I arrived just in time for Episode 1 to begin streaming for the first half of tech rehearsals. I was a little nervous because we were actually going to Livestream it but luckily it wasn’t going to be posted anywhere thank goodness. The part that also made me nervous was not fully knowing how to operate the Livestream machine without the help of Ruth. So of course, I needed another crash course in order to start streaming the rehearsals.
Despite having doubts about this role, the only thing you really have to do is press the ‘Go Live’ button! Of course, I had to constantly monitor the sounds in case there was a mishap of some sort. Other than that, my only main responsibility was to use another device to watch our live stream and also potentially prepare for any crashes or errors just in case.
I didn’t get the chance to take a photo of what I saw on the Livestream screen however, I do have a photo that I’ve taken online; it’s to give you an idea of what kind of software/technicality I have to manage.
As complicated as it may look, everything was already configured for me so I didn’t have to do a whole lot of adjustment in general.
THE REHEARSAL FOR THE SECOND EPISODE
My role for the second episode is in Studio C as the autocue operator and Writer. As a writer, I don’t really have an active role during a live show, however, a lot of pre-production was involved. The writers and I (along with the producers) all organised our scripts through Google Drive and this is where I frequented the most during the pre-production stages:
As I reflected on the previous blog posts, a lot of confusion was involved so it was hard for us writers to finalise the scripts. A lot of work-in-progress was involved but it was eventually resolved throughout the weeks of working on Midnight Snack. These documents on Google Drive is a testament to the stresses but also the teamwork we all felt as writers and producers. In my opinion, we just need to work on communicating more often and being clear-cut and firm with our decisions. This is an issue I’ve mentioned before but I feel like certain roles need to stay where they’re supposed to stay especially if it’s differing in studios. There was a bit of confusion from Studio A to C and some roles overtook others without giving them a chance to contribute.
This is something we all just lack because I believe that we barely know each other as a team and meeting once a week is not enough to successfully communicate with each other. Despite that, I was satisfied with the final product of Episode 1 but I feel like this should be transferred to Episode 2 (work ethic-wise, effort-wise and attention-wise). In comparison to Episode 1, I feel like Episode 2 has been neglected by the most important roles in the studio which honestly kind of bothers me because as a writer for Episode 2, our work goes unnoticed by everyone.
My role as autocue operator and writer go hand in hand so it was really easy for me to use the autocue tools (plus I’ve also used it before!). Here are some screengrabs and videos of the hilarious mishaps we had during Episode 2:
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I hope we learn from the mistakes we made during rehearsal. I can’t wait to see how Episode 1 unfolds on our first official airing! As I write this, there’s about less than 24 hours to go before we go live! WOO, GO MIDNIGHT SNACK!