studio, master control, and support areas

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3 Major TV Production Centers

TELEVISION STUDIO The origination

center where television production takes place.

A well-designed studio provides for the proper environment and coordination of all major production elements.

TELEVISION STUDIO:PHYSICAL LAYOUT

SizeThe larger the studio, the more complex the productions can become and the more flexible they will be. But the larger it is, the more difficult it is to manage.

Floor Must be even and level so that cameras can travel smoothly and freely. It should also be able to withstand the weight of heavy equipment.

TELEVISION STUDIO:PHYSICAL LAYOUT

Ceiling Height Adequate height: minimum of 12 feet

If the ceiling is too low, the lights are too close to the scene for good lighting control.

Acoustic Treatment Prevents sound from bouncing indiscriminately around the studio. This is why television studios sound “dead.”

Air-conditioning

Doors

Studios need heavy, soundproof doors that are large enough to allow scenery, furniture, or even vehicles to move in and out.

TELEVISION STUDIO:

PHYSICAL LAYOUT

TELEVISION STUDIO:

MAJOR INSTALLATIONS

Intercommunication System (Intercom) Allows all production and engineering personnel actively engaged in the production of a show to be in constant voice contact with one another.

TELEVISION STUDIO:

MAJOR INSTALLATIONS

Studio Monitors

High quality television sets that display the video feed from the program switcher.

Program Speakers

Fulfill a function for audio similar to what the studio monitors do for video.

TELEVISION STUDIO:

MAJOR INSTALLATIONS

Wall Outlets

Must be equally distributed all over the studio for convenient power sources.

Lighting Dimmer & Patchboard

Regulates the relative intensity of studio lights. Patchboard: connects the individual instruments to the various dimmers.

STUDIO CONTROL ROOM

--- a separate room adjacent to the studio where

all the production activities are coordinated.

STUDIO CONTROL ROOM:

PROGRAM CONTROL

1. Video monitors

Program monitorPreview monitorSatellite monitorOn air monitor

2. Speakers for program sound

3. Intercommunication systems

4. Clocks and stopwatches

STUDIO CONTROL ROOM:

PROGRAM CONTROL

IMAGE CONTROL

Refers to the selection and proper sequencing of video images as supplied by cameras or other video sources.

Also includes the control of video special effects.

Handled by the TD or technical director.

STUDIO CONTROL ROOM:

PROGRAM CONTROL

AUDIO CONTROL

Houses the audio console and a patchbay, audiotape recorders, casette machines, CD players, etc.

LIGHTING CONTROL

Located in a corner in the studio and has close contact with other control room personnel.

MASTER CONTROL

--- the nerve center of a television station. Acts as a clearinghouse for all program materials.

It receives program feeds from various sources and telecasts them at a specific time.

MASTER CONTROL:

PROGRAM INPUT

Program material (live feeds or taped materials) are aired by being routed to the transmitter for broadcast.

Puts together the various station breaks.

STATION BREAK: cluster of commercials, teasers, public service announcements, and station ID’s that appears before before each program.

MASTER CONTROL:

PROGRAM STORAGE

All recorded program material is stored in master control itself or in a designated storage room such as a library.

MASTER CONTROL:

PROGRAM RETRIEVAL

Means the selection, ordering, and airing of all program material. The program retrieval is determined by the program log.

PROGRAM LOG: the second-by-second list of every program aired on a particular day. It contains information necessary for efficient station operation: schedule time, length of the program, program title, video/audio origin (live/remote), etc.

STUDIO SUPPORT AREAS

MAKE UP ROOM

DRESSING ROOM