On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Typically a pool video crew is provided by one of the major networks, > with costs distributed among those who want access to the feed. > Exceptions include the White House which has its own crew. The > different nets decide among themselves who will be the pool crew, and > that decision can be some form of lottery, or seniority, or the > preference of those behind whatever is being recorded/televised. > Sometimes a group hosting the event (i.e. the DNC) will insist on > using its own people, but that is rare. > > More and more common in political events is C-Span providing isolated > feeds of each camera to the networks, who can then use their own > director to select which shot they want. It doesn't sound like that > was offered here, most likely due to the added expense for an event > with -- at best -- average ratings. (SNIP) > I am familiar with the use of pools in this way, but not with what I took to be the suggestion that the conventions are controlling which shots are being shown on screen. If there was some kind of pool coverage of the platform (probably a couple of angles) and then the audience, wouldn't the director of each network get to choose which shots would show up when on their air? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
