Village Squire, 1977-11, Page 38studio, the only studio the station has
which is in almost constant use for one or
another show. The crew has the set up, a
comfortable chesterfield and chair with a
livingroom-type background, on a raised
platform to allow the cameras a good
angle. At the other end of the studio stand
a kitchen set, complete with gas range and
a tilted overhead mirror which allows a
camera to photograph overhead shots of
what is going on on the kitchen counter
where a chef is preparing food for later in
the show.
The stars of the show and the floor crew
are remarkably relaxed as air time
approaches, joking with the chef and
passing around Pop -rocks.
Inside the dimly-lit control room, like
something out of a movie on space flight,
Sommers is making sure everything is
ready technically for the show. Messages
are relayed back and forth on the
headphones with the floor, audio, master
control and the video tape replay room.
The battery of television monitors in front
(the only view of the studio is through the
monitors bringing views from the three
cameras on the floor) let Sommers and his
crew choose which camera angle is best,
preview special effects and generally keep
on top of the production. The minutes tick
down to seconds and the cast and crew get
ready. The show begins with Swan
hamming it up, chuckling at a copy of
Playboar magazine, a "very punny
magazine" whose publisher is subject of
one of the film features on the show.
There's a slip up when the wrong slide
comes up on the screen for .an
introduction. There's a quick round of
swearing in the control room but there's
too much to be done for recriminations.
After some advertisements, Dunn joins
Swan and Campbell on the set. The
interview goes smoothly. After a few
minutes the message is passed along from
Sommers to the floor to signal Campbell to
invite viewers to phone in to talk to the
guest. The buttons on the telephone in a
soundproof booth off one corner of the
control immediately light up and Sandra
Hammond answers all the calls, screening
those not suitable to go on air, then relays
the message which lines to be answered
next.
The interview ends well, after several
phone calls seeking information on the
topic. A break for a film feature, a news
synopsis by Campbell, and finally the
cameras are swung around after a
commercial break to the kitchen set where
the most entertaining part of the show
arises through the by-play of chef Peter
Greuel with Swan and Campbell.
the crew relays signals from the control
room, telling the pair how much time is
left, not to forget to mention the company
that provided the cooking equipment and
other little details. Finally the cooking
portion of the show is over, there is a
commercial break, the cameras are turned
around again for the final wrap up and
promotion of the upcoming program and
the show ends. The cast and crew make a
dash for the kitchen set to taste the product
of the cooking class.
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Sommers, a big, friendly man bounces
into the studio to congratulate everyone
and thank them for a good show. A short
break and it's back to work to complete
promotion ads for upcoming programs.
This easy-going chemistry of the group
is something that impresses Swan. The
people seem to get along together so well,
he said, that it makes doing the shows
easier.
After a break for lunch, it's usually back
to work for the permanent staffers. They
spend the afternoon working up material
for the next day's show, booking guests for
future shows and reading information to
give them a background for interviews. All
local daily newspapers and many weekly
newspapers are clipped regularly to
provide research information. Swan's
research for his own "Hi Neighbours"
show has brought another new influx of
papers from areas north of the city to the
research staff.
In all, hours of research and planning go
into each program. Still, for Jim Swan
there is enjoyment both in having more
time to do a show properly and to have a
relaxed pace. Still there are times of
tension such as he gets when he
remembers the uncertainty of his job, that
the show could be cancelled in the spring
and he'd be out a job. But for now he's
enjoying his work, the challenge involved.
The people back home may miss waking up
to his cheery voice in the morning but their
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for Morning Break seems to enjoy having
him around in the morning too, though at a
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