Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]

[kowalski655]

In many tv programmes and films,the stars are listed as co or executive producers. What does a producer do? And why so.many of them? And why do the stars want that job?

[Funkycoldribena]

Fittster said:

Are hod carriers still widely employed?

I think most of them went to the wall.

[anonymous-user]

Fittster said:

Are hod carriers still widely employed?

Not hugely. Brick lifts are used now, or on bigger sites telehandlers.



(OK, that's lifting tiles, but you get the idea)

[DervVW]

kowalski655 said:

In many tv programmes and films,the stars are listed as co or executive producers. What does a producer do? And why so.many of them? And why do the stars want that job?

Stars want the job as it improves the pay - more involvment means more $$$

[Hugo a Gogo]

DervVW said:

kowalski655 said:

In many tv programmes and films,the stars are listed as co or executive producers. What does a producer do? And why so.many of them? And why do the stars want that job?

Stars want the job as it improves the pay - more involvment means more $$$

I thought an Executive Producer was basically someone from outside the production company who brought finance to the film, an investor not necessarily involved creatively or in decision making

[StevieBee]

mattdaniels said:

In tv programmes and films, why are they edited such that the sound from the next scene starts before the current scene has finished (if that makes sense?)

It's a creative tool designed to draw the viewer into and through the story with more fluidity.

[StevieBee]

Hugo a Gogo said:

DervVW said:

kowalski655 said:

In many tv programmes and films,the stars are listed as co or executive producers. What does a producer do? And why so.many of them? And why do the stars want that job?

Stars want the job as it improves the pay - more involvment means more $$$

I thought an Executive Producer was basically someone from outside the production company who brought finance to the film, an investor not necessarily involved creatively or in decision making

Yep. Correct.

Also, many big stars (and increasingly, lesser ones) forego their normal fee and instead take a slice of the revenue the film or programme generates and are thus often listed as Executive Producer.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Funkycoldribena said:

Fittster said:

Are hod carriers still widely employed?

I think most of them went to the wall.

[mattdaniels]

StevieBee said:

mattdaniels said:

In tv programmes and films, why are they edited such that the sound from the next scene starts before the current scene has finished (if that makes sense?)

It's a creative tool designed to draw the viewer into and through the story with more fluidity.

Thanks

[GroundEffect]

Asterix said:

What's the profession term for the people that design production line machines and stuff?

An engineer of sorts I assume but I wonder if there's a specific title.

Still a design engineer. Just on a different part of the chain. Could be called a manufacturing engineer but they generally own the process of them in action, not their design.

[Willy Nilly]

Could that craft (New Horizons?) that went to Pluto be brought home?

[GroundEffect]

Willy Nilly said:

Could that craft (New Horizons?) that went to Pluto be brought home?

No. No fuel to do so.

[marshalla]

GroundEffect said:

Willy Nilly said:

Could that craft (New Horizons?) that went to Pluto be brought home?

No. No fuel to do so.

Well, it probably could - but someone would have to spend a fortune building a retrieval craft.

[Skii]

How do you pronounce Ainscough?

[schmunk]

Skii said:

How do you pronounce Ainscough?

Aynsco

[Studio117]

schmunk said:

Aynsco

anuscough

[Asterix]

Skii said:

How do you pronounce Ainscough?

Dunno, but I believe their Offices are in Loogabarooga.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Studio117 said:

schmunk said:

Aynsco

anuscough

Aynscuff.

[gazzarose]

I was watching Plebs last night (a comedy set in ancient Rome). Its not a massive hit with not a massive audience I don't think, but they have built loads of sets, both inside and outside sets. Would they have been built just for Plebs or would be shared with either another country's version, or maybe shared with a period drama or film that was being made at the same time?

[singlecoil]

On the subject of TV shows (to use the American terminology) I note that there are often different directors which suggests that they make them one episode at a time. But that seems a very inefficient way to do it, especially when there are crowd and/or outside scenes. So is it really one episode at a time, or do they take the opportunity to shoot more material when they can?