Studio Television Production and Directing

Prompter, Graphics, Tape

Introduction

The following chapter describes crew positions that are usually located in the control room. As such, the jobs are somewhat constrained by the particular installation in any given television station. For example, the procedures associated with the Graphics position will vary a great deal depending on the software package used to create and manage the graphics required for the show. Nonetheless, certain common tasks and procedures are associated with these jobs.

This chapter also describes two fairly common and complex special effects—digital video effects (DVE) and keying. Again, depending on how the control room is set up, these tasks can be handled by the Technical Director or the Graphics position. The ...