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LESSON
10
PRODUCTION
PHASE
The
production phase starts with
the set designing in the indoor
programmes as the set is of the
vital
importance
in any kind of
production.
Floor
plan
The
floor plan allows you to
sketch the approximate locations of
sets, props, cameras, talent,
etc. This
overhead
view makes it easy to consider
distance, angles and other
factors that may be crucial to
setting
up
your production. At a TV station
some of the studio may be occupied by
semi-permanent sets that
remain
in place for extended periods of
time.
There
are different types of sets as per he
demand of the producer and
the nature of the
programmes:
Traditional
set
The
sets with traditional look
having arches and building
designs are the one mostly
used in historical
plays.
These
sets are also called
"hard or real sets" as are
made by hard material like
wood and metal.
These
sets involve a lot of
furniture and other decoration items to
give the production a classical
touch.
Contemporary
set
Now
a days the sets used in
television industry are
mostly graphical with computer
generated effects.
These
sets are also called
"soft or virtual sets" as
are made by computer graphics using
chrome key and
animations.
Chrome
key is to place a synthetic background
behind the key talent that
may be compare, or an
anchor.
Lighting
set
The
set in which different
lighting patterns are used
to give the symbolic representation of the
mood of
the
programmes are called
lighting set, and different colours of
lights are used in
it.
Black
screen set
In
this kind of set the horizon
of the studio wall is utilized
with out any light on it
giving an impact of
darkness
all around but a spot
light on the characters.
Single
screen set
This
set is used when only one
object or character is to be recorded for
some programme that may
be
linking
of a show or a magazine show with
single background.
Two-screen
set
This
set is used when two
persons are talking to each
other; mostly in talk shows
such kind of sets is
used.
Three-screen
set
The
programmes having the participants or
panelists on both sides of anchor involve
three-screen sets.
Today
with latest innovation in computer graphics
technology to create highly
realistic or fully
imaginative
environment, a virtual set is the
replacement for the real or physical
set. They can be
integrated
into telecast production in replacement
of or in combination with a real
set.
In
theory, design categories in television
production are readily
classified with the programme types
and
utility.
There are three types in this
regard.
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Non-representational
set
In
this kind of sets the
scenery for general background
purpose is used.
News
Interviews
Talk
shows
Forums
Political
discussions
Analysis
and opinion
Religious
programmes
Representational
set
These
set are used in the
programmes where the story or the plot
content is of fictional nature.
Drama
Show
Documentary
Celebrity
show
Magazine
show
Science
show
Children
show
Women
show
Abstract
sets
In
such sets there is more margin of
diversity as these are
stylized sets.
Musical
concerts
Mega
shows
Extravaganza
Variety
show
Design
elements
Following
are the elements of the
design:
Line
It
is any mark connecting two
points that may be curved or
straight.
Shape
It
is any thing that has
height and width and the basic
shapes are rectangle, triangle
and circle.
Texture
It
is the look and feel of the
surface.
Space
It
is the distance or the area between and
around different
things.
Size
It
is how large or small a
thing can be.
Work
procedure of design
department
Producer
designer discussion
Planning
Concept
Floor
plan
Producer's
approval
Budgeting
Purchase
process
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Property
store
Carpenter
workshop
Welding
if any
Painting
workshop
Erection
of set in studio
Set
decoration
Recording
Dismantling
after recording
Whenever
viewers sit in front of
television, they have an impression of
total reality. They seem to
be
there,
where the action is, seeing every
thing as it is happening, for a
production team has
combined
their
various skills to built up a
carefully continued illusion,
through a cunning blend of
camera work,
lighting,
set design, audio control
and mixing, script,
dialogues, performance, editing, makeup and
last
but
not the least direction. Hence the
set designer is an important member of
the production team.
Make
up techniques
During
production following basic
make up improvements are to be made for
the better
appearance
of the artists on the
screen:
Shiny
baldhead, Untidy hair, hair
too light or dense in
camera
Perspiration
shine
Deep
eye sockets, eyes lack
definition
Shiny
nose
Beard
lines prominent despite
shaving
Wrinkles
on the neck
Lips
definition
Age
lines over prominent
Ears
too light, different colour
than adjacent skin
Eyebrows
barely discernable
Essentials
of Make up
General
treatment
Nose
treatment
Eye
treatment
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