It is so fantastic being on a TV set. When I first saw the set, I was stunned! It looked amazing! Having seen the set of Got To Dance in the same studio it was insightful to see it completely transformed. It shows you how much a good set design can get out of a space and the different ways in which you can use the giant, square studios.
I was dreading waking up at 6.30am for a 12 hour day but I was surprised at how quickly it went and how I didn't feel totally dead at the end of it. I was exhausted, sure, but not as I expected. When we arrived everyone was baffled as to why we were there. They hadn't been expecting us so there were many many hours of waiting around and doing nothing. It gave us a chance to observe though. I loved watching the lighting. It was fantastic to see the tranformation when everything was suddenly lit up! And the different lighting tests, to see what worked. It was also interesting to see how the set looked both for real and on screen.
I was intrigued by how everyone knew what they were doing. They rushed about knowing what needed to be done and who needed to do it and they knew where they were meant to be. So it was great observing all this and seeing how it all worked... Then we would get bustled off and thrown in a skip of rotten fruit for an hour. Or sent off to collect leaves. Happy to oblige and all but not much of an experience. Something I would be happy to do for a miniscule amount of money but being on work experience and experiencing that! Not so great. However! How many people can say they spent their morning in a skip of rotting fruit in aid of a celeb game show? I certainly would never have done it otherwise, and now I know never to do it again! A life experience for sure.
Being on the set was amazing but I wanted to know what was happening behind the scenes! Who was controlling the lights and how, who was counting down? This experience has put me in awe of the artists and set designers and it's something I might consider doing myself. I can't wait to learn all the technical stuff though! That's what intrigued me most about the experience so far.
On the first day I learnt that Chris Tarrant swears a lot and the game show hosts don't actually give a damn about what they are doing. They get paid to put a face to the show. Good for them, I say! What an easy job!
Another 2 long days to go!...
glad it was a good life experience. i don't know why they didn't know you were coming... but from what I could see it was A MASSIVE crew, probably some miscommunication. so, just log it and learn from it. (My first unpaid job as a runner, i spent 3 days holding traffic back and never saw a camera!)
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