GUIDING LIGHT will premiere the first episode, which was produced as a result of a new production model that will revolutionize the way daytime dramas are created, on Friday, Feb. 29 on the CBS Television Network. With transformations throughout the entire show, these changes will bring a more current and realistic look to the series.
GUIDING LIGHT’S new production model includes permanent sets inside its New York City studio. Once having only eight sets to work with, the show now has forty, which also have four walls and a ceiling, where previously each set had two or three walls and the tops remained open exposing hundreds of lights and wires.
Direction has also been changed. Hand held cameras move around with the actors, shooting them from all angles, bringing the audience closer to each character. These changes give the sets a more realistic feeling, as well as changing the way the actors react in a situation.
Editing has changed as well. It now takes place almost simultaneously as filming – all done within the confines of a small digital booth. A production suite with monitors, directors and producers is a thing of the past.
GUIDING LIGHT has also decided to break out of the current mold of filming location shoots only once or twice a year. The show has adopted the town of Peapack, New Jersey to shoot all of its exterior scenes, some of which have already aired, thus adding to the realistic look of the show. These scenes will total approximately 20% off the production.
Whatever they are doing with the production to CBS’s Guiding Light, I hope the other soaps follow their example because the changes look amazing! I would love to see some of the Pier scenes for Days of our Lives and General Hospital shot like that as compared to how they are shot now!
Even though I don’t watch Guiding Light that often I am going to check it out on Friday because I really like their new look!!!
That wax figure of Susan Lucci is so lifelike that I wasn't sure which was the real Susan Lucci and which was the wax one. I think All My Children should steal the wax one and use it when she is she on vacation.
Shirley Jones now has a new family, The Bradys! She will be joining Days of Lives in February according to Army Archerd. She explained to him why after all these years she finally said yes to doing a soap opera, "It's hard work! I didn't want to do it — but they gave me more money than –" Good for her for being honest, I can't wait to see her on the show! Spoiler alert…so stop reading if you do not want to know who she is playing…
She will be playing Colleen Brady aka Sami's supposedly dead grandmother who is the cause of the DiMera vendetta. That is way hot. I can't wait to see how she survived, but granted how many times has Stefano come back dead…makes sense she too would survive whatever he did to her all those years ago. Thanks Paulette!!!
Variety is reporting that once again Passions was cancelled this time from DirectTV. But the news is not all bad, just like a cat Passions might have 9 lives and get picked up by someone else. The show will end production in March and hopefully by then it will find a new home like Oxygen or the internet.
Even though I am not a fan of Passions, I am just thinking what will happen to Days of our Lives next year.
Grammy Award-winning recording artist Enrique Iglesias will appear on The Young and the Restless, Wednesday, November 7.
Iglesias will perform in Indigo, the jazz club owned by Neil Winters (Kristoff St. John). He will be singing “Somebody’s Me,” the second single from his new CD, Insomniac.
Enrique will be performing a concert for the people who helped rescue all the people from the building collapse that happened last week on the show. That is what I love about soaps a day can go on for months and then another one can zoom them weeks into the future! So tune into The Young and The Restless and listen to Enrique sing and the cast that never ages groove to his music!
BTW how much fun does the Y&R set look!!!
