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Question about The Great British Bake Off


robertw

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I watched an episode of this BBC show tonight (series 3) and I have a question.

 

The show is shot in an open area outdoors in a large marquee (tent) with a plastic roof and walls, apparently regardless of weather.

 

The company that makes the marquee has some photographs here:

 

http://www.academy-marquees.co.uk/news/the-great-british-bake-off-tent

http://www.academy-marquees.co.uk/tvandfilm

 

I've added two screen shots from the show, showing the marquee in context and the interior.

 

Does anyone know what measures are taken when it is pouring rain to get good sound?

 

Also, watching the show, I did not see any sign of lavalieres. It appears that all of the dialogue is boomed. Is that correct?

 

Thanks

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The lady in white, look at the small of her back

 

Hmm. I assume you mean the blond woman. She's one of the presenters.

 

I watched the show on a computer and paused several times at shots where one might see evidence of a mic. If these people are wearing lavalieres, they are really well hidden.

 

And look at the photo below, from the first link above to the site of the manufacturer who made the marquee...

 

By the way, the credits for the episode that I watched credited one sound mixer, three sound recordists and two sound assistants. There are two presenters, two judges and 12 contestants. The show is apparently shot, rain or shine, over about ten weekends.

 

This is a "behind the scenes" story about the third series (which includes the episode that I watched). Note the reference in the first sentence to "rain [drumming] steadily on the marquee roof": http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9411189/Behind-the-scenes-at-the-Great-British-Bake-Off.html

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I think Richard Meredith was sound supervisor on this - he might chime in at some point he does post here. It is all radio mic's ( wireless ) I believe. Well hidden( that is our business) maybe boom on the vox pop's ?

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I think Richard Meredith was sound supervisor on this - he might chime in at some point he does post here. It is all radio mic's ( wireless ) I believe. Well hidden( that is our business) maybe boom on the vox pop's ?

 

Thanks. He has a website at http://www.meredith.tv/MBA/MBAHome.html which says they were using Lectrosonics for this show. Well hidden indeed. Judging from the photo above, looks like they also use a boomed mic.

 

Hope he'll chime in on whether rain drumming the roof presents any difficulties.

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