Opening Title sequence leading to opening shot.
Opening shot using the crane jib to reveal the set layout including audience, hosts and contestants.
Mid shot zoomed a close up of host introducing the show.
An example of the two shot of the contestants.
After the host introduces the TV show, he introduces the contestants, this is shown by a crane shot coming up from behind the audience to reveal a wide shot of the contestants, then cuts to another wide shot to show all the contestants a little closer up. While the host is talking to each set of contestants, the camera will hold a two shot of them with the odd mid shot of the host to make the shots vary a little. This is then concluded by the host with a midshot, then while the audience applaud goes to a crane jib shot again of the audience.
A wide shot of the two hosts conversing.
When the host is talking generally to the contestants, there will be a wide, but tight shot of all the contestants. Any talking of the host will be a mid shot. Any time Richard will be in shot, it will be a mid shot of him sat at the desk behind the laptop.
Alex introduces Richard, then they both converse, this cuts between each mid/close up shots of each person when the talk. There is a wide shot containing both presenters shown every so often so the same shots don't get too repetitive. When the presenters refer to a specific contestant, there will be a two shot of them.
At this point, I'm assuming there is a 6 camera setup, this would include a two cameras facing the contestants, two cameras facing the presenters, another wide camera somewhere out the back, and a crane jib.
At the change between the introduction and the first round, there's another crane jib shot which transitions to another VT. The VT is used to make a smooth cut between the two sections as there's a required setup time. At this point, this is where the audience is entertained by an assistant floor manager while the floor manager and runners setup the stage.
The next section is opened by another crane jib shot. This then cuts between the host and the contestants. The host introduces the round on a mid shot of him and the screen. The camera then cuts between different contestants. When the round starts we then again see a very familiar shot of the crane jib. When there's a change on the screen, the shot will be framed primarily to the screen.
A wide shot of the host referring to the screen.
If the host is talking directly to one of the pairs (the contestants), the shot will be framed as a close up of just them. This avoids having the other contestant looking awkward in the shot. When the contestant has given an answer, there will be a picture in picture/split screen shot containing the contestant and the pointless metre, this allows us to see their reaction as the level drops.
This same style goes throughout the whole TV show, close ups on the people talking with odd wide shot and crane jib shot to add a little more texture. Between game rounds, there's a crane jib shot, VT, than another jib shot.
The show ends with the hosts walking over to the winning contestants to congratulate them on a jib shot.
At the end of the show the lights go to a dimmed state to signal the end of the show, then the credits cut in with the theme music.
From the research I have done, the lighting seems to be automated. With my experience of lighting, I would assume that the lighting is setup and queued ready to be executed by the lighting operator hitting a go button. Each state would be plotted for each circumstance. As for sound, I saw mics hanging down above the audience and set, a few PZM's on the floor of the flat audience seating and lavalier mics on all the hosts and contestants. This would all be operated by a sound engineer.
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