I have had a fantastic week at ITV Meridian. The whole team were very friendly and helpful and I have learnt a lot from it. I have had a great overview of the range of roles a production specialist does. After my general introduction on Monday I started on Tuesday morning doing media traffic hub operations which involved ingesting tapes and playing them out and learning how to book out lines for the trucks. I then went on to see the lunch time bulletin PA and just how much preparation work in needed and logging before the programme, not just during! After lunch I saw how the weather forecast is recorded, edited and played out for the programme. For the evening programme I watched the Gallery Camera Operator controlling the camera set up and the lighting for various angles. On the Wednesday morning I had a go at recording the weather and editing it using Avid for the morning and lunchtime weather. It was very interesting to finally have a go with Avid – I found it very user friendly and picked a few of the short cuts quite quickly. During the lunchtime bulletin I watched the sound mixer. At first this seems like a very daunting role however after watching for a time I could see the logic behind all the controls and began to look forward to giving it a go! In the afternoon I was back on weathers and managed to record and cut the programme and evening weathers independently. For the evening programme I watched the autocue which was interesting to see how they time and follow a script also. The next day I had an overview of directing, the programmes involved, the key banks, the talk back systems and everything else! I then sat in with one of the editors and saw how he cuts together the stories for the programme or tidies up journalists cuts ready for viewing. This was a really interesting experience seeing how he picked up on different elements for correcting that he had gained from experience. I later watched sound for the programme which required a lot more concentration than the lunch bulletin! I spent my last learning how to do the archiving which appeared to be a relaxed role after seeing all the live production. Though there is a lot to remember I felt it quite an achievable role. For the lunchtime bulletin I had a go at gallery camera operation which was quite a buzz as it was live. There were not too many set ups to worry about and no physical camera moves but I did have to change lighting too. It was a great experience and look forward to doing a programme! In the afternoon I was back on weathers to try something a bit new as the weatherman was on location. So instead of the simple recording it was a case of recording him into the system and on to the graphics afterwards. For the evening programme I ped/camera operated on the studio floor which was great to get a different perspective on the show. Overall I had a great introductory week, I have learnt a great deal, meet my Fred Dineage who I used to watch on ‘How’ and can’t wait for the next shift!
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8/10/2013 10:03:04 am
First time to your blog and just wanted to say hello.
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