What items should I put in the conductor?
It is essential to provide all the information useful for the smooth running of the event.
The aim is for this document to be comprehensive, but also not to dwell on details that are not important. Each professional body (director, sound engineer, dealer, etc.) will use this document before the performance, during the rehearsals and during the LIVE. So it must be crystal clear!
What elements can be displayed in columns in a conductor?
In columns, here are the different types of information that you can display:
- The numbering of the sequence.
It will be very useful when making changes during the driver's rehearsals, in order to find your way around and quickly get information when talking in the intercom. - The timestamp of the sequence.
In the form of hours, minutes and seconds, it allows you to know precisely the precise start time of the sequence. During the LIVE, it will allow you to assess the advance or the delay. - Intervener.
Having a specific column with the name of the speaker or speakers will allow you to see at a glance who is speaking. For remote speaking, we prefer a visual change in the color of the line, in order to inform the technical teams - Sequence/Description.
This column will be used to transmit information such as: the name of the sequence, additional less important information. - Dressing.
In this column, you can indicate all the titration information, synth, lowerthird, visual effects that will complement the production of the cameras. - Sound.
This column allows you to indicate to the sound engineer, the type of microphone used, the microphone numbers, the potential changes during the LIVE and the sounds played during the LIVE (start music, jingle, activation of the room sound...)
What elements can be put online in a conductor?
Each line corresponds to a sequence of the event. The level of detail depends on the complexity of the event. Information can be grouped using a system of distinct colors to help with understanding.
Here is an overview of the different types of lines that you can find in a conductor:
- White: Speaker speaking.
Knowing the order of speech when it is defined is essential!
Define each intervention by line. When multiple people are chatting, put everyone on one line.
Feel free to change the color of the line for all remote speaking, which require technical operations for on-air display. - Green: Transition by the presenter.
The presenter (or MC) is one of the secrets to successfully energize and animate a LIVE. Do not hesitate to assign it a color, and to assign it a line per intervention in order to help the technical teams prepare the next camera shots. - Orange: Video or Jingle media.
If you have media, clearly identify them on the driver by assigning them a specific color. Clearly name your media and provide the same media to technical teams. The director will know exactly what media to prepare in advance and when to broadcast it. - Purple: Technical information.
Send essential technical information to the teams: arrival of the teams, assembly of the equipment, tests, start/end of the recording, start/end of the LIVE. If you want a specific card for the start, the Q&A, the end of the event, specify it!
We hope that these few tips for building a conductor will help you create your own. Remember, there are no well-defined rules: the driver must be adapted to your event, its constraints and the information that you want to communicate to the various teams that will work on the event.
If your event is complex, don't hesitate to Get you accompanied by a “Topeur.” This person is in charge of saying “Top” to trigger key events for each action on the sequences, in order to help the technical flow of the event and guide the teams.
He is generally responsible for the driver's achievement if he has provided project management missions for the event.
