How to Be a News Room Floor Director
A news floor director makes sure that cameras, teleprompters and microphones run smoothly so on-air talent can communicate with directors and producers in the control room. A primary task of a news floor director is to let anchors know how much time is left before they have to start or stop talking. Keep the lines of communication open by mastering nonverbal cues given by a news floor director.
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Instructions
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Agree ahead of time with on-air talent which nonverbal cues you will use and what they will mean.
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Stand as close to the camera as possible so anchors won't have to look to the side to see cues. If you are communicating with anchors who are on-air, make sure you do not talk out loud.
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Cue talent who are talking on-air without talking yourself, by making hand and body signals big enough to see across the newsroom floor.
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Cross your arms with fists made just under your face to indicate 30 seconds remain.
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Make a fist up and hold up your arm with elbow bent next to the camera to indicate 15 seconds remain.
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Hold up two hands with fingers spread to indicate that 10 seconds remain.
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Say aloud "five" with 5 fingers up, taking fingers away as you say "four" and "three," then mouth "two" and "one" silently, to indicate 5 seconds are running down, then slash hand diagonally at zero.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are communicating with anchors who are on-air, make sure you do not talk out loud as you will be heard on the broadcast.
