{"id":2639,"date":"2012-04-02T14:17:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T13:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/?p=2639"},"modified":"2013-04-08T20:39:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T19:39:16","slug":"something-for-weekend-sftw-bbc2-behind-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myglasseye.net\/news\/something-for-weekend-sftw-bbc2-behind-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Something For The Weekend: behind the scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SFTW<\/a>One of the shows I used to work on regularly as a cameraman was Something For The Weekend, a Sunday morning magazine-style chat and cookery show for BBC2. I’d always enjoyed watching the show before I started working on it and it’s been one of my favourite jobs despite the 5:30am start, which probably seems like a lie-in for the folk who work on breakfast telly.<\/p>\n

There’s a really friendly atmosphere on the studio floor between presenters, crew and production, and I’ve known chef Simon Rimmer for years since Great Food Live for UKTV Food, so it was definitely one of those jobs that hardly felt like ‘work’. Another bonus is the fact that it’s live, which always makes things a lot more fun.<\/p>\n

I got to shoot publicity stills for the show in recent years (a selection are in my portfolio<\/a>) and on those days grabbed some behind the scenes shots too, just for myself really. Those are the first few shots below. <\/p>\n

Then I got into using apps like Hipstamatic and Instagram on my phone and started using that during the rehearsals to catch arty shots; there’s 7 or 8 minutes of hanging around between recipe rehearsal set-ups so I’d snap photos for fun. As we got closer to the last episode I started taking more and posting some to Twitter for the fans; I find behind-the-scenes photography fascinating, and on a show like SFTW there’s always something going on somewhere.<\/p>\n

The atmosphere of the whole show is quite different to most other things I work on – we’re all tired but we have to be alert so the art of preparing and serving the perfect coffee from the shiny espresso machine in reception is prized amongst runners and crew alike; as we rehearse, the light through those huge windows transforms in just an hour or so from broody darkness to the piercingly bright golden glow of sunrise. It’s just a great space to take photos in.<\/p>\n

So to commemorate the final show, and also just because these have been collecting in my hard drive for the last four years and they wanted to be seen, here’s a hundred or so of my favourite snaps from behind the scenes of Something For The Weekend, presented in roughly chronological-ish order, culminating in a set from the last show on March 18th, 2012 (you can click here<\/a> to skip straight to that bit).<\/p>\n

I should add that none of these are ‘official’ snaps; I simply love documenting what goes on behind the scenes in my job and I thought fans of the show might appreciate these particular pics now it’s finished.<\/p>\n

Thanks for visiting, and if you watched the show, thank you for watching!<\/p>\n

\"SFTW<\/a>
The famous recipe chalk-boards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Round the table for the end of the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
That time Cerys Matthews fumbled the egg-crack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"SFTW<\/a>
Wayne Eagles doing his thing<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"SFTW<\/a>
Flicking through the morning papers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
John, the camera supervisor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Simon and Aled watching an interview<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Amanda and Tim react to Deja View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Aled, Cerys & Tim watching a recipe from the sofa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Tim & Simon having fun with food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Fun with a foreground monitor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Yas and Simon go through a recipe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Cookery rehearsal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Lining up a menu shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Simon's army cookery competition award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
The round table, from above<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
An arty detail shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Christmas decorations lurking around the set<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Setting up the mics for the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Rehearsing cocktails with Wayne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
The view from the hothead camera controller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
The days before we all had tablet computers...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Meet your friendly Twitter 'operators'<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
All the cutlery lined up and ready to go<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Vision mixer and director in rehearsals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
John, prepping his food photos for the website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
The chalk-board being prepared<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Oli and Chris, the Sound department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Yasmin, one of many regular home economists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Tim and Lou read through menu voiceovers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Engineering crew testing a gadget<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
The early morning light can be beautiful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Lucy and a big shiny horn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Valentine's Day 'gadget' item<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
More Valentine's Day 'gadget' items<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Gadget Roulette!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Wayne and Simon watching a VT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Janet and Claire, fantastic home economists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Kieran, vision mixer, caught by surprise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
VT: dauntingly technical<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Lou, Simon and his son hang out on the sofa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Rehearsing the show opening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
A big chopper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Seconds before we're on air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Lucy Hedges, ready for gadget time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Cocktails with Wayne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Backstage crew enjoying the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Home ecs, Yas and Janet, setting up the next recipe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Ben, Assistant Floor Manager, sampling some food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"SFTW<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

The last ever show<\/h3>\n

The last show wasn’t a great deal different to make than any other show, except there were a lot more studio guests watching behind the scenes including former producers, executives and friends of the show. There were a lot of cameras and smartphones out snapping pictures throughout the day, and I came away with around a hundred photos via Instagram; here’s some of my favourites:<\/p>\n

\"SFTW<\/a>
Final SFTW call sheet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Episode 257: The Last Ever<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Pre-rehearsal meeting, 7am<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Claire Bassano prepping the kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Passing time between cookery rehearsals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Gary and Geli: camera assistant team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Simon and Tim chatting between rehearsals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Rigging a gadget pre-record outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Nick on boom, Paul on camera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Pre-recording a gadget VT outside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Photographing food for the website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Yes, we do try Simon's rehearsal food!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Claire and Sarah, home economists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Johnny, the series editor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Just some of the wonderful backstage team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Engineering & Lighting: The Lords of Darkness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Mark prepping graphics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Natalie, assistant floor manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Oli, today's sound supervisor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Simon and Seb check out the papers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
The last ever fridge photos go up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Everyone was snapping away in rehearsals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Liz and Jo doing Tim and Faye's makeup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Simon checking his phone before air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Relaxing in the last 15 minutes before transmission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
10 seconds to go...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
We're on air with the last ever show!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Hair tweaks for Faye Ripley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Nick on 1 and Seb the Floor Manager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Can't resist arty wineglass shots!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Tim, Lou, Will Young and "Morris Dancing"...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Simon and Faye relax before their cook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Wayne's final cocktails item<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Simon gets a taste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Wayne & Simon: Top Men<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
(l-r) Autocue, series editor, PA, director, vision mixer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Lucy getting last minute makeup touch-ups<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
One of the special guests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
"COME ON, ZIGGY!"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Catching tennis balls. No idea what Will's doing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
These mugs vanished after the show...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Will, Lou and Simon, pre-cook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
That's it! We're off air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
John, Paul, Nick and Richard: camera team (excluding me!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
And here's me \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SFTW<\/a>
Taking down the set<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And with that, Something For The Weekend came to the end of it’s 5+ year run! We had a lot of fun making it, and I hope you enjoyed watching it and flicking through these snaps. <\/p>\n

Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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