Final Production - SOCIAL CHALLENGE

Looking at all our previous mistakes and issues, we decided to try one final time without repeating the same mistakes. We set up the equipment, ready to start filming, however two of the camera men were absent and this was a serious problem, however we overcame this problem by using two cameras instead of three, this was still effective as the presenter of the show only had to look into one camera and middle camera was to stay put only focusing on one main shot.

As floor manager I had a mic which connected me to the control room so i could listen to the director (Dani) and overcome any issues that had been on the floor; with the actors or staff. I also needed to communicate with the director with the timings of when the lights and sound should begin or end. For example when taking breaks on the show; I needed to give a countdown so they were aware of the perfect timings. This was carried out effectively considering the shortage of staff.

Me and Keely addressed the following job role mistakes and then overcame them by her teleprompting and me with the signs ready to show to the audience. I gave a countdown to the crew on set and in the control room, which enabled them to start the show with a fantastic opening and an applause from the audience with music being in time. There were no delays with the sound and this was carried out effectively.

Coming towards the end of the show our audience was enthusiastic and engaged well within our production. The only thing that went wrong was that at times the presenters mic was making noise which disturbed the show a little, however we also overcame this problem with Keely fixing his mic during the break on the show.

First Live Production- Social Challenge

Today we presented our production; Social Challenge and were lucky enough to have a live audience. We began this production by setting up the equipment, such as IPad, tripods, tables, logo poster, IPad stands, chairs, mics, headphones and a teleprompter on the screen which helped the presenter with the script. We organised the chairs for the audience, and as they arrived we created two signs which said 'Applause' and 'Silence', these were shown to the audience in order for them to respond to it.

As floor manager I communicated with the Director (Dani) in the control room, this was essential for me to do as it was necessary for me to know what they wanted to happen on the set and it was my job to overcome any issues regarding my staff and production on the floor.

I was also teleprompting the script, this was done effectively. During the live recording there were some technical issues, this was the sound, some of the sound was not in time and this got the audience confused on whether to clap or not.
As floor manager it was my role to give the signs to the audience on whether to clap or not, however me and keely were confused on our roles and she displayed the signs to the audience instead of me.

It was hard for me to move as there were many wires on the floor which were hazardous and when teleprompting i was stuck in one space when this was also Keeley's role. When the live production came to an end there were obvious issues with the camera work and the shakiness of the footage; it was not clear and this is when we decided to do another live recording.

The audience feedback was poorly and we gained limited responses about our production, this gave as another excuse to try our live recording again; this time correcting all of our previous mistakes.