AS LIVE PRODUCTIONS; AS LIVE AND LIVE FORMATS

What is 'As Live'?
-As lives are recorded programmes with a live feel
-Usually recorded


Why choose As Live? Advantages
-Less left to chance, more controllable, more polished
-The opportunity to re-record elements of the programme and to make improvements to the intro and closing shots
-Importantly they do not require a satellite which means less likely for technical things to go wrong
-Therefore cost reduced
-Recording to near duration time ensure the programme can air quickly after recording and also retains the 'excitement' and 'reality' of live TV

Disadvantages
-Trying to manufacture a feeling of a true live programme
-Truly live programmes are less polished and thus feel less maufactued
-Tension of a live programme hard to recreate
-Post-production may compound this problem - 'feel manufactured and clinical'm

As Live formats
-Panel Shows i.e. pollination e.g. question time
-Quiz Shows e.g. weakest link
-Chat Shows e.g. the graham norton show
-Music e.g. top of the pops

Common themes in As Live
-Audience
-Usually recorded in studio, requiring a full studio floor crew
-Often involve on screen guests/talent and main presenter
-Often Topical/drive

Impact of Genre
-Genre conventions may dictate the sort of content, style and location you choose for an As Live, consider differences in approaches of Question Time and Graham Norton

Audiences
-Why have an audience? What do they add? Why do we need them?
-The audience can take a number of roles
1) Passive - simply quietly viewing
2) Participatory/Active - actually taking part in some way
3) Appreciative - responding through laughter, clapping etc
4) Supportive - there to offer support to a particular contributor

As Live Content
-Theoryically anything can be presented in an as-live format
-It is only limited by considerations such as time, location, budget and logistics
-It is essential that as lives consider timings - when discussing potential content this is a huge factor, just like a live programme as lives are carefully times so that each segment fits a prescribes duration
-A simple discussion round the viability of an idea in terms of timing could determine whether it will be included in the programme or not

Points for analysis
-Content   -Style   -Location   -Presentation   -Contributors    -Format

GENRE OF LIVE
Technological advances in satellite technology have led to the advent of outside broadcasts such as sporting events e.g. olympic