Entries by David Gridley

How to Perform on Camera: The Berocca Way

Working with The Media Coach and other Mediacrews clients, I often find myself coaching people on how to come across well in front of a video camera. Everyone needs both energy and confidence or as Lindsay often explains,  ‘Warmth, Authority and Animation’. To do that on camera requires an unfamiliar set of skills.   When you […]

Why Jackets Work Well on TV

During broadcast media training with The Media Coach one of the most common questions a cameraman will get is, “what do I wear on TV?” That usually means what colours work best, should I wear a patterned blouse or shirt or (for men) should I wear a tie, etc. But I can tell you, the […]

Many Colours

What were the colours of Joseph’s Coat? Well, according to lyricist Tim Rice, in the score of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat  they started “Red and yellow and green and brown, scarlet and black and ochre and peach, ruby and olive and violet and fawn…” I won’t go on as there are 33 […]