Studio 3 (TV series)

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Studio 3
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Original line-up, 2009 (L–R: Amberley Lobo, Ben Crawley, Kayne Tremills)
GenreChildren's
Live-action
Presented by List of Presenters
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
Production
Executive producerJan Stradling
Production locations Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Running time1–3 minutes
Original release
Network ABC3
Release7 December 2009 (2009-12-07) –
18 September 2016 (2016-09-18)

Studio 3 was an Australian children's television block, which was premiered on ABC3 along with the channel's launch in 2009. The program premiered on 7 December 2009, originally presented by Amberley Lobo and Kayne Tremills. The block was composed of small hosted segments which serve as links between external programs on the channel. The show was removed when ABC3 rebranded as ABC ME on 19 September 2016. The final presenters were James Elmer, Grace Koh and Tim Matthews.

Contents

Hosts

 Original  Replacement/Addition  Final 

NameFirst showLast show
Kayne Tremills 7 December 2009November 2012
Amberley Lobo 7 December 20092014
James Elmer4 April 201118 September 2016
Alfie GledhillDecember 201114 September 2012
Olivia "Liv" PhylandDecember 20112015
Khaled KhalafallaOctober 2012March 2013
Grace KohJune 201418 September 2016
Ivy Latimer June 20142015
Tim MatthewsJune 201418 September 2016
Notes

Format

Studio 3 began as a daily variety style morning show, airing 7:00am daily. The show was designed to add personality to ABC3, with the hosts becoming the faces of the channel, offering the channel "the chance to speak with its audience". [2] Since its inception, the show has branched out to air evenings as well as mornings.

The program was a television block, featuring hosts who present interstitial segments, linking external programs. The hosts can produce up to 55 linking segments each week, ranging from 1 to 3 minutes in length. [3] The segments see the hosts presenting games, competitions, comedy skits, characters, and field segments. Also included are celebrity interviews and musical performances. [4] Occasionally the show airs repeated segments branded as Studio 3 Gold. Studio 3 also serves as a space for introducing new ABC3 programs. The hosts may interview the casts from these shows or feature animators as guests. [3]

Original hosts Lobo and Tremils presented a daily episodic comedy entitled Bitcom; a mockumentary miniseries. A special titled Bitcom and the Oblivion Ray aired in 2011 and featured other ABC3 hosts guest starring. A sequel entitled Airwaves featured subsequent hosts.

In 2013, TV Tonight's David Knox stated that Studio 3 was proving to be a "fertile training ground for its young presenters", suggesting the hosts would learn the skills and gain experience to later progress to other shows. [3]

Special editions

A special edition entitled ABC3's Birthday Bash aired on 4 December 2010, commemorating the first anniversary of ABC3's launch. The special featured Lobo and Tremils counting down the top three moments of the year as voted across different categories. [5]

Each year on Australia Day a Smackdown special is produced, a comedy spoof running for 20 minutes. The special is presented as a comedy-drama and brings together the ABC3 hosts to participate in an event or sport that children might also play on Australia Day. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ Knox, David (28 October 2009). "ABC3 takes on Pay channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Knox, David (25 October 2013). "Studio 3 is a great place to learn the craft". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (23 October 2009). "Meet the faces of ABC3". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ↑ ABC Staff (28 November 2010). "ABC3 celebrates its first birthday ever!". ABC Blogs. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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