0569 – A Piece On Earpieces

2022.07.23 – 0569 – A Piece On Earpieces

Earpieces

Because TV presenters don’t usually wear headphones on screen (although social media video presenters often do), they have small earpieces which perform the same role as headphones, being able to monitor themselves and to hear any directions from the producer in the ‘gallery’ or ‘ops (operations) room’.

Alongside those directions, injected directly into the ear through the earpiece, comes not only a countdown but everything said to the camera crews, videotape operators, graphics operators, caption operators, etc. Putting it mildly, it can be a distraction.

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