What's it REALLY Like to be on the Show?

Whenever you turn on the TV, do you ever think, "Wow! Sure wish I was one of them." When you go to the movies and see kid actors playing the main character, do you ever wonder, "Those kids got to be on TV. Why not me?" I do, too. Acting looks fun, and I always wanted to know what it was like to be in an actual TV studio. One day a few months ago, I gt my chance. Okay, so maybe it's not really a real studio. To tell the truth, it was only the TV studio broadcasting announcements to the entire school. But Q.S and I became anchor, and I finally learned what it's really like to be on the show!

STEP 1: The show starts at 8:00 on the dot, meaning that all crew members have to be there by 7:40. It's the hardest step - for me, anyways.

STEP 2: Get to your places. Each crew member has a place, whether it's in front of the camera or back by the teleprompter. I usually end up battling Q.S for the blue mic, or talking about mine turtles, which is A-OK.

STEP 3: Sound check. My 1st-grade teacher once complained to me about this one, because everyone in the school can hear you. The two anchors start off my saying "Testing, testing, 1-2, testing, 3-4, 5-6, testing, testing..." until the sound person says "Good!" Then the cameraman does "tall mic", which is the mic that special guests speak into.

STEP 4: Now the anchors do a practice run-through. They recite their script as if they were broadcasting. The cool thing is, they aren't broadcasting.

STEP 5: When the 8:00 bell rings, it's show time! The anchors run their script for real.

STEP 7: Once the show ends, it's time for clean-up. Anchors put away their mics and push several pieces of equipment into a corner. 

STEP 8: After clean-up, there is nothing left for the kids to do but go back to class. They have to say good-bye to the studio until the next morning.