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The MCS Studio

This room is where it all happens...The MCS studio. The studio is the room where the most production occurs. Every episode of Word Update takes place on this set. The studio contains two cameras that are used during the show. The one in the center of the picture is the main camera. The one on the right is camera 2 which is used at the open and close of the show.

The set can be used for a single anchor show, a dual anchor show, or an interview.

Here is a view from the anchor chair...

As you can see camera 1 contains a device known as a teleprompter. The teleprompter is a computer monitor that is mounted under the camera with a two-way mirror mounted above it. The mirror reflects the monitors image and the anchor reads the stories. The computer on the left in the background operates the teleprompter.

Here is the teleprompting computer...

The operator sits at this computer and can speed up and slow down the speed of the text by moving the mouse.


The studio usually has 5 crew members during the live show.

 

Position Description
Camera 1 operator Operates camera 1
Camera 2 operator Operates camera 2
Floor Manager Wears a headset to stay in contact with the director. In charge of the studio crew. Keeps the anchor updated on what is going on during the show such as graphics, when to start reading the stories and what camera to look at.
Teleprompter Operator Operates the teleprompter. Keeps the stories moving at the same speed the anchor is reading.
Anchor Sits in front of the camera and reads the stories. Can be up to two anchors.

 

 

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