Edinburgh Napier University – STV Studios Pacific Quay, Presenting TV Research Pitching [Episode 3]

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This week has been a very productive one where I'm now getting into the thick of things within the course currently working on productions at the moment.We are working on a pilot magazine TV show where we are producing a budget, production schedule and script for the production as part of our coursework.

We were given the opportunity to visit STV Studios in Glasgow at Pacific Quay nearby BBC Scotland Studios where we were shown around their facilities getting to view the Post Production studios and large visual gallery. We were lucky to be able to watch a segment from a show called The Hour being filed before it was broadcast on Scottish Television.

Something that I found interesting was that the show was filmed within the studio using mostly remotely controlled cameras where only one out of three cameras was operated by a camera operator. I was impressed by the TV presenters as well who managed to say their lines without errors for ten minutes straight, no easy task. Getting there involved a trip by bus from St Andrews Bus Station in Edinburgh to Glasgow Buchanan Street then we took the Glasgow underground train to Exhibition Centre the a short walk to the studios.

My experience of the TV course has been a mixed one so far, I have felt left out often finding it hard to make friends so feeling a bit down at the moment. I am also finding the workload to be very challenging where balancing different projects tricky with many deadlines. I often find that I take work too seriously especially my coursework which can be a negative trait instead of being more laid back and enjoying the work more.

Something else we're working on is a module called presenting where we get to be in front of the camera, something that is definitely out of my comfort zone but fun to try. At Napier they have a multi camera studio where we produced a pilot TV show where we took turns to speak on camera with members of our class sitting in the TV gallery while another group presented within the studio using lapel mics and auto cues. I found it challenging but it was fun and wish I could have another go many years later where I've become more confident and dress sense has improved!

We also produced a short presentation piece to camera on location where I decided to create my own as a news style piece where I spoke on camera while the camera operator followed my movements then I carried out a single interview on camera as part of the video package piece.

We're also working on our TV Research module where we have to pitch in front of our lecturers six ideas for a Television programme which target particular TV timeslot for example six o'clock news on BBC One. We needed to come up with a demographic and target audience.

Aside from this I've been reading books from Napier University's library at Merchiston ad planning, scheduling other productions for our coursework submissions.

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Edinburgh Napier University Audio Podcast – STV Studios Pacific Quay, Presenting and TV Research Pitching [Episode 3]