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Ghost Whisperer: From Shooting to Studio Delivery
GHOST WHISPERER is not on tonight. But starting next Friday, April 4th, we are re-launching the show with an all-new set of episodes. And because we’re so excited about going back on the air, we’ve got a few online surprises for you. Check in next Tuesday, and we’ll share the goodies.
Ian is directing on the back lot of Universal. One of the sets they used was a warehouse that was both part of the back lot and also an amazing creation of wood, metal and scaffolding by the Production Designer Mayling Cheng. Yesterday they shot a fantastic action sequence where Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) chases a ghost through a warehouse. It disappears and reappears and disappears again eventually revealing itself with a frightening surprise. Love was a great sport about running around all day long, and she even ran an hour on the treadmill early in the morning, just to loosen up. Be sure to watch Episode 315 when it airs on April 25th to check out our action star, Buffy the Ghost Whisperer!
After we shoot, of course, the film has to be edited, and the network has to sign off on it. We call that “locking the picture.” Then we spot the film with our composer—Mark Snow and his team of music mavens- as well as our sound experts at Smart Sound. We talk about the type of music needed for each scene and what sound effects are required to make the film come alive. Then we bring in the actors on a big stage where they “loop” their lines—replacing lines that got muddled during production or lines that need to be added to the picture because of a certain thing that needs to be clarified.
Then Juanita Diana Feeney our Post Producer works on the mix stage with our sound mix team—they spin thousands of dials and levers to achieve the perfect pitch for each element that we’ve dropped into the show. While all this is going on, we have the film running in a parallel track to finish it. That’s when the visual fx team works to create all those ghostly going-ons that you see during each episode: ghosts popping on and off the screen and moving things and blowing Melinda around. Then we marry the film to the sound track and play it back on a giant screen with spectacular speakers and make notes on what’s working and what’s not working.
Everyone involved will adjust to the notes that are given in this session and while that’s going on, we’re working with our online team to create cool compatible internet experiences that you can interact with before, during or after the broadcast of each episode. And everyone is working together as a team to get word out about the next upcoming episode. And that’s kind of how it works from shooting to delivering GHOST WHISPERER to CBS. Next time, we’ll talk about how we get an episode ready to shoot. I don’t know if this is interesting in any way, but thought we would explain what it’s like in GHOST WHISPERER production world.
Tune in to next Friday’s all-new episode on April 4th! Until then, let the spirits keep you dancing…
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Kim
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Mar 28, 2008 11:52 PM
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I LOVED reading this, Kim. Thank you thank you thank you. I am SO excited that Ghost Whisperer is FINALLY coming back on but you know having this blog makes it even MORE EXCITING for your viewers. To know the hows, and the whys, and all of the things we often sit there wondering "how'd they do that" when the show was over, or sometimes when it's happening. SO being able to see how everyone makes it happen is an absolute joy. I can't wait for the show, and for sure I'll be here next Tuesday to share the goodies!! You're the best, both you and Ian make this show even more watchable!!
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Mar 30, 2008 10:52 AM
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