ..
. Date
KEY:

REVIEW
DATE

Signed

Describe the component part of your pursuit.

List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated
with your activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the
likely harm.
Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When
concluding your assessment consider all of the circumstances.
Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?

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Review Date: When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it

might be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer:
Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.

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Shot List
Use your timed script to write a shot list. You will need copies of this to go to your Vision mixer.
Type of shot

Camera No.

Current Action

Duration of shot

Wide shot

Introduction

4 seconds

Close up

Talking about whats

6 seconds

happening on the show.

Close up

Talking about whats

12 seconds

happening on the show.

Close up

Introduction to Jayne

15 seconds

Wide shot

Welcoming jayne

4 30 seconds

Close up

Her response

2 seconds

Wide shot

Question

6 seconds

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Close up

Type of shot

Answer

Camera No.

Current Action

50 seconds

Duration of shot

Wide Shot

Question

5 seconds

Close up

Answer

50 seconds

Wide Shot

Question

4 seconds

Close up

Answer

50 seconds

Wide Shot

Question

3 seconds

Close up

Answer

50 seconds

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Wide Shot

Type of shot

Question

Camera No.

Current Action

4 seconds

Duration of shot

Close up

Answer

50 seconds

Wide shot

Question

5 seconds

Close up

Answer

50 seconds

Wide Shot

Question

6 seconds

Close up

Answer

50 seconds

Close up

Close interview

4 seconds

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Close up

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Lewis on location
interview
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