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Aug 1, 2006 17:44
17 yrs ago
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English term

live on tape

English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama live or Memorex?
live on tape
"As a stand up act, Luis Raul has performed in front of more than 200,000 in the last decade alone and three of his live theatrical performances have been broadcast live on tape by DirectTV."

Now, is it "live" or is it "on tape"?. If it is live, then it is live, and it if is "on tape", then it ain´t "live".. what am I missing here?
Responses
5 +8 A performance in front of the audience, taped and broadcast later
4 +3 broadcast without stopping, cutting or editing

Discussion

Can Altinbay Aug 1, 2006:
By the way, it's DirecTV.
George Rabel (asker) Aug 1, 2006:
Direct TV is a company that provides satellite cable TV services..
Tony M Aug 1, 2006:
I guess it all depends what 'DirectTV' is. Do you know?

Responses

+8
19 mins
Selected

A performance in front of the audience, taped and broadcast later

"Live" nowadays means a performance in front of an audience. They tape them and then they broadcast them later. So it is not live in the sense that it is not happening as it is being boradcast.

DirecTV is a US satellite service. They have channels where they do things like pay per view "original" broadcasts.

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Note added at 24 mins (2006-08-01 18:08:30 GMT)
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In the same way, when you buy Peter Frampton Live!, say, Peter is not performing every time you play your record.
Peer comment(s):
agree Jeffrey Lewis : Right. And they can edit it and still say "Live on tape" because that is in effect a marketing phrase
34 mins
Yes. I think they sometimes even do retakes, though that is against the spirit of a live show. For concerts, they can edit together separate nights. for the ellington Newport Concert, they actually redid some of the performances in the studio later!
agree conejo : Lol, Can... Peter is not performing every time you play your record. : )
1 hr
thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed my note. You do know I'm typing this live.
agree Zhuoqi Mills (X)
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Alison Jenner : Yes, taped live in front of an audience, then broadcast
13 hrs
Thank you.
agree Tony M : This is the normal meaning of the terms, but I think their sentence has been worded this way specifically to indicate what Nesrin has pointed out for us.
14 hrs
Thank you.
agree Dave Calderhead
17 hrs
Thank you.
agree Sophia Finos (X)
18 hrs
Thank you.
agree pomiglia : taped in front of a live audience
19 hrs
Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you. (This thank you note was recorded live in front of a live audience. No animals were harmed during the writing of this note. Void were prohibited by law.)"
+3
24 mins

broadcast without stopping, cutting or editing

Live on Tape means that the tape is recording straight through the
interview. There is no stopping during the taping and no editing afterwards.
It is like being on a live show.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FILC_Grassroots_Advocates/mess...

In the beginning, daytime drama was done live, then it went to live on tape, now to heavy editing. Live really meant that the shows were done live with no retakes, no tapes, no redoes.
http://www.arcamax.com/entertainmenttoday/s-85380-400161


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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-01 18:48:47 GMT)
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From the results I have found, "live-on-tape" doesn't necessarily involve a performance in front of an AUDIENCE, but, as the next search result show, it means that there was no post-production (cutting, editing) involved:

Full-length programs that include newscasters, packages and/or
segments which were originally broadcast live or presented in a
live-on-tape broadcast (NO POST PRODUCTION).
www.nbs-aerho.org/docs/43rd-Annual-Student-Audio-and-Video-...

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-01 18:51:11 GMT)
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And a last one (I promise):

Your production will be recorded live-on-tape. That is, the tape will be completed during final taping—no post-production. You will be graded off if we have ...
www.montclair.edu/pages/Broadcasting/pages/classdocs/Third ...
Peer comment(s):
agree jccantrell : This is how I understand it. It was taped, and is now being shown unedited so if they flub a line, you see it.
38 mins
agree Asghar Bhatti
6 hrs
agree Tony M : I think you've hit the nail on the head there! It would have been easier to follow if they had used the hyphenated 'live-on-tape' version
14 hrs
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