There's nothing quite like working in live television. Especially when it comes to rolling news. I've been there... It's exciting, fun, fast-paced, adrenaline-inducing, and of course, unpredictable. You're taught to expect the unexpected. And to think on your feet. Because a lot can go wrong, and often does.
Whether it's a technical blip, a guest unexpectedly dropping F-bombs during an interview, the autocue going down, or something much worse, those behind the scenes, and in front of the camera, control what the audience sees, notices, or doesn't. Some of the fails can be funny. But others can have a far-reaching and traumatic impact on viewers. That's why certain television stations have a few seconds' delay on live broadcasts. It allows the crew to take control and even cut away should things get out of hand.
Someone recently asked, "What is the most shocking thing that you have seen happen on live TV?" and there was no shortage of answers. Bored Panda has scoured through almost 3,000 to pick the most intense ones. From the sad, the disturbing, to the downright traumatic, the comments prove that anything is possible when the cameras are rolling. If you want to know a bit more about live broadcasts, you'll find that info between the images.
#41
Lee Rigby m**der - watching the journalist interviewing the killer on live tv with blood all over his hands was something.
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20points
#42
Zhou Guanyu's Formula 1 crash at Silverstone in 2022.
The live camera was at turn 2 pointing at turn 1 and you see the UPSIDE DOWN F1 car just careening from left to right across the screen.
I was like what the absolute hell was that!
They didn't cut to other cameras or the accident for 45min until they knew he was OK. As he flipped over the first barrier and slammed into the second.
Look it up, it's insane.
I also saw the Romain Grosjean crash in 2020 live when it burst into flames after hitting guard rail...
The live camera was at turn 2 pointing at turn 1 and you see the UPSIDE DOWN F1 car just careening from left to right across the screen.
I was like what the absolute hell was that!
They didn't cut to other cameras or the accident for 45min until they knew he was OK. As he flipped over the first barrier and slammed into the second.
Look it up, it's insane.
I also saw the Romain Grosjean crash in 2020 live when it burst into flames after hitting guard rail...
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19points
#43
That Kevin Ware leg injury. That was wild. Seeing his leg completely hanging on to skin and bone.
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17points
#44
Pursuit down here in Southern California and the dude domed himself live on TV with the helicopter zoomed in on him.
Sixtyninealldaychef:
Yep, was a kid when this happened. If I recall correctly, it was this incident that spawned a policy that camera crews working in helicopters have to stay zoomed out if it looks like something remotely violent might happen.
Sixtyninealldaychef:
Yep, was a kid when this happened. If I recall correctly, it was this incident that spawned a policy that camera crews working in helicopters have to stay zoomed out if it looks like something remotely violent might happen.
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