Standby: Lights, Camera, Action
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Standby: Lights, Camera, Action! is a highly popular educational TV show that was aired on Nickelodeon
from May 1982 to December 31, 1987. The executive producers of Standby.. Lights Camera Action, Roger Yager and Michael Bauhmol, created the series, and directed a majority of 'on location' segments. The shows main focus was to teach children of all ages about what really occurs behind the scenes of real life movie productions.
The topics that were discussed on Standby: Lights, Camera, Action! ranged variously from movie character costumes to script writing, to directing and producing, to filming and special effects. Standby: Lights, Camera, Action was hosted by Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy
. On certain episodes of the show, Nimoy would interview movie production crew members, actors, and actresses. One interview was with Star Wars
director George Lucas
.
The show was actually at one point rated Nickelodeon's #1 show in 1983, and went to #2 in the ratings in 1984 after You Can't Do That On Television
became #1, but it never went lower than #6 during its 4 year run (it was #6 in 1982 when the show started and ideas for topics were still being introduced).
Nimoy stated that "Standby: Lights, Camera, Action! was my favorite show to be on after Star Trek
" and that "Nickelodeon will never be the same again". The highest viewed episode was going behind the scenes of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
. John Cleese
of Monty Python said that "Standby: Lights, Camera, Action was a excellent show for kids of all ages".
Some of the topics that had been shown on Standby: Lights, Camera, Action! included:
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
from May 1982 to December 31, 1987. The executive producers of Standby.. Lights Camera Action, Roger Yager and Michael Bauhmol, created the series, and directed a majority of 'on location' segments. The shows main focus was to teach children of all ages about what really occurs behind the scenes of real life movie productions.
The topics that were discussed on Standby: Lights, Camera, Action! ranged variously from movie character costumes to script writing, to directing and producing, to filming and special effects. Standby: Lights, Camera, Action was hosted by Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
. On certain episodes of the show, Nimoy would interview movie production crew members, actors, and actresses. One interview was with Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
director George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
.
The show was actually at one point rated Nickelodeon's #1 show in 1983, and went to #2 in the ratings in 1984 after You Can't Do That On Television
You Can't Do That on Television
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before ultimately airing internationally in 1981...
became #1, but it never went lower than #6 during its 4 year run (it was #6 in 1982 when the show started and ideas for topics were still being introduced).
Nimoy stated that "Standby: Lights, Camera, Action! was my favorite show to be on after Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
" and that "Nickelodeon will never be the same again". The highest viewed episode was going behind the scenes of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. It is the third film released in the Star Wars saga, and the sixth in terms of the series' internal chronology...
. John Cleese
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report...
of Monty Python said that "Standby: Lights, Camera, Action was a excellent show for kids of all ages".
Some of the topics that had been shown on Standby: Lights, Camera, Action! included:
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- George LucasGeorge LucasGeorge Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
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