Studio - Production

For any position, the most important piece of advice I can give is to do a tech run prior to the show and make sure you do it early so you have enough time to fix any potential problems. Check all the equipment and make sure you record, because somethings are only visible on tape.

For production I was the Producer, under the exec of course, and a Broadcast engineer. My advice, make sure the Director and AD have a copy of the script, storyboard and set design early, even if they are going to be changed. Anyway the roles of producer is just to make sure the show happens. You work mainly with talent, making them comfortable and prepping them for the show: get them water, make up, paper towel, etc. In my case I had to make sure the DJ knew what talent we were on as well.

As Broadcast Engineer, I operated the CCUs that determined how the cameras looked. I am proud of myself, because I learned it in 15 minutes and figured out things that even the studio manager couldn't figure out. The detail softens the image making it look better. Mostly you ride the controls, brightening or darkening the cameras to make them look good. You can also change the exposure, set WB and many other things.