Two Case Studies
- 1. VeeraSerebrova Danielle Task 1 – Multi-cameracase study (Jimmy Fallon:Blew a chance to date Nicole Kidman) Thisprogramme iscoveredlive. Usuallyshowslike thisare covered by one producer. 4 cameras have beenused.Maincamerathat coversthe sittingstage where jimmyFallonintroducesthe guest that came to the chat show,itshowsinteractionbetweenthe host and the guestand alsocoverstheirreactionsimultaneously.The camera staysin the same place mostof the timesbutzoomsinand out whenthe hostand the guestmovesoutof the shot.For example:Camerazoomsoutandstarts to panto the direction where JimmyFallonstoodupandwalkedoff tothe standingstage, camera hadto capture the actionwhile keepingthe guestinthe shottherefore camerahadan extreme zoomoutto keepthe host and the guestinthe same shotwithoutcuttingtoanothercamera because bothof theirreactionsneedtobe captured simultaneously.Throughoutthe showthiscamerastayedinthe mid shotcapturingboth the hostand the guestbut zoomedoutto the wide shotandpannedwhenthe hoststoodup and walkedtothe standingstage. The secondcamera showsthe guestNicole Kidmaninamedium close up,it cuts to thiscamerawhenNicole Kidmanismostlythe one talkingor whenherreactionwantstobe coveredindividually. The reasonwhy she isshownindividuallyisbecause she iscelebrity guestand herreactionisveryimportantthat’swhyher reactionis shownbyitself toemphasise herimportanceinthe chat show. The thirdcamera showsJimmyFellonwhoisthe hostof the show ina mediumclose up,thiscamerashottakesJimmyFellon’sreaction and alsocuts to thisshotwhenhe is the mostlyspeaking. The fourthcamera capturedmainvocalsreactionina wide shot.The showmainlyfocusesonthe hostand the guest. It isthe interviewtype of action,the way communicationwas potrayedwaslike aconversation,the cameracutsbetweenthe hostandthe guestat most of the timeswhichgivesthe meaningof the conversationbetweenthemtothe audience ,the maincamera showsthemtogetherwhichshowsthattheyare talkingtoeach other, theyshow the eye contact and alsothe bodylanguage whichshowsthe viewer the interactionbetweenthem. Itisan entertainingsegmentwhere boththe hostandthe guestmake jokesandlaughwhichmakesthe audience feelamusedandentertained. The lookand the feel of the showislike a professional show ,there isatable and twocouchesfor the guests, the backgroundshowsa layoutof NewYorkcityand alsoa wallpaperbehingthe layout showinganightskyline of Newyorkcity.Whichinadditiontosettingthe proffesional moodsetsthe locationof the programme whichisNewYork.The whole studiosettinghasaretro; beginningof hitechinteriourdesignfeelingthatalsohasa professional taste toitwhile keepingitcosy. The way inwhichproducerschose to keepthe audience engagedisbyshowinganactionof a conversationbetweenthe hostandthe guest,and at timescuttingto the audiencesandmucisians
- 2. VeeraSerebrova Danielle reaction.There were nopre-recordedclipsthathave beeninsertedinthe segmentbutyoucould clearlysee the scriptedelementsasthe hosthad the pointto coverand talk about withthe guest. For example:the primierof the movie Padingtonwherethe guestplaysanimportantrole of a villain.The wayinwhichotwaseditedwasseentobe a rapid change betweenshotsshowinghost and the guestto emphesise the accentonthe conversationwhichcreatedmore of awarmier atmosphere thantypical interviewsonthe morningnews. The formatof thisshow isto entertainthe audience whilealsoinformingthe aboutthe hottopics,itismainlya talkshow where JimmyFallon talkswiththe invitedguestswhichisthe commonstructure thatcan be seenthroughoutthe episode. Furtheremoreyoucansee the structure inintroductioninmostof the episodeswhere JimmyFallonwalksinthroughthe thetre curtainstothe standup stage where he greetsthe audience andcoversa couple of reletivebutnotsoimportant topicswhere thenhe proceedstohis sittingdesk,where he will thentalkbrieflyandthengettointroduce the guestandgreetthemto the studio. There isa relativelylarge amountof peopleonthe setincludingthe host,artist,audience andother staff , and the helthandsafetyissuesmayoccurtherefore there are rulesonthe setto make sure that there are no wiresthatmeycause a hazard,people thatare in the studioare usuallychecked before the entrance tothe broadcastingstationtherefore unacceptable behaviourthatmayoccur is limitedincomparisontolive eventssuchasolympics. In JimmyFallonshowwe cansee thatthere islimitedspace inthe studiobutthe wayin whichitwas shotand produced, showsnoobvioussignsof the limitedenvironmentspace withingthe studio. But alsoshowsthat the budgetisbig.There are mainfocal points,the deskandthe sofaswhere hostand the guest/shave the talk, front standup stage where JimmyFallonopensthe show ,and where the guestenterfrom,itisalsowhere the popup gamesare played,and where the actorsand guestsperform.There isaudience space wherethe live audiencesreactionisshot,a little setupfor the live inshowmusicianband,and the backstage are where guestshangoutwhile waitingto comeoutto the show.The are twocameras that stayin place thathave a stage and the sittingarea capturedat all times, andtwo otheroperatingcamerasthatmove around the studio.Thisisdone in orderto not loose valuable camerashotsliveandalsonotto create a healthhazardwhile moving4 camerasat the same time.
- 3. VeeraSerebrova Danielle (RioOlympics 2016 –Womans Maraphon Final Race) The Rio Olympicsprogramme forwomansmarathonwas coveredlive. Eventsassuchare coveredbydozensof directorstokeepa track of the broadcasting. Around10 groundcameras and4 dronescoveredthe event.Thedrones were usedtocover the eye birdview,establishingthe locationandthe scale of the event.Wide shothave been usedto showthe numberof participantsinthe marathon. Andthe surroundingcameras keepthe same shotbefore participantsstretchout. It continueswithleading participantsshowninmidshotand wide shot. Andthen varietyof similaranglesandshotsare used.Cuttingfrom dronesto groundcamerasthat are manuallyheldbythe cameramanwhile onthe motorcycle orvehicle. The communicationmeaningtothe viewerispassed throughvarietyof anglesthatare synchronisedwith commentatorswhomonitorlive andgive the overviewof the action.Whenit isa midshotto the leadingpaticipants theytalkabout eachindividualbreathlycoveringtheyr winsandlosesinthe past, theyexpresshow persons bodylanguag esshowstheirstruggle oron the otherhandshow theywell preparedtechnique inthe marathon.Thisgivesthe viewers a chance to fullyunderstandthe actionthatiscoveredin the eventandas it ismostlyrepetetive the commentators supportthe broadcast. Because camerasfollow the participants,viewersfeel asif theyare presentonthe locationwhichmakesthemmore cheerful for the event. There are scriptedelementsthathave beenmade toshow the resultsatthe endof the marathonand that isplacedon topof the shot,whichis breathbutgivesan additional information to the viewers. The lookof the programme segnifiesthe scale of the evenandthe feel of the programme is proffesional andserious.The mise andscene thatcanbe encountaredthroughoutthe coverage of the event,isbannersof RioOlympics2016 withthe logosand bannersof sponsorshipssuchasNike, Adidas,Evian Waterand etc. Alsothe iconiclogoof OlympicGamesare usedto establishthe event and itsinternationallyknownimportance.The lightingthatave beenusedisnatural,because itis live outdoorsevent. Participantsuniformshave somethingthatrepresenttheircountry,itisthe name on the top and the coloursthat have beenusedforthe uniformrepresenttheircoutriesflag. The marathon route isdone throughthe city. Andthere isa lot of room forthe cameramovement. Camerascan be seeninnearlyeveryshotandthisisbecause there istoolitle time tochange the positionanddronedcapture movingvihackeswith cameraswhichisverycommorforeventslike Olympics. There isalotof people;participants,audience andstaff memberstherefore thereisalot of healthandsafetyissues.Suchasparticipantfeelingunwell,unacceotable behaviourfromthe audience and a terroristattack.Therefore sucheventsare accompaniedbyafirstaidand medical
- 4. VeeraSerebrova Danielle staff and a lotof police andsecuritytokeepeverythingsafe andcivil.(exampleof anissue :man jumpedoverthe fence andstartedtorun towardsthe marathonrunnerwhichmayhave beena hazard forthe participantif haventbeenstoppedontime bythe police).