REBECCA ANDERTON

I am a third year Television and Broadcasting student at the University of Portsmouth with a main passion for presenting and an aim to break into the Television industry after graduating from my BSC(Hons) degree. I have gained work experience whilst on a placement at Wave FM which involved me talking to members of the public, gathering vox-pops, writing scripts and editing the sound clips together. During my third and final year at university I will be taking part in the production of live television shows each Friday which get broadcast live to the Portsmouth Guildhall big screen and on to the CCI YouTube channel. During these shows I will not only be expanding my experience but also gaining knowledge in areas such as presenting, script-writing, directing, camera operating, lighting, floor-managing and auto-cue operating. Twitter- @beckianderton Facebook- www.facebook.com/rjanderton Email- [email protected]

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Presenting for the staff show.

6th March 2015. 

Today I got the chance to present for the staff made show; Eye On Portsmouth. Today's show was all about one of the units that second year Television and Broadcasting students face- TV Client. This unit involves students creating videos for real-world clients. 

For this show we got to test out the presenter, in-ear talk-back system; giving the presenters an in-ear link to the studio. With this new system in place, I felt like I had a safety net to fall back on. It was a great experience and made me feel a lot more relaxed when conducting interviews and also, made me feel a lot more involved with the rest of the crew. 

The show involved little script with four live interviews with lecturers, clients and students. 

I now feel like I have the experience to be able to conduct interviews and present without live feedback and help with questions, however, I am now trained in using the in-ear talkback systems and aware of how the system works from a presenters point of view. 

The link to the show will be available soon via www.youtube.com/CCiTVchannel

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Some of the team behind creating this years live CCI Shows. 

It's been a great experience! 

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That's all from me in the studio.

20th February 2015

Not only is today my last chance to present for CCI TV's student shows, but it's also the Television and Broadcasting; class of 2012-2015's, last ever live show.

For this weeks Eye on Portsmouth I got to co-host an interview with the over 40's, bodybuilding word-champion; Ian Hendy, Steve from the RSPCA Stubbington Ark and play with dogs.

'Never work with animals or children.'

The interviews today both went extremely well, especially as my role was to ask un-scripted questions off the back of the interviewees answers. Luckily, Ian Hendy was a very interesting person to talk to and I was genuinely excited to conduct an interview with him to find out more about body-building and his research in plants.

After both interviews and a few bad puns about dogs, it was time to introduce our furry friends. One of the dogs really didn't want to be on the camera in the rehearsals, but luckily, the owner of the puppy managed to calm her down in time for the live show and surprisingly, the segment went relatively well.

It was sad to say goodbye for the last time but as one door closes, another one opens and I'm excited about where my future in TV could lead.

I've learnt a lot about myself as a host and a presenter and it's still something I'm determined to pursue in the future and something that I still thoroughly enjoy, which for me, is what it's all about.

To view todays show, please visit the link below;

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Supporting for the last time.

6th February 2015

Today is the teams last chance to support another group, the show being Eye on Portsmouth. Today, I was doing a dual role of floor-managing and camera operating, upstairs in the CCI Studio.

After setting up my talk-back and turning the lights and camera on in the studio, I took directions from the show's director on the framing of both cameras, which would be static throughout the show, so once in place, my role would be strictly floor-managing. Focused, in-frame and the iris set to 4, the cameras were ready.

The live show went well and I feel my role of floor-manager was perfect. I managed to get the presenter to stick to timings, camera changes and even made a friend in the process. All in all, I now feel that I could take on a job as a floor-manager in a TV studio and do it to a professional standard for any broadcasting company.

To view the show, please visit the link below;

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Live for the last time.

23rd January 2015

The day of team blues last live show, has arrived and everyone's excited/ nervous/ ready to go.

Our set-up for today in the hub included two areas, something the team was now comfortable with, after using the same set-up for our previous shows. The main segment of our show today was the chilli-challenge. This involved audience participation and potentially could be a lot of fun for the viewers and everyone involved. It's certainly something I was looking forward to hosting. This meant we needed to set up a seating area in-front of the area in order for the audience to get a good view, so we arranged seating around the area to prompt the audience to gather round.The interview would take place in the same area as the chilli challenge, so it would be a case of moving the seating out and moving a table in. Simple.

After a couple of morning run-throughs with our chilli-challenge contestants, interviewee and performer, the show was as polished as it could be and everyone was on form and ready to go live.

12:00pm- We’re on air and live on the BBC Big Screen for the last time.

‘Coming down here in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!'

'Thanks Miriam thats right, I’m here with Faz Ahmed, hello and thanks for joining us today….'

Interview done, feeling great, it was the time we'd all been waiting for... The Chilli Challenge!

Unlucky for Raechelle, she was the contestant that picked out our hottest chilli; The Scotch Bonnet. Taken like a champ, the chilli challenge was over and our audience vote meant that Raechelle was the rightful winner of World on a Plates, very first, Chilli Challenge.

Finally, finishing the show with a spectacular performance was Angelika with an original piece 'Brothers in Arms.' And just like that, it was over. Three shows complete. What an amazing experience it's been being part of a team and producing three live shows.

Show review: As a whole I feel like the final show was our most entertaining.   The main thing I'd change about this show would be the lack of VT's. Although our VT's we're filmed on time, we left them too late to re-shoot if something went wrong, which unfortunately with one of them, it did. The show was certainly my favourite to create, due to the fact that on the day I got to do my favourite thing.. present. Thankfully, the chilli challenge went to plan and the audience even stayed back after the show to chat about the segment and try the chilli's for themselves. A massive thank you is on order for all three of our contestants and to Lou for getting the health and safety team on side.

Role reflection: I've really enjoyed creating World on a plate, I've gained skills in camera operating, got the chance to present again and I even got to write another script. The content of the show made everything far more entertaining and I've discovered that when creating something you're interested in, it's far more fulfilling and enjoyable to do. I feel that my script was good and my hosting on the day was entertaining. Each show I get to present, I gain more confidence and skills in different areas such as interviewing and hosting different types of entertainment. This has by far been my most enjoyable show to present and I honestly enjoyed every second of the 30minutes that we were live.

To view todays show, please visit the link below;

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'Let's go from the top!'

22nd January 2015

It's the day before our live show, so as routine would suggest, it was rehearsal day. My role for this show is a presenter, so today was a chance for me to read my script out-loud and change anything that me or Miriam, our other presenter, wanted changing.

After rehearsing the few lines I had (I'm presenting downstairs on the day of the show, so most of it is interview/ad lib; for the chilli challenge) I was happy with my lines and with the script.

There was a slight issue with our upstairs presenter in the respect that some of her lines were falling flat and there was a slight lack of enthusiasm when reading from the autocue. I offered Miriam a few tips that I've learnt through my three years of presenting but there wasn't much want for advice.

Fingers crossed the lines are delivered with slight more enthusiasm on the day.

The rest of the show, such as the chilli challenge, the performance and the interview, couldn't be rehearsed today, so I made sure to visualise how the chilli challenge would go in order to arrange things that would be needed on the day.

We collectively decided that the three contestants would each go through two rounds, drawing numbers out of a top-hat. The chilli under that number would then be revealed and they would take on the challenge of eating it.

I made sure I had facts about each of the six chilli's written down in order for me to inform the contestant of what it was they were about to face.

If done well on the day, the chilli challenge could be the most entertaining segment on World on a Plate, ever!

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Hot and Spicy script.

15th-19th January 2015

On the 15th of January I started writing the first draft for World on a Plate. However, before I could do this, I needed a running order from the director.

Upon asking for this running order, I learnt that the director wasn't sure of how to complete a running order and didn't really have too much of a vision for the schedule of the show. As this piece of documentation was something that was effecting me whilst incomplete, I offered to fill out the running order. After receiving a list of segments and timings for the show, I filled out the document and sent it over to my director to get the go ahead for the script.

After getting the go ahead, I began filling out different parts of the script and finding ways of merging the segments together.

Hello and welcome to a very hot and spicy edition of World on a Plate via the CCI TV Channel! Thanks for tuning in! This programme has a very ambitious focus in that it features people, cultures and food from all of the world.

I then uploaded the first draft to google drive and received feedback such as;

'Talk about safe practice whilst handling chilli's' along with a few word changes, which I managed to research and change as the script was being viewed.

Safe practice included;

Please remember if you’re going to try this at home make sure you have some milk, ice cream, coconut juice or yogurt at the ready, but not water as that will spread the burning sensation. Some other things to remember are to wash your hands after handling a hot chilli or pepper and do not touch your eyes or any other sensitive parts of the body.

On the 19th of January one of our VT's 'The chilli countdown' had to be dropped. This caused a few issues as the information involved in the VT was needed in the programme content. Luckily, there was time left in the script to add the chilli countdown in before the chilli challenge. The script was updated and ready to put onto the auto-cue.

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Filming Fajitas.

14th January 2015

So the Christmas break is over and we're back to filming for our final show; World on a Plate. After a group meeting we've decided our roles and this time around I'm going to be camera operating for one of the VT's, script-writing and presenting on the day.

First up, I proposed the idea of a 'Hot and spicy' edition of world on a plate, to the group. This would include, chilli's, peppers, spicy food and countries typically involved with spices (Mexico, India, etc..) The idea was passed and our first VT would involve a 'chef' cooking fajitas, with the flavouring made from different spices.

For this VT we would need a kitchen and as no-one else in the group had a suitable space, I offered up mine. For this VT I volunteered to camera operate as it's something I hadn't done much of this year. The night before the shoot I picked the camera (a Sony EX1) up from my producer; in order to familiarise myself with it. I decided to do this so I knew exactly how to use the camera and make sure that I wasn't rusty or relying on other group members to refresh my memory on the day (which would cause a delay and be unprofessional.)

Luckily, I had remembered how to use the camera so when the day of the shoot came, I was comfortable and confident in my role. Before the shoot started I made sure to format the camera to wipe the existing footage from the memory card, make sure it was in focus and white balanced and also checked there wasn't any gain appearing in the picture. For most of the shoot I kept my camera on a wide shot of the chef in the kitchen, however, during the shoot I had to follow the chef from one side of the kitchen to the other and after the shoot I gathered close ups of the spices and food.

Unfortunately, the shoot lacked direction and none of us were really sure of the aim of it, as it hadn't really been planned. The director was also busy listening to the sound, so I took it upon myself to help out and directed a majority of the shoot and decided what the chef would be presenting and saying to the camera, including arranging some of the shots with the other camera operator.

Although this may have come across that I was taking over, with a lack of direction I felt that someone needed to step up to the mark and organise the rest of the team, as at one point, everyone was stood around looking lost.

This shoot has taught me that I am fully capable of working a camera, however, I enjoy roles where I can organise a team and give direction more than I do the technical aspects of a shoot.

All in all, the shoot was fun and I gained confidence in camera operating, giving myself a skill in one of the technical aspects of live TV.

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Support on a plate.

5th December 2014

Today it was our groups turn to support the team going live. As we receive our roles by the other teams producer and I floor-managed for their first show I was given that role again.  

As this is the third time I have taken on this role I was very confident within myself. I feel that practice makes perfect, so by continuing to practice my skills within floor-managing it will become one of my strongest roles come graduation and something I may look in to pursuing in the future.

Today's show had three different interviews with a variety of guests and set-ups. This involved lots of camera movements and strict timings for each segment, so taking advice from my previous post, I made sure I was in the eye-line of the presenter at all times in order for the timings to be portrayed throughout the show. As there was a lot happening in the Eldon Broadcast Hub today, it was vital that each guest was in place with time to spare, so as one interview ended, I made sure the next guest was brought on to set and ready for the interview.

To watch the show, please visit the link below;

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Lights, Camera, Action!

21st November 2014

The day of the live show.

Early this morning the team got to university to start setting upThe Eldon Broadcast Hub, located downstairs in the main area of Eldon building. Downstairs today we had an interview with John Newbury; the founder of landport remembers and an interview with Caroline Searle from the Wave Maiden.

As we had two interviews arranged for todays show we decided to set up two separate areas to add a bit of variation to the show. The hub is already lit so we didn't have to worry about lighting the first area however we had to light the second area located just by one of the large windows at the front of the building.

As my job today was floor-manager, it was up to me to organise the movement of the cameras from one area to the next. We had around 9 minutes to move two cameras over to the second interview area, which was plenty of time to shift over and re-focus the cameras and align the new shots.

The team managed to get a couple of run-throughs done before we went live so we knew which route would be best to take the cameras down.

12:00pm- We’re live from upstairs, streaming live to the university channels and the BBC Big Screen in the Guildhall.

'We're live upstairs everyone!'

The audience was excited, I was excited and everyone else was excited too. As part of this role I had to make sure everyone around me, in the studio and in the audience, was aware of everything that was going on, so as my director was counting down from 10 seconds to live, I informed the audience and asked for a large round of applause as we reached 1 second.

10, 9, 8 ,7, 6, 5....

I counted down to 5 with my director and then signalled the last few seconds along with the round of applause for the audience, who thankfully, responded to me.

The first interview was over and our timings were impeccable, so we swiftly moved over to the next area, got the last guest in place and focused the cameras, ready to go.

I was informed that this interview had to run-over the scheduled time by 3 minutes so I quickly briefed the presenter that it was going to be dragged out and before we knew it the show was back downstairs.

Shortly into the interview I was re-informed that the timings had got mixed up and we didn't have the extra time at all. I signalled to the presenter that there was 3 minutes left of the interview.

1 minute to go and my hand signals were clear and concise, however, the interviewer asked one last question that seemed to go on forever. I was frantically gesturing to wrap the interview up and end the show. Thankfully the presenter noted my signals and cut the interview on time. One last round of applause from the audience and the show was over (and on-time, phew!)

Show review: As a whole I feel like the show today went better than the first. As a group we were a lot more comfortable with each other and our roles. Unfortunately today the timings went wrong, which caused slight panic throughout the studio, however, we dealt with this well and managed to keep our nerves under control and get on with the show. I feel the quality and content for todays show was to a great standard and very relevant to the topic for the show. The interview with Caroline was very interesting and a lot of people were interested in chatting to her after the show wrapped up and a few people mentioned they wanted to visit The Wave Maiden. Job well done.

Role reflection: Looking back on the past few weeks and my role as a script-writer/ Floor-manager, I feel I’ve used my gained confidence in giving directions to the team well and I’ve learnt a lot more about how to change words written for reading purposes into an entertaining script piece, without making it too dull or too cheesy. At the end of the show I was praised by one of the lecturers on my floor-managing skills, communication and confidence when getting the audience to participate. If i was to take on the roll of floor-manager again, I'd make sure check with the presenter that I'm in their eye-line before we go live, to be sure that any signals I give are taken straight into account. I feel I've learnt a lot more about the job roles I'm confident and skilled within and those certainly include floor-managing and script-writing. One more show to go; World on a Plate. Go Team Blue!

To watch todays show, please visit the link below;

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Rehearsal Time.

20th November 2014

Today was our first and last chance to spend the day rehearsing for the live show, which is tomorrow. The studio was booked from 1-6, and for me, it was a chance for the presenters to practice with the script I'd wrote; so that I could make any changes to it.

The rehearsal went okay and the presenters were happy with the script after a few changes that were more suited to their style. I also got time to practice floor-managing, although we only used the upstairs studio as oppose to the downstairs studio where I'll be floor-managing tomorrow along with organising camera movements, interview timings and hyping the crowd. We practiced our timings and everything was to schedule. Roll on tomorrow.

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Saved by The Wave Maiden.

13th November 2014

On the 13th of November the group got some bad news. The performer we had arranged had cancelled and our Producer was struggling to find someone to replace them. The question of 'does anybody know anyone relevant' was posted to the groups privte page.

Thankfully I did. A friend of a friend, Caroline Searle, had just opened a new pub; The Wave Maiden, on Osbourne Road and as our show was 'Eye on Portsmouth' this was perfect. Backing up my choice I thought of the topic 'How has a local pub opened when so many are closing down in the city?'

After proposing this to the group I got the go ahead to contact Caroline from the shows producer. She was thrilled to be contacted and obviously excited at the promotion aspect of the interview. The wave maiden has saved the day!

I also went in to check on the VT's for research purposes. After watching the VT's I could finally polish off the script and upload it to google drive, three days before the deadline!

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Eye on the script.

9th-10th November 2014

It's the start of production for our second show of the year. This time round our show is Eye on Portsmouth. As a presenter I felt like writing a script for TV would come as second nature; so that's the role I've taken on this time round. After receiving a brief running order from our Director on the 9th of September I started to write the script.

Writing for television can be very systematic, as there are exact length and content requirements based upon the length of each episode and time of day the show is aired. (e-how)

The script included events in Portsmouth, information about land-port remembers and the Portsmouth Park Rangers alongside introductions to guests.

Hello and welcome to Eye on Portsmouth, the show that is based on the community of Portsmouth and the unique collaboration it holds with the university. Over the next half an hour we’ll be telling you all about the Park Rangers, Land-ports and other recent and forthcoming events within the city that you might want to get involved in as well as having a chat with the founder of land-ports, John Newbury and a very exciting chat with Caroline Searle about her new pub The Wave Maiden. Let’s have a quick look at whats coming up.

For the events, I was given a list of links to choose from, from the shows Producer. I then had to research into the event and change the information into a style that would come across well when spoken instead of written. At times I found this quite challenging, so to overcome this issue I made sure to read every sentence and paragraph out loud as if I were in the studio reading off an autocue.

As the deadline for the script was approaching (the Monday before the live show, which is on the Friday) it was important for me to have a first draft done as soon as possible. This could then be changed during the week running up to the show when needed. After doing a skeleton script, I then had to wait until the VT's were filmed in order to add more information to it.

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Support Group.

24th October 2014

This week was our groups turn to support the live show, we were given our roles by the other groups producer and I got to floor-manage, which is something I've wanted to do for a while.

The role of a floor-manager is to make sure that sets, props and technical equipment are safe, ready to use and in the right position prior to filming. A floor manager acts as the link between the director and the many people involved in a production. It is the floor manager's responsibility to pass on cues to presenters and guests to ensure timings are met and the broadcast goes smoothly as well as getting any audience to engage in the production and supervise any camera movements between different set-up areas. 

I was placed upstairs in the CCI Studio with today's presenter; Melina, who was slightly nervous. Knowing what it's like to tackle nerves as a presenter on the day of a live show, I was able to give some advice. My key tip was to slow down and take a breath when you can feel yourself about to stumble on your sentence. This advice went down a treat and not only gave Melina some confidence but also built the relationship and trust in order for me to floor-manage to the highest standard.  

Luckily I already knew most of the signals from previous years so it was just a case of putting them into practice.

Today I learnt that trust is a big factor of getting people to listen and do what you want them to. As the presenter trusted me, it made it a lot easier for her to follow my signals and not second doubt me when counting down or signalling for her to slow down or wrap up.

I enjoyed floor-managing today and will take on the role in future shows.

To see their show, visit the link below;

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I'm Rebecca Anderton.

17th October 2014.

This week I got to present again but this time for the show World on a Plate. For the show I presented a VT on cooking Moroccan food, where I got to present and cook the dish! I had a great time and also got a taste of other cultures! (The Moroccan food parcels and couscous tasted better than they looked!)

As a presenter I needed an array of skills including; confidence and an outgoing personality, excellent communication and presentation skills, improvisation skills, interviewing skills, calmness under pressure and team-working skills.

Thankfully presenting is something I have been enjoying at University for three years, so I feel that I have most of these skills alongside the ability to be a good TV Presenter.  

For the live aspect of the show I conducted an interview with three members of the karate society and one with Anna from the international office.

Not only did I get the chance to conduct two interviews, I also got to host a Karate display where one of the black belts showed off his skills and I got to chat with one of his team mates about what it was that he was doing.

The show was so much fun to present and I feel my confidence as a presenter, host and interviewer is growing week by week. I also got feedback from the shows Producer on how Anna had commented on how professional I was and how comfortable I made her feel before, during and after the interview. The feedback for the show also praised my confidence on the day.

To watch the show, please click the link below;

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On Air.

10th October 2014

The day of the live show.

We all got in to University for 8:30am to start setting up downstairs studio. As we had both the interview and the performance downstairs we needed two different areas set up. The interview would take place in the Hub on the sofas and then a performance area was set up in a different area just to the side.

As the hub is already lit we didn’t need to worry about setting up the lights, however after having to clear a seating area in order for the performance to take place, we had to also light the area. For the performance I wanted the audience sat either side of the guests and for them to be in the establishing and wide angle shots, so after setting up lighting we arranged seating around the area to prompt the audience to gather round. For the interview set up in the hub I arranged seating to accommodate the Interviewer to the left hand side and the two performers on the right hand side. Two cameras were then brought out and set up around the Hub as the interview was taking place first, one camera was set up on the interviewer and one on the interviewees. We then set up one camera on the performance area and had a hand-held camera set up ready to go alongside the static camera. The static camera was to start on an establishing shot of the performers and the audience whilst the hand-held focused in on the performance. It would be up to the downstairs director and vision mixer to chose between shots as we were live. After downstairs was set up we then got ready upstairs and before we knew it we only had time for one run-through before we went live at 12:00pm.

12:00pm- We’re on air not only to University TV's and our online channel but also to the BBC Big Screen in the Guildhall, I was so excited! The opening credits rolled and we had approximately 2 minutes before our upstairs presenter began.

‘Camera 1 in 10, 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1. We're LIVE!!’ ‘Cue name strap!’

We were live, I was fully in charge of everything that was happening upstairs and I felt surprisingly calm, full of adrenaline but calm. For the next half an hour the show went on and for our first live broadcast as a team it went very well. There were a few issues with the hand-held camera being out of focus downstairs but aside from that everything went to plan and we stuck to the timings. Everyone listened to my directions, the camera changes from both upstairs vision-mixer and presenter were swift, the shots upstairs were framed neatly and the shots were in focus.

Show review: As a whole I feel like the show on the day went very well. There’s a few things I’d change looking back, the main one being the standard of the VT’s. Due to some technical issues with the sound recording devices and some errors from the framing of shots and over exposure the VT’s weren’t to our best standard, however, we’ve learnt from our mistakes and hopefully will take them into consideration over the next two shows. I’m very glad I made the decision to cut the Jack New VT and change the performers to a more suitable duo, who on the day did extremely well, they were confident and their songs we’re catchy. I feel the content of our show was suitable for the style of CCI and we really portrayed getting student work onto the channel.

Role reflection: Looking back on the past few weeks and my role as a director I’ve definitely learnt a lot about the role and myself. I’ve gained confidence in giving directions to the team and I’ve learnt more about the technology we’re using, especially with the sound recording devices and the problems you can face when using them. If I was to take on the role again I’d make sure to be more thorough when checking camera angles during shoots as opposed to just at the beginning and make sure I visualise the VT’s more in order to get higher quality cutaways. The main thing I’ve taken from this experience is working as a team and that not everyone works the same way, so things have to be accommodated for. I’ve also learnt that to do the job role well the team needs to feel confident in me and trust my decisions as a director, if this is done correctly then things will be a lot smoother. I’m certainly looking forward to the next show and working with the group some more, especially now we all know each others strengths and of course, weaknesses. It’s been a great few weeks and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed creating our first live show. Role on Eye on Portsmouth.

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3..2..1..Days until we go live.

7th October- 9th October

Over the past few days I had found new, more suitable performers for the show; Beth New and Jess Buttery, a duo, both students at the university and both excited and willing to participate.

Thankfully the duo had an array of their own songs to perform as for copyright reasons, covers are banned. On the 7th of October I had finalised the running order with two songs from the performers, one at the beginning and one at the end of the show included alongside the interview, as one VT (Jack New) had been scrapped we had extra time to fill.

The 8th of October was a very stressful day. The Mind VT was not broadcast standard without a lot more work. As we hadn’t yet had a full run-through this was my priority, so the editors were sent to start fixing the problems; working off the feedback and the rest of the team went for a run-through.

This run-through was the first chance that the presenters would get to rehearse their script and the first chance for us to practice our in-studio roles. As a director it was up to me to queue name-straps, VT’s, Stings and Camera changes as-well as checking the camera shots and managing everyone in the upstairs studio. Half of our show was going to take place in the downstairs studio ‘The Hub.’ This meant downstairs would have their own director and it was my job to direct the upstairs gallery and studio. After adding camera changes to the script and finalising name-straps and links, it was time for a full run-through (minus VT’s.) A couple of words needed changing in the script but aside from that, I felt confident with the live aspect of the show.

After a show rehearsal it was up to me and the editor to get the VT’s fixed. A few hours of work on shot changes, some last minute cutaways and some help with sound correction and it was good to go.

The 9th October was our last chance to rehearse. So for 4 hours the entire team got on with their roles and we managed to have several full run-throughs, playing out our finalised VT’s, the stress was high and there was a lot of tension between group members. However, the run-throughs went well and we are now ready and prepared for our live show.