Wednesday 4 November 2009

Studio Technical Equipment and Functions

Soft Light / Fill Light: These are the lights that take very little energy to power, that has what are call in the industry barn doors. These "Barn doors" are put on the edges on light, directs the light into the need direction or area.

Small Spot Light: These are the lights that uses a lot of energy unlike the soft light. alongside this these studio lights have an adjustable concentrate. This light is usually used to light the host of a show or talent on screen

Flood Light: These lights are slightly different from the previous explained. Firstly these lights are used to create general light in the studio so it is easy to record. Alongside this these lights do not have barn doors, so it is harder to control this form of lighting.

Dimmer Pack: This useful piece of equipment powers all different types of lighting and equipment within the studio, alongside different voltages and watts. this piece of equipment gives everything the right amount of power.

Lighting panel: This piece of equipment controls the percentage of brightness going out to each light. almost exactly the same as an audio mixing desk, this piece of equipment has fader's and a computer screen to make it piece of hardware much easier to use.

Tally Light: In a Television studio, a tally light is a small red signal lamp on the camera. It is usually located just above the lens or on the "viewfinder" and indicates that the camera is "live" for the benefit of the talent and the cameraman operating.

Stob Box: Once again this is another very interesting piece of equipment that connects camera's and microphones through to the vision mixing panel and audio mixing desk through the wall. rather than tracing loads of wires around the room.

Curtain Track: This is a large metal rail that circles the room in order for a black background curtain to sit around. This gives the studio a simple but professional backdrop without being to expensive.

Floor Monitor: This is simply a large flat screen Television that is linked up to the "Live" camera shot, so that both the talent, the floor manager, and the camera operators are able to see.

Camera pedestal: A camera pedestal is basically a complex tripod with wheels. On industry standard pedestals have an expensive steering system to make the flow of movement smoother.

Audio Desk: The audio desk controlls all levels of sound both mic and line levels and you are able to mix it live. Controlling audio in this maner helps to reduced audio hiss, distortion and unwanted background noise.

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