Where is fresh beat band filmed

The Nickelodeon series has started taping their new season in a new location: Paramount Pictures. I had the opportunity to tour the set of the show with the creators of the series, Nadine Van der Velde and Scott Kraft. We began the day in Fresh Beat Park, where an Astroturf lawn and a colorful mural inspired by the series reside near the studio store on the Paramount lot. Last season, while they filmed at another studio in Van Nuys, the grass in the park was real.

But since Astroturf is much easier to manage just ask the Brady Bunch , they opted for it instead. On a side note, I never realized how much heat Astroturf absorbs until I got to feel it for myself. Onward we went to the soundstage that houses the Fresh Beat sets, which is also a stage with some well-known history. Stage 13 on the Paramount lot was also the home of Happy Days and Wings.

Kraft stated that he hopes that The Fresh Beat Band has the longevity of these two previous series that ran 11 seasons and 8 seasons, respectively.

Once inside Stage 13, I watched the taping of a musical number for an upcoming episode involving a lot of balloons. For this series, and musical films as well, all the music and vocals are taped beforehand and played back while the actors lip-sync to the lyrics. Later, in post-production, a fresh audio track of the song is added in that fits in perfectly with the edited musical number. The cast and crew wrapped for lunch and I was taken around the set where I got to see the inner-workings of the how this series is put together.

Like a sitcom, the show utilizes four cameras to catch all the action in a scene. This is exactly like the multi-camera technique used on sitcoms that primarily use a studio audience like Wings and Happy Days. As we continued the tour I got to see the bedrooms of the Fresh Beat Band they only have two and switch out the colors and props depending on whose room it is , and then we moved over to the music school, and where they are planning to build a recording studio for the Fresh Beats to use on the show.

It takes about an hour in hair and makeup, which she says flies by now. Frest Beat last filmed episodes in summer , but they are currently on another adventure together — touring as a band. This, she says, has brought the cast even closer together. She misses her home, family and own bed — but she says that being able to see the kids react is worth it. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.

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