Roles & Responsibilities
When
filming my VT for our combined 30-minute news show, there will be several roles
and responsibilities that will need to be distributed between colleagues. The
class got split up into two groups of roughly ten; we then worked in our groups
of ten. Our group decided to film in twos or threes, as it will be a lot easier
to present the VT, check audio and also make sure the camera is okay.
The
roles that we will come across when filming the VT will be cameraman, audio
technician and presenter. We also decided that everyone will edit their own
piece of VT as it’s more fair and gives everyone the opportunity to gain more
experience in editing. One role we came across was the live editing on the day,
we decided to choose the most experienced editor on our team to take this role,
which is Josh, in most companies, most editors edit footage on the day of the
live shoot, this is normal which gives us a better understanding of how things
work in real life studios. “The role of the news organizer/editor is generally
restricted to arranging on-the-day coverage, much of which is based on plans
previously laid by other members of the department.”[1]
The
cameraman’s role is to ensure that the shot he is filming is as best as it can
be, for example the gain is at the right level, the aperture is okay, white
balance is right and that the layout of the shot is good, e.g. not too much
head room. This all has to be sorted out if not correct before they can start
filming to produce the best they can.
Where as
the audio technician has to ensure that the sound levels are right and they the
sound from the presenter and possible background is not too noisy so we can
hear the presenter at all times. The presenter’s role and responsibility is to
report the news and look as professional as can be. With the VT not being live,
the presenter doesn’t have to worry about autocue or scripts going wrong, so if
they forget the script, he can simply just have a retake.
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