TV continuity chaps
Discussion
I reckon it depends on the channel. The "big 5" certainly seem to have real people hanging around in continuity just in case something unexpected happens, but most of the "digital" channels seem to rely on pre-recorded and the timing of announcements sometimes gets messed up hence the announcements appear mid-program or give wrong information.
(Shouldn't this be in "TV, Film & Radio " ? )
(Shouldn't this be in "TV, Film & Radio " ? )
Garlick said:
Do they sit there all night, drinking tea, before running to a mic to say something 'witty' about the next programme, or is it all pre-recorded?
Just wondered.
From what I can remember, they do other stuff as well during the day / night. I seem to remember some doing stuff for radio, but yes it is all live. Just wondered.
A lot of the time before going on air with something like MOTD, we would have the pres director (the person who controls what happens between shows) ask who was presenting or who our guests were.
CATS ARE BOXING said:
turbolucie said:
DickyC said:
Not only waiting but also attired in formal wear.
I like the thought of this 
The BBC announcers in the early days of radio wore bow ties following an incident where a recording was introduced and nothing happened. After a while someone went to see what the trouble was. The problem was the recording, which in those days were on rotating drums rather than discs, had wound the announcer's conventional tie into the works and stopped. The marooned announcer had to wait stoically silent to be rescued.
Garlick said:
I hope they are like phone 'chatline' girls, sitting at home with a fag on and a can of lager waiting for the phone to ring.
TV bloke is at home in his pants and every hour he turns on the ISDN to say 'well I really enjoyed that, next it's news night' in his bestest voice.
TV bloke is at home in his pants and every hour he turns on the ISDN to say 'well I really enjoyed that, next it's news night' in his bestest voice.
Garlick said:
I hope they are like phone 'chatline' girls, sitting at home with a fag on and a can of lager waiting for the phone to ring.
TV bloke is at home in his pants and every hour he turns on the ISDN to say 'well I really enjoyed that, next it's news night' in his bestest voice.
TV bloke is at home in his pants and every hour he turns on the ISDN to say 'well I really enjoyed that, next it's news night' in his bestest voice.
Garlick said:
Do they sit there all night, drinking tea, before running to a mic to say something 'witty' about the next programme, or is it all pre-recorded?
Just wondered.
I think it's a combination of the two as I've seen some stuff repeated... But I do love the way they are funy/sarcastic on some of the channels.....Just wondered.
I used to work on the continuity links for Nickelodeon and Disney. Both were live from just after lunch till 7pm so it would be a couple of minutes down to 10 secs of studio every 15 mins or so.
Spent a lot of time on the Nintendo 64 in between playing 4 player Goldeneye or Quake or even nipping down to the pub with a walkie talkie so you could get back with a minute to go.
Ah them were the days.
It's all prerecorded or graphics now.
Spent a lot of time on the Nintendo 64 in between playing 4 player Goldeneye or Quake or even nipping down to the pub with a walkie talkie so you could get back with a minute to go.
Ah them were the days.
It's all prerecorded or graphics now.
croyde said:
It's all prerecorded or graphics now.
Ah, yeah, but, but...What happens, in amongst all that precorded, digital, graphics malarkey, if something goes horribly wrong and all that's needed is for someone to say, "'Ang on a sec, we're on it. Back soon." If there are no continuity bods or boddesses, who says it?
DickyC said:
Ah, yeah, but, but...
What happens, in amongst all that precorded, digital, graphics malarkey, if something goes horribly wrong and all that's needed is for someone to say, "'Ang on a sec, we're on it. Back soon." If there are no continuity bods or boddesses, who says it?
Recorded "'ang on a sec, we're on it, back soon" that is displayed when there's a fault? What happens, in amongst all that precorded, digital, graphics malarkey, if something goes horribly wrong and all that's needed is for someone to say, "'Ang on a sec, we're on it. Back soon." If there are no continuity bods or boddesses, who says it?
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