Posted by blackburst@aol.com on 01/06/08 03:35

On Jan 4, 11:18 pm, Chuck Reti <chuckr...@yahoonospam.com.invalid>
wrote:
The rehearsal also lets the director and TD get "in
> sync" with each other, so the TD will know whether to switch shots when
> the director says "take THREE' or at "TAKE three," or by a finger point
> or a snap. And invariably, "ready three, take TWO."

THAT's funny, and so true. A few years back, I taught a college course
on live directing, and I warned the TD-hopefuls that I would be doing
just that - taking a different camera than I just readied! I also
instructed them that, if I gave a command they KNEW was wrong, to
disregard it. And they all pretty much "got" both things!

My classes would ask why I called the cameras by number rather than
name. I played them a tape of a 4-camera show I directed. I gave a
quick command to Bill to open left for an over-the-shoulder. THREE of
the operators were named Bill, including the camera that was online at
the time... And yes, HE panned, too.

But live directing is becoming a lost art. There used to be books
about it, etc, but I found NOTHING about it at this year's NAB
bookstore. Everybody uses NLEs now. And even though there are a
zillion networks, everybody is "afraid" of Live.

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