Customary technique

Programme genres employ different production techniques. Sports coverage has shot patterns and camera coverage conventions, for example, different to the conventions used in the continuous coverage of music. Knowledge of these customary techniques is an essential part of the camerawork skills that need to be acquired. There is usually no time for directors to spell out their precise requirements and most assume that the production team is experienced and understand the conventions of the programme being made. The conventions can concern technique (e.g. news as factual, unstaged events; see page 134), or structure – how the programme is put together. A game show, for example, will introduce the contestants, show the prizes, ...

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