For a live-action TV show, people first decide what story they want to tell. Writers turn the idea into a script with scenes and dialogue.
Fun fact: Dialogue is what characters say to each other.
Follow a live-action show from story and script through filming, editing and sharing the finished episode.
How TV Shows Are Made
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A team plans the sets, costumes, props, and camera shots. Actors rehearse and perform while a crew records picture and sound.
Fun fact: A boom microphone can record voices from just outside the camera's view.
Editors choose and arrange the best takes. They also work with sound, music, and sometimes visual effects to help the story make sense.
Fun fact: The same scene may be recorded more than once.
Finally, the finished episode is checked and shared with viewers. Animated shows can follow a different process, but both kinds take teamwork.
Fun fact: Credits can name people who worked behind the camera.