Post by Steve Rosenow on Jul 26, 2013 2:41:46 GMT -8
Decided while the moon was full and the skies a bit light-polluted because of that (keeping me away from my telescope), and while taking time off from working on my ferry documentary, I'd work on some other hobbies of mine.
That hobby being SketchUp and creating 3D replicas of stuff like television game show sets.
First off:
The special effects light border used on the beginning of each episode during the Bob Barker-era of The Price is Right. I decided to spruce it up a bit and sort of did a false "chroma-key" job in Photoshop, then artificially created the lens flares and star-filter effect while simulating the appearance of the border being "on".. That leads me to this:
A full recreation of CBS Television City's Studio 33 - aka the Bob Barker Studio. All 300 seats in the audience are present, and each one placed exactly as they are during a taping. This couldn't have been a possibility were it not for the dozens of YouTube clips showing the full audience in addition to CBS actually having detailed CAD blueprints Studio 33 on their website.
I also did a version of the light border effect from the era back when Johnny Olson was the announcer and when the light border was more bland in appearance. (this feature made its debut when the show went to an hour in 1975)
And speaking of the full recreation:
I also did an accurate rendition of the Family Feud set. I did the Richard Dawson version here. The Ray Combs-era set was the exact same design, although the natural wood was painted over in shades of red and the carpet changed from two-tone light blue to a gray and red. The number of bulbs on the SketchUp game board match that of the actual game board, as well.
A slight note regarding both shows: Family Feud and The Price is Right were both Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Productions-produced shows. Family Feud was taped originally at ABC Television Center in Los Angeles, while TPIR has always taped at Studio 33 in CBS' Television City in Hollywood. When producers brought Family Feud back in 1988 with Ray Combs as host, they shared the same soundstage as TPIR, and during the opening of the Ray Combs-era, you can actually spot where Contestants' Row is.
Another show (and set I've begun working on, by the way) that shared CBS Studio 33 was Match Game 7X with Gene Rayburn. That same studio - for the old timers on the board - was also home to the Carol Burnett show.
I've also done several versions of the Jeopardy! sets.
First, the second pilot set used in a 1983 taping when Merv Griffin was considering the idea of bringing Jeopardy! back into daily production after a failed 1978 revival. The first pilot, taped in February 1983, used a pull-card gameboard similar to the Art Fleming era and used a set that resembled overgrown computers. Thankfully, that set was never used, so they redesigned it.
After the pilot, producers made chanegs to the second pilot set, which then made its debut on the first show on September 10, 1984
Then, the changes made for the second season premiere on Monday, September 9, 1985. For season three in 1986, the letters changed from white to a cream-yellow color to match the outer neon border.
I also did the season 8 set which debuted in September, 1991.
And last of the Jeopardy! sets, this one, the Season thirteen set from 1997. This set debuted in November, 1997, and was quickly hated for its stark departure from the show's signature 'electronic' look.
That hobby being SketchUp and creating 3D replicas of stuff like television game show sets.
First off:
The special effects light border used on the beginning of each episode during the Bob Barker-era of The Price is Right. I decided to spruce it up a bit and sort of did a false "chroma-key" job in Photoshop, then artificially created the lens flares and star-filter effect while simulating the appearance of the border being "on".. That leads me to this:
A full recreation of CBS Television City's Studio 33 - aka the Bob Barker Studio. All 300 seats in the audience are present, and each one placed exactly as they are during a taping. This couldn't have been a possibility were it not for the dozens of YouTube clips showing the full audience in addition to CBS actually having detailed CAD blueprints Studio 33 on their website.
I also did a version of the light border effect from the era back when Johnny Olson was the announcer and when the light border was more bland in appearance. (this feature made its debut when the show went to an hour in 1975)
And speaking of the full recreation:
I also did an accurate rendition of the Family Feud set. I did the Richard Dawson version here. The Ray Combs-era set was the exact same design, although the natural wood was painted over in shades of red and the carpet changed from two-tone light blue to a gray and red. The number of bulbs on the SketchUp game board match that of the actual game board, as well.
A slight note regarding both shows: Family Feud and The Price is Right were both Mark Goodson/Bill Todman Productions-produced shows. Family Feud was taped originally at ABC Television Center in Los Angeles, while TPIR has always taped at Studio 33 in CBS' Television City in Hollywood. When producers brought Family Feud back in 1988 with Ray Combs as host, they shared the same soundstage as TPIR, and during the opening of the Ray Combs-era, you can actually spot where Contestants' Row is.
Another show (and set I've begun working on, by the way) that shared CBS Studio 33 was Match Game 7X with Gene Rayburn. That same studio - for the old timers on the board - was also home to the Carol Burnett show.
I've also done several versions of the Jeopardy! sets.
First, the second pilot set used in a 1983 taping when Merv Griffin was considering the idea of bringing Jeopardy! back into daily production after a failed 1978 revival. The first pilot, taped in February 1983, used a pull-card gameboard similar to the Art Fleming era and used a set that resembled overgrown computers. Thankfully, that set was never used, so they redesigned it.
After the pilot, producers made chanegs to the second pilot set, which then made its debut on the first show on September 10, 1984
Then, the changes made for the second season premiere on Monday, September 9, 1985. For season three in 1986, the letters changed from white to a cream-yellow color to match the outer neon border.
I also did the season 8 set which debuted in September, 1991.
And last of the Jeopardy! sets, this one, the Season thirteen set from 1997. This set debuted in November, 1997, and was quickly hated for its stark departure from the show's signature 'electronic' look.
