As Live Production: Why chose 'As Live'

Less left to chance and true olive. More controllable and polished. The opportunity to re-record elements of the programme and to make improvements to the intro and closing shots
Energy live production has which we don't want to lose. Has the feel of real time with the feel of real time. 

We can end up twisting to far and losing what we actually want. Truly live productions feel manufactured. Its this tension that can be hard to re-create. 

Feel like we're creating something on the stage, something very different to film. In the post production far we want to make sure it doesn't feel too clinical or manufactured. 

Jools Holland Hootenanny isn't actually filmed live despite it feeling like it is. Often used for panel shows, chat shows and entertainment. 

As Live Formats:

Political- Question Time
Comedy- QI
Would I Lie To You  

Usually recorded in studio- Require full studio floor. Often use VT inserts which offers us addd value or opportunity which isn't necessarily possible or affordable by the studio. 

Audience:
What do they add, do we need them?
Audience helps create a certain energy and togetherness. It gives us a sense of character wether its a good person or a bad person, similar to theatre. 
Decide where our audience sits- Dark, Passive Audience like in 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' which creates some tension.
Audience being there can add a reason to be there. It might mean they are linked to the set or take part. 

Respond with laughter and clapping. 

Will usually have a warm up act to get the audience in the mood for the atmosphere. Nothing is worse than having something that should be funny and an audience not laughing. What role the audience plays really depends on the format.  

We are looking for good, entertaining characters.

As Live Content

Seasonality
Location 
Viability Of
Time 
Budget
Logistics

Must consider your timings just like with a live programme.

A simple discussion around the viability an idea in terms of timing could well determine wether it will be included. 

We don't have staged seating; be careful with plans and the budget

For things like the olympics or royal wedding/events its good to see how they handle. 

On the technical side its new realm of training. Transmitting from a studio so things can go wrong. 
Wether it is facebook live 

Case Study 
Live Aid 

1985. Bob Geldof organised Live Aid.
Huge event staged in lonfij Wembley 

Loads of technical problems, satellite broke down. 
Other Live content could include telephones 
News Programmes 
Magazine programmes 
Based on the now what currently happening

Collaborating between broadcasters and audience. E.g. Facebook Live 

The Sound Of Music Live (ITV)

This was the first running between sets and changing costumes within 15 seconds 

Bill Grundy- Sex Pistols 
An example of where Live TV has gone wrong, they were on the completely wrong show for what they do.



Grace Jones on the Russel Harty Show 





Live and the Law
Matthew Wright revealing the name of the other person in Ulrika Johnsons Memories accused of assaulting her. 

Managing an argument can be very difficult live.

Run VT!!

Live In Trouble 
Blue Peter feed £50,000 for pretending there was a competition winner. 

Keeping trust, we don't want to cheat people. 

Impact of On Demand and the ability to pause live tv. Impact of being live in the viewing experience 
The value being added to having and audience. 

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