Studio Equiptment. Its Functions And Operation

Sony Z5 Cameras: These are the cameras used in the TV studio and feed the video through the signal flow to produce an image at the vision mixer the director can then select which camera he wishes to cut to for the next shot. There are four cameras in the studio three pole cameras and one which is situated upon a job arm.

Jib Arm: A jib arm is a large structure that holds a camera at the end and is counter balanced by weights at one end, jib arms are used for wide shots and swooping shots, alot of experimentation can be used in this device.

Cans: Cans are the headphones worn by crew all over the studio and are used to talk through, there are specific commands used between cans and, they must never be used for general chatter.

STOB Box: The STOB box is vital in the studio all the cables from the floor are fed through this box into the control room. Without a STOB box it would b very difficult to get all the cable into the control room

Grid: A grid is on the ceiling and holds all of the studios lights, some grids have movable sections to allow more adventurous lighting however fixed grids are just as efficient and get the job done.

Lights: Lights are obviously another important part of the equipment as without them we would have to rely on house light which deliver awful lighting and the cameras will not pick this up so well. The studio lights are equipt with barn doors allowing the light to be directed to one place. This ensures that we can create a lighting plot to exact specifications

Dimer Pack: The dimer pack simply controls the lights and will trip out if too many lights are being used, the brightest and other functions can also be adjusted here

Monitor: There will be various monitors around the studio, these show the line out from the vision mixer and can be useful on the floor when cameras are asked to match shots. Monitors are also useful in quiz shows for contestants to view VT inserts.

Speakers: The speakers are necessary for playing VT audio and other audio through, speakers can also be rigged to play all audio through or the directors voice if necessary.

Omnidirectional Microphones: Omnidirectional microphones, are mics which can pick up sound from all around as appose to ordinary hand held mics. These small clip on mics are incredibly small, delicate and expensive so should be handled with much care by hosts or contestants.