Studio Construction
The studio has to provide an environment that allows all operations to be carried out in reasonable comfort and absolute safety. Factors to be considered when designing a studio or when looking for a suitable building to convert into a studio are as follows.
Area, shape and height
The area required depends on the use for which the studio is intended. The relative sizes of studios and their uses are shown opposite.
The proportions of the studio (width: length) are important for the larger studio if the maximum utilisation of the available area is to be achieved and cameras/booms are to cover the area easily. It should be within the range of 1:1.1 to 1:1.5; preferably close to 1:1.3. A ratio of 1:1 is undesirable because ...
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