That director had exactly 0 chill during final jeopardy

@tristangardner3889

5 жыл бұрын

Kevin McCarthy definitely knew how to direct Jeopardy! during his long career as its director before he retired at the end of the 2017-2018 season.

@skeletonpapa4146

4 жыл бұрын

@@tristangardner3889 that is Clay jacobsen

@Ally_Rayne6

3 жыл бұрын

@@skeletonpapa4146 Clay Jacobsen took over in 2018. Kevin McCarthy retired after the 2017-2018 season

@patricklickman9972

3 жыл бұрын

@Joseph Lomeo OP isn't criticising, he's just noting the businesslike way he went about directing the game.

@scrogglez1062

3 жыл бұрын

@@tristangardner3889 I too started to notice around 2018 I really hated watching the show cus of the camera...now I know why!

It would be awesome to get an entire episode from this perspective

@marycanary

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

@Barber747

2 жыл бұрын

Come to think of it, I definitely second that!!

@patritchie1317

2 жыл бұрын

I would pay for this.

@HolyMarkMcGrath

2 жыл бұрын

That'd be awesome!

@yellowtents

Жыл бұрын

there was a jeopardy dvd that had this

That switch board is a monster! That switch operator is the most impressive part of all of this. Wish I could've seen the audio board too.

@robertholtz

5 жыл бұрын

The "switch board" is called a "switcher."

@Jacob-io7ct

5 жыл бұрын

That one looked like it has 3 M/E (it can produce 3 different outputs on separate rows of inputs). Live events like ESPN and such are know to have up to 5 M/E and upwards of 50+ inputs!!

@robertholtz

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jacob-io7ct Indeed. At first I assumed it was a GVG but being that they're on the SONY lot and the show format is owned by SONY, that's more likely to be a SONY Broadcast switcher.

@Jacob-io7ct

5 жыл бұрын

That's what I assumed by the looks of it. Personally I prefer the Ross acuity, but as it's a Sony lot a Sony switcher would make sense.

@bobdonovan34

5 жыл бұрын

I think the switch operator is called the technical director ...

Darn, I really wanted to see how they cue the graphics for the randomly selected questions so fast

@Proximityillusions

4 жыл бұрын

Me, too! That is the part that intrigues me most, as a former communications major and video machine runnier.

@khallilmarshall

4 жыл бұрын

That’s mostly in post. I’ve seen the taping live and when the clue is selected, there’s a good 5 second delay on the game board.

@MCNathanF

4 жыл бұрын

@@khallilmarshall yeah

@MCNathanF

4 жыл бұрын

@@khallilmarshall there are people with computers there i don't know what that's about

@mykalimba

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how much has changed in the past 20 years, but when I worked the show in the 1990's, the game board was controlled from a PC in a separate booth just off stage. At the start of a "taping" day, someone from the production staff worked with the game board operator to build pages in a Chyron machine (a super-fancy graphics generator used in broadcast television) for each clue. Then during the game, the PC is running a special program (they weren't called "apps" back then) that can send commands to various pieces of video equipment, including the Chyron and the video wall controller. The game board operator has a video and audio feed from the stage (just like the main control room shown in this video) and listened for the category & amount requested by the contestants. The PC screen had a layout that looked like the Jeopardy! game board, and the operator used a light pen interface to quickly make the appropriate selection. The program would then send the appropriate commands to the equipment to trigger the reveal of the clue on the game board.

As someone who has directed/produced live sports for ESPN, I gotta say I forgot that this job doesn’t always involve white knuckles! This guy was really relaxed and sure of himself, sign of a real pro. The chemistry he’s built up with the TD and producer means they knew what shots he wanted before he even started calling for them. I love seeing the production of this stuff.

Awesome behind the scenes look at the show. Great job to everyone in the back there taking care of things and ensuring that the show goes well.

@qwertyuhi8221

5 жыл бұрын

James Kiley Music Why

It's so cool that the director calls each episode exactly like a stage manager for a theatre production.

@moimeme6533

6 ай бұрын

Also similar to a music Conductor with the hand gestures

Who knew The Jeopardy Game Board activated by pressing the button in the control room how cool is that we nerver saw on TV.

@mykalimba

4 жыл бұрын

The game board itself is not controlled from the main booth. The people in this video are controlling what camera feeds, video effects, credits scroll, etc. that get recorded for air. The game board is controlled in an auxiliary control booth closer to the stage, and the scoring is operated from a station just off stage.

@vincentjohnflorio

3 жыл бұрын

@jc Or what? You gonna nothing him to death? LOL

More like this! Can we please see how a round is done, with contestants picking the clues and such?

You just never picture how EVERY game show has a crew like this making it happen.

@BrandonshanesProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Every 24 hour television channel aswell

I love all this behind-the-scenes stuff from TV programmes and whatnot. My mum and dad went to a live taping of a spinners concert and apparently they had to do things over and over again. They said it was like as though almost the audience were extras. I only have there word on what happened. I wish I could’ve seen it myself. That’s why I love all these videos because I’d like to see what goes on.

Yo. This was pretty cool. Thanks for letting us see what goes on behind the scenes.

Clay seems so calm and composed in that control room.

There's no other guessing games like it,with Alex Trebek on Jeopardy!"Rest In Peace Alex and thanks for inspiring for all us and everything what you have done us.We all missed you a lot.1940-2020.❤

I love Jeopardy behind the scenes.I love seeing them recording the show and what it looks like.😊

The amount of work it takes to create this show. The dynamics involved.

That was fun. its great to see all the cameras and see what they are writing down for final Jeopardy.

For years I have wondered how the engineers worked with the camera crew to make a seamless flow of camera angles with precise timing. This same thing occurs on movies. This answered my question completely. Great video!

Fantastic to be able to get a inside look and to hear how they run the show. Great work 👍

That’s so cool to see! I want to see more!

This control room scene is so exciting that I wish I were there.

I'd love to see a whole episode from this view. So cool!!!!

I enjoyed this. Is there a video of the judge's table?

@marycanary

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would like to know the answer to that to actually.

*Please show more of these!*

I Loved How The Stage Turns Red

I love this perspective. It must be very hard work. There is another one during the Tony awards that is very impressive.

After 30 years in various control rooms, still love to see behind the scenes and how different shows come together live - how he rolls through the mispunch at 1:07 : ) Awesome female TD rocking the Sony! Love to see that. No cues for GFX/Chyron tho. Guess they have a whole other control channel for gfx? He just goes to source numbers and the titles are already there or says "bring it in" without specificity.

@Grey_Duck

6 жыл бұрын

To be fair, the whole crew probably has hundreds or thousands of episodes under their belts, each of which is virtually identical to the last. I suspect the TD knows what he wants even before he says it.

Amazing. Imagine what a more complicated sports broadcast must require.

@BrandonshanesProductions

3 жыл бұрын

This is the same process with everyday TV channel

Thanks for sharing.... so cool to see how they call the show!!! Ever thought about doing a show live on prime time? Ild definitely watch!!!

Whoa...they can see the questions the contestants are writing IN REAL TIME. That may be to block any unacceptable answers that may show up... but I doubt people smart enough to get on Jeopardy would do such a thing. That seems like an overwhelming job to process all those monitors and not lose focus. I have trouble with one. This was so cool can we have some more behind the scenes peeks.

I'll take "In the Control Room" for $500, Alex!

@Angie2343

5 ай бұрын

Me too!

This director looks like a conductor conducting an orchestra. That's very beautiful!

Always wanted to go inside the booth where they call this show. Want to see more please.

This is amazing!

I wish we saw the director's booth when they had the TOC in 2017 (finals day 1) 😜

Man you guys just read each others minds because you've been doing it so long.

this is so cool!

Having watched the rest of the clip now :-) the part that I find most interesting is how much the individual people in the seats do on their own - there's a whole bunch of stuff that the director does not call. I suspect that is largely because they shoot five shows a day for a week every time they're in their control room together, so everybody knows what the plan is. But it's different from what I am accustomed to on both sides of the mic.

I'd wanna see a whole show from the booth.

Wow! I am trying to compare this to knowledge I know, and I learned so much, you would be surprised. there is ALLOT that would have to take for simply the words to make sense within the timeframe of the multiple displays presenting, it is really amazing, I also notice what could be considered strange behaviors' with the lead speaker would bob a bit forward and back, and it is clearly because he is tense, and in the moment, and just as much presenting and carrying the momentum as Alex Trebek in my opinion. Thank you Directors Booth, it is a pleasure to get even this small peek into things. Clearly it is not enough to understand it all, but it is beautiful to see in action!

Wow that’s awesome, interesting, impressive, I like /love watching the scenes, videos

Great work.

Really on the ball. I didn't know it was all in real time, I thought it was all editing.

I'd like to see behind the scenes with writers.

Very relaxing TD nice job

That guy is awesome

Its like the bridge on startrek

ha this episode was just on! sweet vid

Rip Alex

The TV control room: my old stomping ground. 🙌🏾

@JavanHamiltonTV

4 жыл бұрын

Bip Nop Nope. In a newsroom with my master’s degree, something you could never achieve. Must feel good talking shit behind a device. 😂

@JavanHamiltonTV

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Temple Yes, you are. You’re the reason I’m pro-choice...

@JavanHamiltonTV

4 жыл бұрын

Bip Nop Oh, and by that logic, if my stomping ground is a control room *in a jail,* wouldn’t that make me the warden and you the inmate? You’re putting that Trump U. degree to work...

@BrandonshanesProductions

3 жыл бұрын

@Matthew Temple wait why are you guys arguing and why did the first guy say in jail please tell me

This is so cool! I love how calm, cool and collected everyone seems. I would be so stressed out working in that control room. Look at all those monitors! Thank you for uploading this!

@roundingcorners

6 жыл бұрын

it's prob. because they've been airing it for so long its like the back of their hand.

@sensemille

6 жыл бұрын

they are cool and collected because there's guys with cameras filming them.

@somethingdemonic1

6 жыл бұрын

PleatherGirl it's not that bad

@charlieboy5515

6 жыл бұрын

They've only done it a couple thousand times

@MarkPentler

5 жыл бұрын

You should see a live show control room - very chaotic

Loved the show and I hope that Alex gets better

@Angie2343

5 ай бұрын

He's....no longer on Earth with us.

0:37 John Giambrone kinda looks like James Holzhauer

Sad that this isn't shown more often. It'd be really interesting to know how exactly shows are directed, etc.

Love it . Get this

I'm really impressed with the TD running the board - got it down to a science and making it look like easy. And she's super cute too :)

More BTS would be awesome. I wanna see how the board is built, how daily doubles happen, etc.

Who did the switching for behind the camera??

RIP alex trebek :( he was my favorite game show host of all time :(

@HuskyDog88

Жыл бұрын

According to the title card at 0:00, this episode was taped exactly 3 years before Alex Trebek passed away.

I can’t believe they shot this exactly 3 years before Alex died and went up to heaven!

R.I.P. Alex Trebek 1940-2020

I love how the Director says he got it wrong, lol

Can you guys do a show from Johnny Gilbert's perspective?

I thought all of the graphics were done after the show was recorded. That’s impressive it’s done live.

Holy shit..! Wow!

RIP Alex

RIP Alex 🙏

This is so sedate. He doesn't even have to cue the camera ops to begin their moves. Such a well oiled machine. The TD doesn't even really need director calls. You want to see some directing, watch the director of a baseball game. I love working studio shows. The stress level is so much lower when every day is pretty much the same as the last. Plus the crew doesn't have to strike everything when the day is done. The pretty much get to just walk away. Most of my work is on sports broadcasts, so when I book studio work, I always enjoy it. Jeopardy won't be the same without Alex.

@andyrose5616

6 ай бұрын

In the last couple of years, there have been many episodes where the TD, Lucinda Margolis, was also credited as the director.

This would be hella fun but at the same time you gotta be paying attention so you don’t fuck up on TV lol

Dream job.

On Last episode can you do Moment of silence for Alex Trebek as this is last one

"Take'n'ding!"

In the case of Sadie's loss to Megan, this video will clear it up about the players' handwriting during FJ in the director's booth (which is currently directed by Lucinda Owens Margolis). The director's booth, the judges' table and host's lectern have screens to monitor the player's handwriting within the time limit. Sadie still wrote the response even at the final 2 notes of Think Music & the current co-host Mayim Bialik started to ask Molly to reveal her response.

And I see that the TD is proving out a rule that I have extracted from 15 or 20 years in control rooms on and off... The only time the T-bar on a switcher like that ever gets touched, it's etheir music, sports... Or the TD has a camera pointed at them. :-) never seen it to fail.

Would like to see the podium that Alex stands at. What controls does he have? My prayers vare with him.

@mykalimba

3 жыл бұрын

If I recall correctly, Alex's podium has a place to set his physical printout of the game (you can often hear him marking clues off with a Sharpie). I believe there is also a small button and/or lighted indicator (or both) for signaling to/from the control room when a "stop tape" is needed (an unscheduled break from the normal flow). This would be used e.g. to stop Alex from proceeding in the cases where the booth wants to pause the game to check something with the judges.

Mind numbing. I'd go nuts directing the exact same show every single day. Eeesh!

@stolasgoetia93

3 жыл бұрын

LOL! I wouldn't especially if I made a few thousand per episode.

@MEasties

3 жыл бұрын

@james crowe If that's all one wants out of one's work, I fully support it. I was speaking only to what my own personal reaction would be after a while of doing that. And I rarely direct anymore. I'm a producer these days. ;)

@MEasties

3 жыл бұрын

@@stolasgoetia93 See above.

@judd1157

3 жыл бұрын

It’s 5 shows taped in one day...even more impressive. It does seem odd that they need to cue Johnny Gilbert. He’s been doing that for 50 years.

It looks like behind the scenes on the booth

John won more money coming in second than if he had won (had his opponent wagered foolishly)

How I talk to my wife in the bedroom 🤪

If only they had chosen to do this during the taping of the 11/30/2004 episode.

Interesting

Is That Where All The Magic Happens

I wonder what the directors reaction was when James holtzhauer bet $60’013 for final jeopardy

When he's readying and taking camera 6 at the end, the video in the lower left corner does not represent what's actually happening.

I got to see a BTS on a local gameshow

We have an issue here, if somebody can clear it up: End of the episode, Trebek does his sign off, walks to to the contestants... only the programme and preview windows in front of the director show no such thing. Trebek is standing on his mark still, briefly turns around and looks behind him, but starts NO move towards the contestants. How does this happen when the shot bottom left, apparently showing the live output, sees both the camera operator and Trebek at the contestant desk etc. It was fine up until you took camera 2 to show the three-shot of the contestants, and then around 3:20 the bottom left switches to not sync up with the control room monitors...

@andyrose5616

6 ай бұрын

They have the host pause at that point to provide space for a sponsorship announcement, if there is one. If there isn't, they edit that gap out. So the raw line feed you see on the monitors doesn't exactly match what aired.

“take a Ding”

Who else is here after Alex died?😔 rip

"Nineteen Hundred Forty Seven"

Clicking on the comment section I felt like I was bringing it in

Why can't Wheel of Fortune make great behind-the-scenes videos like this?

@jasonzurlo1543

5 жыл бұрын

Wheel of Fortune doesnt really have all that much going on.

@RealityBitesize

5 жыл бұрын

They need to. Vanna is useless. A guy in the back with a laptop has been doing all the letter work for years. She's just the eye candy and to touch a random part of the monitor edge as the guy in the back does all the work. If you're still not convinced, ask yourself why doesn't she move when the puzzle is solved.

@chrisk8187

5 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows that Vanna doesn't know what and when the letters come up. How would you like to do that for decades (ONCE A WEEK!) five shows and make that kind of money? No wonder she loves her job! I take the dogs out 3x's day and all I get is some kisses....

@fakenamefakeaccount7174

5 жыл бұрын

They do. It's a bunch of guys with a 2-way mirror staring at Vanna's tits while she does all the work.

Does Alex wear an earpiece to hear the director?

@KaseyWynne

5 жыл бұрын

Almost certainly.

@Eggs_is_eggs

5 жыл бұрын

@@KaseyWynne I don't think so. The director is speaking to the other crew members, not Trebek. Trebek probably has an ear piece connected to a producer.

@KaseyWynne

5 жыл бұрын

@@Eggs_is_eggs Ahhh, that's a good point. He probably does. (I just assumed he had an earpiece so that someone could give him offstage directions. Forgot about the producer)

@k03hl3r

5 жыл бұрын

Talent is on the comm line with the producer, correct. Producer can hear these guys though, but this is unnecessary for talent to hear.

@RealityBitesize

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. 100% guarantee it.

Hello I want to learn how to do something like this. What sort of education is needed? Anyone?

nice keyboard.

Why in 1:21 the Jeopardy round into the Final Jeopardy!?

@thatsnoternie

3 жыл бұрын

That was a cut from this video's editors. They can't post the whole episode because 1) they want you to watch the actual show when it airs and 2) showing behind the scenes stuff usually involves revealing trade secrets, and they don't want to do too much of that.

Must be cold in the control booth, that guy has his jacket on..

@RealityBitesize

5 жыл бұрын

My control room is a constant 66 degrees. When I do hockey games, obviously the room is even cooler. Equipment puts out heat and broadcast equipment isn't cheap. Their switcher was probably a half million by itself. I used to run a smaller version of their Sony switcher. Gotta keep it cool or *kaboom*.

0:06 0:15 0:19 was that even English?

@elephantgrass631

5 жыл бұрын

@6 "Hard Roll" @15 "Pan Out" @19 "Hello Mr.Hunter"

@grantedklass777

5 жыл бұрын

Tigerguy 101 yes

@elephantgrass631

5 жыл бұрын

@@mash6487 Not according to the people who uploaded the video.... who would be the team of Jeopardy, as per their own work of subtitling.

@elephantgrass631

5 жыл бұрын

@@mash6487 I trust the people who posted this instead. I win the internet.

@justinm.1

5 жыл бұрын

Tigerguy 101 it was probably hard to tell because of the sounds he makes when saying words

I thought these were filmed months in advance, why is this all done live rather than edited in later?

@thatsnoternie

3 жыл бұрын

The show is filmed in what's called "live-to-tape." It's actually a common practice among shows of this type, and also of the late-night talk shows. It's shot as if the show is live, but can be edited later. When contestants are in the game, they have to see the clues for the first time in order for the game to be fair, but the production team can edit stuff later (that doesn't affect the show's outcome) if need be. It's also a better experience for the in-studio audience if the show "feels" as much as possible like the show they watch on air. For that reason, the crew needs to maintain an atmosphere like the show is live, but if Alex flubs a line, a visual doesn't work right, it takes too long to find a clue on the board, etc., that segment can be reshot and edited in between taping day and the airdate.

@Adeseo

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatsnoternie this was very helpful, thank you!!!

One year before Trebek got sick

is that a ross video switcher?