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Basic Studio Directing
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Basic Studio Directing

by Rod Fairweather
October 1998
Beginner
192 pages
3h 52m
English
Routledge
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2- and 4-wires

If your studio has an outside broadcast it is usually impractical to run a cable with talkback to the production personnel at the location. The easy answer is to use cables that have already been laid throughout the country – which is where telephone companies come into the picture.

2-wires and 4-wires are, quite simply, telephone lines. For television communication a 2-wire normally sends talkback in one direction. If you want the person at the other end to be able to reply there needs to be a 2-wire running back. This combination of two 2-wires working as a pair is a 4-wire.

2-wires and 4-wires need to be booked. They are not instantly available, so make sure they have been arranged well in advance, normally at the same time ...

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