tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post299691227121743262..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: This is AMAZING! From GREASE LIVEBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44231177374836184212016-02-05T12:46:55.277-08:002016-02-05T12:46:55.277-08:00Wouldn't you like to know what her heart rate ...Wouldn't you like to know what her heart rate was during this segment?Courtneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54938399621590667742016-02-04T22:43:36.967-08:002016-02-04T22:43:36.967-08:00Very cool. It's usually the case, in any profe...Very cool. It's usually the case, in any profession, that what goes on 'behind the scenes' is more interesting than what is publicly visible. Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27650623548779768662016-02-04T22:32:00.221-08:002016-02-04T22:32:00.221-08:00"When I first saw this video, I was very surp...<i>"When I first saw this video, I was very surprised to hear the AD counting beats toward pre-numbered shots. I know British shows have been directing musical performances this way for decades, but to my knowledge it's not very common in the US."</i><br /><br />Interestingly this production of Grease was directed by Alex Rudzinski who has directed nearly every episode of Dancing With The Stars. DWTS is produced by the BBC and nearly all of the executives are Brits so not surprisingly the show is shot pretty much like a British show. The sequence you see in the YouTube video is pretty much what happens on every episode of DWTS.mdv59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16110963117009209383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23318071871059548182016-02-04T18:32:27.002-08:002016-02-04T18:32:27.002-08:00What is this statue of limitations? A bronze of so...What is this statue of limitations? A bronze of some guy holding up signs such as "keep off the grass", "No food and drink beyond this point", "You must be this tall to ride this ride"?Clarence Odbodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70469935345957470062016-02-04T18:28:35.019-08:002016-02-04T18:28:35.019-08:00When I first saw this video, I was very surprised ...When I first saw this video, I was very surprised to hear the AD counting beats toward pre-numbered shots. I know British shows have been directing musical performances this way for decades, but to my knowledge it's not very common in the US.<br /><br />This method can produce a very clean show if it's well-rehearsed and the on-camera talent is fully on-board. If not, well, it can be a bit of a mess... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvoNB2vkdp0Andy Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91808683316869544072016-02-04T16:15:31.345-08:002016-02-04T16:15:31.345-08:00Anonymous, the answer is no. Radio stations were ...Anonymous, the answer is no. Radio stations were too cheap to provide mirrors.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87094436875578720282016-02-04T15:42:23.947-08:002016-02-04T15:42:23.947-08:00I was going to tweet it, but that headline makes i...I was going to tweet it, but that headline makes it look like it could be spam.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18949229921341587782016-02-04T14:03:14.986-08:002016-02-04T14:03:14.986-08:00Tremendously talented folks.Tremendously talented folks.stephen catronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879615896830957479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48470042882724222122016-02-04T13:04:36.901-08:002016-02-04T13:04:36.901-08:00Wow! Just amazing! Thanks for this.Wow! Just amazing! Thanks for this.Victor Velasconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89960347837101282632016-02-04T12:51:36.158-08:002016-02-04T12:51:36.158-08:00A Friday question for you.
Watching the drug co e...A Friday question for you.<br /><br />Watching the drug co exec (not) testify before Congress today made me think of corporate malfeasance and wonder--in your radio days did anyone ever approach you with anything that resembled payola or did you ever see anybody at any station who could be bought? Don't take the 5th; the statue of limitations is up.<br /><br />-30-<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74493135079078630142016-02-04T12:38:35.775-08:002016-02-04T12:38:35.775-08:00Impressive. And clearly everyone was keyed in &...Impressive. And clearly everyone was keyed in & doing her/his job. Just in my small, limited-experience way, it was so odd hearing a director call out numbers but the numbers weren't camera numbers.Igornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60798261344052959532016-02-04T11:24:22.875-08:002016-02-04T11:24:22.875-08:00LOL, MikeN. She was mesmerizing...in a good way.LOL, MikeN. She was mesmerizing...in a good way.Eric Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639837826294361383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83484749005890427582016-02-04T08:12:41.223-08:002016-02-04T08:12:41.223-08:00...and I thought brain surgery and rocket science ......and I thought brain surgery and rocket science were complicated...Barefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18865077073384844482016-02-04T07:43:54.960-08:002016-02-04T07:43:54.960-08:00Cool insider post! I love live shows, it is like t...Cool insider post! I love live shows, it is like theatre in your living room!<br />Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71960558559676246472016-02-04T07:40:32.810-08:002016-02-04T07:40:32.810-08:00I think that would have made a better song than th...I think that would have made a better song than the ones they added.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69856615573876865452016-02-04T07:28:28.801-08:002016-02-04T07:28:28.801-08:00When I was in high school trying to decide on a ca...When I was in high school trying to decide on a career path, my first love was music, and I was seriously moving in that direction with hopes of becoming an orchestra conductor. Then I got involved with my school's extra-curricular television program on a whim, and after directing my first live broadcast, I knew I was hooked for life, and music disappeared into the rear view mirror. Nowhere in my wildest imagination did it ever occur that the two could ever be combined into a single job.Ben Scrippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629025600375451260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2043699750951991292016-02-04T07:24:25.390-08:002016-02-04T07:24:25.390-08:00Phenomenal. And I thought MY job was hard!Phenomenal. And I thought MY job was hard!Chesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59330156696665953432016-02-04T06:23:26.295-08:002016-02-04T06:23:26.295-08:00Always amazed at the frenzy that goes on in the bo...Always amazed at the frenzy that goes on in the booth of a TV, much less a LIVE TV show.<br />Once worked with a director named Bill Hobin. Bill had been a drummer and when he directed musical numbers, he worked from the score / music sheets. That was his script. Very interesting to watch him do his thing as well. <br />Finest director I ever watched shoot musical numbers for TV was the late legendary Dwight Hemion. He and his producer partner Gary Smith were the very best at doing music specials for TV.Mr. Hollywoodnoreply@blogger.com