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reassurance that the interviewee is not speaking into a vacuum-laugh at their jokes,
sympathies with their troubles and use phrases like really But don’t overdo it.
Learn to listen interrupting their flow only if they are digressing too much and you are on deadline. Keep your eyes as well as your ears open because you might discover a visual clue to the interviewee’s character or a visual prompt for an unusual question. Clothes, hair, tattoos, pictures on the wall, books on the shelves,
an unusual plant, and the view from the window-all might spark off a question and lead to the discovery of a different angle.
UNIT 8 LIVE SHOWS
INTRODUCTION
Live shows are also known as live studio-based shows. They are television shows in which the telecast of the action or discussion takes place as it happens in the studio. They include abroad variety of programmes, including panel discussions,
audience-based discussion programmes, debating shows, and non-news programmes like game shows, music competitions, and even fiction. Programmes like The Big Fight, We The People, Hardtalk and The Doha Debates are instances of news-based live shows, while The Great Indian Comedy Show, Indian Idol,
Nach Baliye and TVS Sa Re Ga Mai are examples of non-news live shows.
THE MAKING OF ALIVE TELEVISION SHOW
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The role of the PCR remains the same as described earlier. However, the differences lie in the creative aspects of producing the show. These differences areas follows.
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As in all television production work, there is a creative team, comprising of the Producer, Associate Producers, Assistant Producers and technical crew including camerapersons and the staff in the PCR. The Producer in television performs the same role as a Director in filmmaking. In other words, he or she creatively conceptualizes and designs the show, and organizes and coordinates how the entire creative team works. In practice, a
Producer maybe working on several shows at the same time, and may thus include a number of Associate Producers in the team for help. The role of the Associate Producer is to direct the making of individual shows. The
Assistant Producer, who is a junior member of the team, helps the Associate
Producer in the groundwork and actual execution.
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The making of a programme starts in the mind of the Producer, who conceptualizes and designs the show and then writes a Proposal. The
Proposal includes details like the Concept, Structure, Treatment, Set Design,
Lighting Plan, Floor Plan, Research and Budget. The proposal is then formally presented to the management of the news channel, which approves it or suggests modifications. After the due modifications are made and the proposal is approved, the programme is ready to be made.
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The Producer then gets together a production team, whose members have been described above. Orders are placed for the making of the set, a studio is booked, and the team gets to work. The making of such a show often requires commonsense and efficient coordination.
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If the show is an anchor-based show, then an anchor needs to be hired. The requirements pertaining to the choice of the anchor will be dealt within the next section.
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During recording, the anchor maintains the link between the different participants in the show and the PCR. Such shows are generally multi-cam shows, which mean that they involve simultaneous shooting by several cameras in the studio. The signals from each of these cameras go to the
PCR.
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In the PCR, the same technical functions take place.

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