STUDIO RESERVATIONS GUIDE

1) Studio Reservation Hours: Monday - Friday 12pm - 8pm
2) Studio Reservation Agents: Geoff x317, Rich x309, Roberto x318, Drew x318
3) Studio Hours: Monday - Friday 12pm - 12mid
Saturday 12pm-8pm
4) Prime Time Studio: Monday - Friday 6pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 8pm
Non-Prime Time Studio: Monday - Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am-8pm

5) A producer is only to have a studio in HIS/HER NAME for the following # of times at a time per month:

- 2 Prime-Time for tape or 4 prime time for live only

- 1 Prime-Time & 3 Non-Prime Time

- 4 Non-Prime Time

* This applies to TAPED and LIVE Shoots

6) Live shows will be booked one week in advance of taped shows

7) Studios are to be reserved at least two days in advance (no reservation for Mon. if you are booking on Friday).

8) Studios are to be cancelled at least two days in advance (it will be a late cancellation if you are cancelling Monday on Friday)

9) Studios are to be booked a maximum of four (4) hours per day, in a block. Studios are to be booked a minimum of two

hours per day, in a block.

10) A producer can ONLY book ONCE in the studio per day. No booking for two or more projects per day.

11) A producer is to book a studio under his/her name ONLY, regardless of project.

12) Only Studio Control Room-Certified Producers may make reservations for the studio.

STUDIO USE

1. Two hour timeslots will automatically be given to producers reserving the studios. Producers requiring more than 2 hours will be required to submit a pre-production planning form. Three and four hour requests will be granted at the discretion of the studio booking agents. This time includes all set up, including setting up sets, lighting, and audio set up, as well as all break down, including striking set, neatly coiling cables, returning cameras to proper position, checking in all microphones, cables, intercoms and other equipment, and any other clean up, including all trash disposal and sweeping the studio floor.
2. For simple programs, producers are expected to produce programs in the studio “live to tape.” This means that producers are expected to come out of the studio with a completed program- no need to go on and edit. We encourage use of the studio to produce more complicated programs, which may require editing.
3. All producers will be assigned a studio facilitator from the production facilities department staff. Studio facilitators are the producer's liaison to MNN for that shoot, and are available to help the producer in planning and executing their shoot. The studio facilitator will be present the day of the shoot to answer any questions and troubleshoot during the shoot. The facilitator is not available to produce or direct the program or fill any other crew positions.
4. You must be reserved for the studio in order to use the studio.
5. We will check out the studio only to the person whose name appears on the reservation.
6. You must have at least two certified crewmembers, other than talent for your studio shoot. You cannot be considered talent and crew simultaneously.
7. People operating anything in the studio must be certified for the Studio, with the exception of Character Generator, Phone Operator, and Floor Manager.
8. The studio must be used for shooting the project under which the reservation was made.
9. Only staff is to make adjustment on the Camera Control Units.
10. The studios are used for shooting, screening, or conducting workshop. It is not used for editing or dubbing.
11. The studio must be left clean and neat after the shoot with all the camera cables wrapped, furniture put aside, and garbage tossed away.
12. No climbing of the ladder.
13. No adjustment of lights.
14. No dragging furniture, props or other items on the Studio Floor.
15. No food or drink is allowed on the studio floor nor in the studio control room.
16. No smoking or anything that results in smoke (incense, cooking, magic acts, etc).
17. No open flame.
18. No conduct that endangers the safety of any individual or group, including stunts or illusions for visual or sound effects which could be potentially dangerous to person(s) or property or equipment.
19. Reporting more than one hour late to the studio may result in losing the reservation.
20. The producer must check in all equipment back to Production and sign out before leaving the premises.