The particular stylistic decisions that prompted ‘The Charlie Show’ concept saw this production contain a hybridity that spanned studio drama and live broadcast. Having elements synonymous with soap operas, the show’s text exploits themes often seen in the typical studio drama format. Avoiding common approaches the creators of the show produced a fusion that took elements from the studio drama format and components seen in late night talk show style. This concept alone is a creative approach that is not only an engaging format idea, it also considers this studio’s main learning objectives. Requiring a multi-camera set up, set design and live vision switching , the production outcome was driven by the execution of processes seen in live-studio settings and multi-camera environments. This allowed the class to be able to apply all the relevant skills learnt throughout the semester.

Reflecting on the processes used, production quality and outcomes, further development of this work could potentially have some of the out-of-studio segments, such as the ‘Ben on ‘Bowen’ EVS further developed. Understanding that there was limited time to produce and execute these extra segments ideas, further development would see more considered approaches with segment formats and or scripting, depending on if the segments are live, improvised or are fully scripted sequence. Further development in this portion of the show would increase the overall quality of the production. As great foundations, more time would allow for a more thorough application of ideas and more considered production quality.

This production contained many elements that saw the presence of numerous roles that were required to contribute to the success of the overall production outcome. For this outcome to be achieved, the importance of organisational practices and communication was key. As there were many moving parts to this production, it was important that there was consistency among the understanding of all roles involved. As previously mentioned, the importance of pre-production saw much of the cast and crews accomplishments achieved because of a solid foundational understanding of what was required from each person in their role. My personal experience during the beginning of the rehearsal run saw a lack of adequate communication between myself and the the directorial team in the control room. This lack of communication made it difficult to correctly cue the talent on stage and meant there was a few delays when switching to the talent. Understanding the importance of clear communication between both departments, myself, the DA and director made sure to correct the difficulties we were facing during our headset communication. Coming to a clear consensus on verbal cues, what each meant and how they would be communicated, we were able to find a solution to our issues. Ensuring that there was a clear way to specify which studio the DA was communicating with, how countdowns will be performed and when to signal talent who were on camera, myself and the directorial team were able to develop a streamline way of working which allowed for easy application of these approaches when it was time to produce the full episode.