Calm Before the Storm! (by Severi)

The last 3 of our workdays haven’t contained too much action. Friday we spent observing action in the control room. While filled with top notch electronics and slightly Star Trekky interior, it wasn’t all that educational. What was being filmed was a TV-show for youngsters, though for my eyes it didn’t have too much of an appeal. That episode being the first for the director, she refused from speaking english in the command stream and so forbid us from being on the cameras. So we settled in following the proceedings in both the control room and the set itself.

Control room

Monday wasn’t much different, as we got to follow the filming of a childrens Christmas Special. Again, forbidden from the cameras we settled in sitting on the edge of the studio and watching the process. Without possessing the command of Slovenian language, there is only so much following from the sides can teach you. But I did have a few interesting conversations with the makers, such as the director who had been working in the TV since 1951, when he first appeared as a child actor.

Set of a Slovenian childrens show christmas special episode

*Swush* Behind the Scenes!

On tuesday we followed the filming of a sketch for a local sketch-show, and a very stereotypical Doctor sketch at that. 4 patients come to see the doctor one at a time. The first one has a head tingler ( you know, one of those weird metallic things that are used on your head, makes you feel all tingly and ecstatic) stuck on his head - no problem, the doctor takes care of it. The second is a young beautiful woman with a piece of dental floss stuck in her teeth - no problem, the doctor takes care of it. The third is a big man who is troubled by the fact that even though he had washed his hands with soap, they are still dirty - no problem, the doctor applies the water and it has been taken care of. The fourth patient then comes in, bloodied and holding his torn hand in his other one, moaning painfully as he goes. The doctor looks at him for a moment and then commands him to leave, as the clinic is only for serious cases. Huehue.

 Doctor scetch was filmed in the location arrow points to. (ps. pro paint skills!)

We didn't even get to see this set in use, but they said it's was for a news broadcast parody scetch

At the end of the day, we were able to change to studio 2, where we were allowed to operate one of the cameras in an afternoon talk-show, similar to what we were filming the first day at the job. Thrilling as it was, I’m far more thrilled about the days to come - tomorrow we are to work with local students on a film project. At this points that is all I can tell, but you can expect more info in the days to come.

Talk-show set... and studio camera!!