atw: Re: Article: Writers needed more than ever

Craig Hadden wrote: Even films and radio etc typically start life as a
written script.

I went to a live taping of a new TV show on the ABC on Tuesday night. Three
couples dance 6 different routines in different dance styles and get scored
out of ten for each. It was all a bit disorganised but it was their first
go at the show.

I remember thinking a good tech-communicator would do wonders with what
passed for a script on their autocue with some simple attention to detail!
They 'averaged' scores from three judges (instead of totalling them) which
gave them a score of e.g. 27! The host, Paul McDermott, picked up the error
but he was so flustered he fluffed his lines about four times while we all
snored in the audience. Plus, whomever was programming the fancy animated
display on the scoreboard took forever to get the scores in, making me to
think I could do a quicker job myself had they let me into the computer
room.

It would be interesting to know who takes care of such things behind the
scenes in TV/Film and what the job titles are. Does anyone have any
experience in this area?

Erica Ferrigno
Communications Team
CPA Software Solutions
E-mail: eferrigno@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.cpasoftwaresolutions.com




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