Studio Production: Dress Rehearsal
In the final rehearsals leading up to the dress and tech, we have perfected the script and worked closely with our presenter to finalise the details of the show.
At 9am the set design team (CAFT)entered the studios and began rigging it all together, along with the lighting team. This took up the majority of the day, however in this time, I spent it setting up the vision mixing desk with Del, learning how to set up each ME Bank to control different aspects of the show. This was a really valuable experience as I learnt about Vision Mixing in a much more technical context and gained valuable skills that I will be able to take forward to future jobs.
I learnt that as Vision Mixer it was my responsibility to take charge of the plasma screen and ensure that it was working with all the graphics. It was also my responsibility to check that all of the Emoji graphics had been loaded onto the system and that they each worked both on the plasma and also cutting them to full screen.
Throughout the tech being set up, the VTs needed adjusting as there was a frame of black found in the Trivia VT, therefore I edited the section to eliminate this and re exported it to Apple Pro Res which is compatible to the VT Operating machine. This was a new experience for me as I had to use a software I was unfamiliar with to export and encode the VT.
The rehearsals finally began and we managed to do three takes. The second was the best of the three and I believe this is because it went the most smoothly and the fewest mistakes were made from all cast and crew. Del reported to us how different the atmospheres were from inside the Gallery compared to the studio floor. He commented that the Gallery was impeccably calm in respect of the Studio Floor and believed we should experience what it was like out there, to get a full understanding of what Live TV can be like.
This was a really good experience as it brought to our attention how the pressure fluctuates between each role in Live TV. For myself, Vision Mixing was more tense and stressful at the beginning of blocking rehearsals. This was because I needed to learn the trade and become confident in the art of editing live. On the other hand, for the studio floor, their entire workspace has been taken over and they are having to reposition themselves to fit around the new surrounding and adjust to each new contributor's height and movements. This is the main reason why I think the Gallery is calmer. Our surroundings haven't changed, it remains exactly the same.
At 9am the set design team (CAFT)entered the studios and began rigging it all together, along with the lighting team. This took up the majority of the day, however in this time, I spent it setting up the vision mixing desk with Del, learning how to set up each ME Bank to control different aspects of the show. This was a really valuable experience as I learnt about Vision Mixing in a much more technical context and gained valuable skills that I will be able to take forward to future jobs. 
I learnt that as Vision Mixer it was my responsibility to take charge of the plasma screen and ensure that it was working with all the graphics. It was also my responsibility to check that all of the Emoji graphics had been loaded onto the system and that they each worked both on the plasma and also cutting them to full screen. Throughout the tech being set up, the VTs needed adjusting as there was a frame of black found in the Trivia VT, therefore I edited the section to eliminate this and re exported it to Apple Pro Res which is compatible to the VT Operating machine. This was a new experience for me as I had to use a software I was unfamiliar with to export and encode the VT.
The rehearsals finally began and we managed to do three takes. The second was the best of the three and I believe this is because it went the most smoothly and the fewest mistakes were made from all cast and crew. Del reported to us how different the atmospheres were from inside the Gallery compared to the studio floor. He commented that the Gallery was impeccably calm in respect of the Studio Floor and believed we should experience what it was like out there, to get a full understanding of what Live TV can be like.
This was a really good experience as it brought to our attention how the pressure fluctuates between each role in Live TV. For myself, Vision Mixing was more tense and stressful at the beginning of blocking rehearsals. This was because I needed to learn the trade and become confident in the art of editing live. On the other hand, for the studio floor, their entire workspace has been taken over and they are having to reposition themselves to fit around the new surrounding and adjust to each new contributor's height and movements. This is the main reason why I think the Gallery is calmer. Our surroundings haven't changed, it remains exactly the same.
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