Studio Production Unit- Investigating Potential Studio Layouts

With some spare time I have, I have decided to briefly investigate some potential studio layouts that I could use for my "HollywoodBes" idea, which I will discuss in my pitch. I feel like if I were to enter the pitch with a lot of information, and show that I have considered all potential possibilities, even at this early stage in development, the pitching board may be more comfortable with my idea, and will be much more likely to green light my idea.

One potential set I looked at was that of the television show; "Mock the Week." Mock the week has a very similar concept to the kind of show idea I imagine for HollywoodBes, and so it immediately sprang to mind when I thought about similar shows.

Mock The Weeks Set

Mock the week has a very bright and lively set, with the shows name shown prominently centered. Although it's very difficult to make out in this photograph, the purple wall panels behind the chairs have images projected on them which the hosts can then talk about. This allows the audience to understand what they are discussing.

The viewers watching from home wouldn't know this though, as the vision mixer usually cuts away from the images of the hosts and studio etc, and instead shows the actual image in question itself. I assume that the projectors that show the images on the purple boards are hidden behind the hosts seats, or projected via the ceiling.

After checking this set out, I decided to think about how I could make the studio more practical. Afterall, we are bound by budget restraints, and therefore we would only have so much money for displays for the audience, and each host to look at. Therefore I created this mock up studio layout plan:

A closeup of the mockup studio plan.