I have been looking into live multi camera shows and how they are constructed together from a directors point of view. I sat and watched BBC's evening chat show programme called 'The One Show' and decided to break it down from a directors point of view like I have done with 'Lorraine' and 'This Morning' to once again gain knowledge of how this show is done.
Introduction
'The One Show' is a magazine style chat show that is aired on 'BBC One' at 7pm every week day. The show first aired as a pilot in 2006 before being commissioned for a full on going series. Originally hosted by Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles, the show has seen many presenters over the past few years before recently settling with Matt Baker and Alex Jones. Unlike 'This morning', the show has a more serious vibe to it and aims to deliver the information across more formally to the viewer. The show averages at 5 million viewers per show and is till widely popular across the country.
Show Introduction
I recorded the first opening sequence that you can view below:
The programme starts off with the opening titles which is a sequence of graphics. Interestingly the presenters do not appear in the opening sequence unlike the other two but in my opinion I prefer it when they do to further establish the main presenters who are tied in with the show. It then cuts straight to a mid 2 shot of both the presenters sitting on the sofa as they introduce themselves. There is no establishing shot of the studio again unlike the other two but since this is only talking on the sofa this is the only area of the studio the viewers get to see. In our show there will be 3 different areas so I believe we should have an establishing shot ourselves. There are also no lower thirds in terms of graphics to introduce the presenters further.
The show then follows with a live tease about a segement of the show but there is no coming up graphics or schedule. This live tease is also to introduce the celebrity guests that will be joining them on the sofa for the show. This tease has music that is played in the background to give another hint about what they are talking about so from a directors point of view this would have to be cued at the right point. The camera is still on the presenters from the opening shot and has not had any cuts apart from when they are talking about people from a previous tv episode of the show they will be talking about. This is interesting as nearly all the live shows I have looked at have a long opening shot at the start of it of the presenters which I will take into consideration when looking at directing the show. When the guests are introduce the camera finally cuts to the 3 guests walking in, new music is played and the camera follows them until they sit on the opposite sofa. This would all have to be orchestrated by the director in the gallery making sure the music comes in at the right time, the guests are cued to walk on the floor at the right time and the camera movement is done so that we can see and follow the guests until they sit down.
From here we go to a 2 + 3 interview. Although my section of the show will not nesecerily have an interview its interesting to notice that the camera cuts on whoever is talking to make sure that we are always seeing who we are hearing so there is no confusion. This is all cut very quickly with close ups of the person who is specifically talking with cuts of them as a whole, for both guests and presenters.
Once the interview is conducted we go back to the presenters for a link to their first VT. This shot is also long and stays with them the whole time until the VT appears full frame on screen. Its interesting for me from a directors point of view to see how the director maybe communicating this in the gallery. He or she would have to be talking to the camera ops about their framing and movements, the presenters about when they have to begin talking, the music when it comes in and out, cueing the guests on and preapring for links and VT's. Although there is all of this going on behind the scenes, the viewer is unaware that this is all happening and it feels seemless to watch. This is what I will be aiming for when it comes to directing our show.
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