Rehearsals, script and calls

Rehearsing act as practice, which ensures that all details of the performance are prepared and coordinated for professional presentation. In TV Shows, rehearsals are essential. This does not only help the Talent practice and come to standards of how there performance should turn out, but also to check whether there are any issues with the crew's part of the production. This could be anything down to issues with moving the camera or getting the correct shot sizes. After doing rehearsals in our Wednesdays lessons, as a group we found that operating the DVD has been most difficult, because the Talent were not allowing enough time for the DVD Operators to cue up the next VT slot. As a result, the feedback after the rehearsal has improved our overall production just from a few small changes the Talent needed to make. When rehearsing the show, this does not necessarily mean that we would run through the whole duration of the show. Rehearsals stop as soon as a problem occurs. This means the future practices only needs to focus on parts of the production, where faults are made. Correcting them and keep rehearsing will assure no mistakes will be made in the final recording of the show.

Efficient Rehearsals
Efficient rehearsing also gives our group the feel of what roles we do best in and what we like best. When coming to the recording of the "live" show, it is then easier to produce the show to a professional standard, just by judging if someone’s performance in a certain role is much better than in a different role. Overall, rehearsing (practicing) the show, certainly reflects a more successful and a more better quality show.

Scripts and Calls
Scripts are word processed pieces of paper, which describes the dialogue or actions being taking place at a specific time in a production. There are 3 different types of scripts for the TV Show. A script on the back of the cue cards, including the Host's dialogue, also guiding when the VT inserts are played. The main script, is a few pages long word processed script, which indicates all of the dialogue the Host has to say, also including stage directions of when VT Inserts are to be played, and also when any of the Contestants/Teams talk. the Another is called a Multi-Cam script, which includes technical information for the crew. The Multi-Cam script can also be used for the Director to make notes on, if some things need changing, after doing a few practice runs. The Director also decides, where camera shots go on the script.

Multi-Cam Script
When producing a Multi-Cam script, the script requires 2 columns. The first column for 'Vision' and the second for 'Audio'. In both columns, it will describe what will be needed to be heard or seen at that particular point in the production. The script describes the duration and track number of any VT inserts needed, the Host's First Words (F.W) and Last Words (L.W), what camera will need to be 'on line', the shot size, and who is being filmed (Host, A, B, C or D).