ABSTRACT
Many television viewers are interested in producers’ camera techniques and their use of visual aids. Some, indeed, become expert in recognizing who is responsible for a production before looking at the Radio Times, or seeing credit titles at the end of the program. It is only when sound fails that the viewer really notices how important is the part it plays in television programs. In many types of production the importance of both picture and sound is obvious; for example, a talk or a discussion such as In the News. The sound supervisor is responsible to the producer for all the sound aspects of a production and works near the producer in the control room. There are basically three types of microphone used for sound and television broadcasting, known as omni-directional, bi-directional and uni-directional or cardioid, according to their response to sounds.
