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My experience in the multi-camera studio space allowed me to uncover and further understand the many facets to this mode of production. Having experienced the preparative stages of studio production while taking part in assignments and exercises across the semester, I now have a deeper understanding of what is required to develop work in this field. As this mode of production is heavily reliant on the many roles that contribute to the overall creation of such work, it is important that synchronicity and a common understanding of goals and objectives is present amount all crew members when developing work in this space. Now being able to reflect on my involvement in assignment two and four,  comparisons can be made between my experience of both individual productions. In weeks leading up to the assignment 2 game show, we were able to experience the different studio roles and familiarise ourselves with the relevant technology attached to each role. This allowed us to further understand the functionality of working in a multi-camera set up environment. Having a detailed plan regarding the on screen content of our game show, meant that everyone involved understood the stylistic decisions we aimed to communicate. However, at this point in the semester we were still quite new to the experience and didn’t consider the complete level of planning required for the successful production of this particular type of work. Looking back at this experience, there were many things we did not do, leading up to the filming stage. As roles were allocated to fellow classmates only minutes before filming began, not enough time was allowed for a complete cast and crew planning session. This meant that most people involved were not properly briefed, which potentially hindered the finished product.

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Shared in Week Seven’s modules was a short clip that gave a behind the scenes look into the creation of a Saturday Night Live episode. This clip briefly spoke about the purpose of crew meetings and how preparation for a show of this nature is carried out. Leading up to production of episodes one and two of ‘The Charlie Show’ we were able to follow a similar way of working like that of a Saturday Night Live production process. As assignment two’s game show activity allowed little time for the development stage, which meant there was an absence of a complete cast and crew meeting to briefed all members involved. This was a different story for the assignment 4 production, as we had the luxury of around 3 weeks to develop and familiarise our selves with our allocated roles and gain a more complete understanding of our collective goals and objectives. Leading up to this, each member of the cast and crew were given access to all necessary documentation that specified the relevant information that provided details regarding the shows content, structure, cues ect. This meant in production meetings and rehearsals, we could see how things looked and make amendments if necessary. Comparing the outcomes of activities in assignment two and four, it is clear that a more thorough preproduction stage was a key factor that made “The Charlie Show” the best bit of work made this semester.