Continuity
When productions were transmitted live there were few continuity problems as everything was shot in sequence. Once it was possible to rehearse and record, the problems of continuity grew. Recording provided so much more scope for the storyline and the timescale of the production. Even in a situation comedy, where the performance is in front of an audience in a studio, there can be location shots, filmed in advance and inserted into the studio recording. This means that the clothes worn and the make-up and hair presented, possibly weeks previously in the location work, must be matched exactly in the studio work.
Accurate notes must be kept and the use of a Polaroid or digital camera is extremely helpful. On a film unit a continuity ...
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