Live at the chapel production rolls

There are a number of roles and responsibilities involved in the Live at the Chapel sessions many of which are absolutely crucial to the production. Lighting engineer- the job here is the management of the various lights who sit's in the performance area dimming and raising the lights with the use of the lighting desk.

Floor manager- conveys orders and instructions from the studio and introduces each take with the clapper board.

Director- The director remains withing the studio directing the cameras using a microphone.

The grip- this job while is not crucial to the production

Visual engineer- This is a job that I am often given. this job involves taking the visual feeds from the three cameras in the performance area and selecting the best shot for the production. this is often done alongside someone else using the tricaster. There are a number of skills required for this job are a keen eye for detail as you have to constantly be watching for issues in the camera work in order to create a seamless product. Another is patients as with every job but most similarly to the job of the sound engineer, communication between the two roles is a must as if the two rolls are not communicating the production may not work or at least seem half hearted.

Sound engineer- the job involves mixing and balancing the sound from each instrument and from the vocals (if any, as there is often none) with the use of the sound desk/ mixing desk. Again a key skill is being able to tell when the production is at a adequate level as well as being able to mix each peace of audio so that one instrument does nod drown out the other or visa versa.