- With the deconfinement sounds the resumption of the filming of television programs.
- The 12 Coups de Midi , Don't forget the words , I love you etc , all adapt to the sanitary measures to be respected, and restart without audience.
- Will you have to get used to seeing empty trays of people, or are the bleachers full part of the contract for a good show?
Even in the black and white era, when Numbers and Letters did not yet exist (yes, it is possible), we could already see people in their television set. In 1950, the show Want to play with us? , proposed by Jean Thévenot, welcomed strangers into its stands to attend one of the first popular programs on French television. Over the years, we have grown accustomed to their presence without really paying attention. Till today.
Since the start of confinement, television programs have adapted to the health crisis linked to the coronavirus. If several shows took place from the home of their host, such as Touche pas à mon poste and Who wants to earn millions , others have chosen to stay on set, like Quotidien . Undeniably, the void was felt during the first issues, but viewers quickly got used to seeing only Yann Barthès and his columnists on set. Is TV without audience a little sad, or could the programs finally do without it?
Ambassadors representative of viewers
This Tuesday, TF1 viewers were able to discover the new version of the 12 noon shots , hosted by Jean-Luc Reichmann. Exit the public, the production found some tips to bring a little warmth to the immaculate stage, such as the intervention of relatives of the candidates who attend the program in video. And to increase the sound level, nothing better than recorded applause. Ultimately, the mechanics of the show remain the same. Nagui, him, decided to use balloons to garnish the ranks of his audience, also composed in part of spectators of flesh and bones.
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A good idea according to Laurence Leveneur, semiologist and media specialist, who judges that there is “all the same need to have an audience on stage to create the atmosphere and to visually embody the viewers who are at home. According to her, the audience has two roles when it is on stage, the first being that of "punctuating the program with its reactions, its laughter, its applause. Like sitcoms (like Friends or The Big Bang Theory ), the public's actions will therefore mark the highlights of a program: when should we laugh? When should we cry?
The second role of the public is that of representing the viewer. A function perfectly fulfilled, for example, by the anonymous of the program Tous En Cuisine , which started during the confinement. "In Cyril Lignac's show, there are both stars and viewers with them, notes Laurence Leveneur, because all those who watch for recipes to redo at home can identify with the average people who are filmed at them to say that they are part of this community. This feeling of community, when you are confined to your home, is very important. "
"The public is not an alibi"
Whether in talk shows, entertainment programs or games, the public punctuates the programs and their different phases. Daily needs it for its humor pastilles, Les 12 coups de midi to punctuate the sentences of Jean-Luc Reichmann and Who wants to earn millions? to create tension over the course of the game. Without an audience, it is difficult to recreate the same breathless atmosphere as usual. “On games, the public is not an alibi, it is really there for the atmosphere. With him, there are lots of gimmicks, a whole gesture. Without him, it would have a funny effect, "emphasizes Émilie, co-founder of La Nouvelle Image, a service provider that has been welcoming television audiences since 2007. The same thing happens on the radio, where the public allows the hosts to see if their valves are working, and if the tone of the program is correct.
Since the shooting of the programs that La Nouvelle Image takes care of, such as Slam , Questions for a champion , Je t'aime etc. or it begins today , the co-founder receives dozens of messages asking her when will resume the normal course of things. Usually, the company receives 30% of spontaneous requests and, for the remaining 70%, "we offer, we raise, we invite", explains Emilie. Composed at the same time of faithful "who used to be on stage" and others "who profit from their passage in Paris", the public brings the warmth that balloons cannot replace. "In I love you etc. , who decided to run empty, it's almost obvious, she notes. With the empty sofas, it is pointed out that there is a lack. "
The return of the public to television should not be right away, given the new health rules imposed by the government. “As long as we have these constraints, it seems difficult to bring the public to the stage other than with masks, a meter away, etc. And if we do that, it will almost create a negative image because it is the opposite of the atmosphere and the feeling of community, ”says Laurence Leveneur. Viewers will therefore have to get used to the speakers by videoconference and the empty stands for a little while longer.
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