And I asked Kyle. The Masked Singer's audience was not wearing a mask because no one was really there. Adrianne: I watched all of the first season at the beginning of COVID and then a little bit of the second season. 1 day ago, by Victoria Edel Though they were offered the information, many of Foxs top brass were too worried about leaks to learn the spoiler. Facebook Other clips have them agreeing or disagreeing with the panelists guesses. (Feb. 27, 2023), Is Alert: Missing Persons Unit cancelled? Get the daily inside scoop right in your inbox. While w, Welcome to If You Know, You Know, the corner of the internet celebrating the most interesting people and dissecting phenomena within our rich diaspora. This was to prevent anyone from accidentally learning more about the identities of these stars. (Feb. 27, 2023). And then just this episode that you asked us to watch. Based on the South Korean reality series King of Mask Singer, Foxs version pits 12 celebrities in insane costumes against each other in various karaoke duels. Spoilers ahead. The Fox series managed to pull off something very interesting when it came to television shows filming and airing during the height of this global pandemic. But at the panel for the series, Lake revealed thats not exactly the case. And then one last tweet: seriously, what drugs do they give the @MaskedSingerFox audience? He was eventually unmasked as Jenny McCarthy's husband and New Kid on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg. The stage manager would be on stage and say, okay, lets, you know, make a face as if Ken just gave some ridiculous guess.. Billy: So the experience of being there is, as he explains it, really like close to what you see on TV, actually. One of those changes tied back to the audience, which was not present for the shows despite the fact that it appeared as such, per The Sun. Like The Voice, like American Idol. You know, its, its, uh, its the perfect world for a celebrity. Billy: So theres this audience coordinator. Its been digitally Billy: See, if you can spot, what is, what you think is AR in this. Jeff Dye: Well, every time I hear real beautiful music or something like that, like I was like, ooh, this kitties a hot one or I go, whos this purple faced lady?. Nickon Mirsepassi: Im pretty sure that this is going to stick. We're interested to see how the Beach Ball moves around the stage. Who Is Thingamabob on 'The Masked Singer'? And you can hang out in our discord with the rest of the community. Theres a billboard, some cranes. While I suppose its better than a packed house, there is some weirdness in having a live studio audience however small, and not committing to just doing it all virtually. Offers may be subject to change without notice. After two seasons of filming with fake audiences, The Masked Singer has indeed brought back actual human beings to gather together indoors, where they can yell According to The Masked Singer executive producer Izzie Pick Ibarra, 50 percent of the votes come from the studio audience and 50 percent come from the shows celebrity judging panel. And what I would do is then just, you know, code in C++ and unreal blueprints and digest that data through the network, bring it to like a front facing area inside the game engine where you can use game programming to essentially access those numbers and be like, okay, now that I have these numbers in front of me, I can apply these to a fake, uh, like a virtual light. Seasons four and five were filmed during the pandemic, leading to the show utilizing a virtual audience. 3,718, This story has been shared 3,298 times. Adrianne: I think some celebrities, especially some of the bigger celebrities may not want to commit to an entire season of being jerked around and may say, Oh, itll be fun to do one or two episodes and perform and get back in the mix a little bit, but not do the whole entire competition. Regina: Its really unfortunate that Trump didnt have access to this for his inauguration. John: Okay, Caitlin and I were also curious, watching the show, how they were doing the if they were doing a virtual audience cause we saw that opening thing too. Kyle Montplaisir: The Masked Singer leaves the stage and they played their performance over again and just had all of the audience members dance to the song, react to the song, clap. Im sure there are some who are more eager to leave than others. The Masked Singer returned for season four on Sept. 23, but unlike other reality show competition series, it actually features a studio audience in the premiere. All that stuff is practical. Adrianne: John, youre going to auto tune all of these when, when you edit right? Pack em in there, well use em. Fox Entertainment's President of Alternative Entertainment and Specials Rob Wade recently told Deadline that the show "went above and beyond the outlines of the CDC and local authorities in order to keep people safe." They could continue to do this. Neither Cannon nor anyone else on the show acknowledges these changes or COVID-19 during the broadcast. Not only are the panelists prohibited the luxury of Google, but because theyre placed on a riser far away from the performers its sometimes hard for them to accurately guess peoples heights and hear the clues. Billy: Yes. Did masked singer have an audience? Theyre always trying to get these different reactions out of people. But both Laura and Nickon told me that now that COVID has accelerated virtual production to where it is, that a lot of this will become the new normal. Billy: Sorry, I was just imagining like the music comes in there or something. Nick Cannon: Nick Cannon here. If you love The Masked Singer - then, you will love THE MASKED DANCER! But even with that simple premise The Masked Singer has raised oh-so-many questions it has yet to answer. Viewers can tune in to watch the madness unfold from 7pm every Saturday. 27:29 Nickon Mirsepassi. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Davina is worth $4million around 2.83m. 4,099, This story has been shared 3,718 times. Right? Ill say that. You can catch all-new episodes of The Masked Singer airing Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EST on FOX. Seasons 4 and 5 of The Masked Singer certainly threw some fans off, but the utilization of a virtual audience was necessary in order to follow the social distancing guidelines that were in place at the time. All Rights Reserved. Nickon Mirsepassi: That was actually a different team called silver spoon. All of this stuff is being taped. Foxs hit reality series The Masked Singer has a new spinoff: The Masked Dancer.. 2020 FOX MEDIA LLC. Google+, Apple Podcasts SpotifyGoogle PodcastsOvercastPocket CastsStitcherCastroCastboxRadioPublicTuneInRSS, https://underunderstood.com/podcast/episode-player/1929/masked-singer-audience.mp3, How Does The Masked Singer Voting Work This Season? He grew up on Star Wars, DC, Marvel, and pro wrestling and loves to discuss and dissect most of it. John: Yeah. This isnt something thats done in post-production. What theyll do is theyll cut to someone in the audience making a choice on their phone. But the answer to our question here is yes, that most of the stuff on The Masked Singer is faked and virtual production and AR production specifically, is whats making it so believable. So I should probably break this down into a list. Billy: Like, yeah. Nickon Mirsepassi: Youll get access to our bonus podcast, Overunderstood. Did you get confused by the addition of the audience? Billy: Those apparently did not perform well. WebThe Masked Singer is another example of product from a country that has given up. THE MASKED SINGER: The Snow Owls in the "The Masks Return" season four premiere of THE MASKED SINGER airing Wednesday, Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. We all owe four-time Emmy winning costume designerMarina Toybina a thank you for the insane creations she has given us. Also, the live audience has considerably shrunk in size. And then you take the lowest (score) and do the same thing with the panel.. WebThe eighth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on September 21, and concluded on November 30, 2022. Let us know in the comments and tune into new episodes on Fox Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. Billy: Right, youre talking about these jib shots they do that sweep across the stage. Regina: This is why archiving is important. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. Its really hard this day and age, but we can confiscate phones. Billy: The studios more or less shut down completely for a while. WebThe Masked Singer returned for season four on Sept. 23, but unlike other reality show competition series, it actually features a studio audience in the premiere. Nick Cannon: Did you ever get a crush on any of our masked singers? This year, along with wildcards, Group A and Group B will each declare a winner. Billy: Laura is the executive producer at Silver Spoon in Brooklyn. Yeah, I should give him Silver Spoons number, probably. Honestly, thats when it really blew up, like the concept of fake crowds, the concept of fake sets. Adrianne: All right. Everything about the audience in Masked Singer Various fans and followers of the show have shared their excitement about the new season. We use to break up the questions in the nine 11 episode. Im going to play a bit of the first episode of season four which premiered on September 23rd, 2020. Theyre voting for their favorites. She explained that, uh, like Nickon said, this was all something they had to get together very quickly because the industry blew up because of COVID. So that theyre silhoutted against the stage. The creators and panelists confirmed that Episode 6s group performance of Ive Gotta Feeling was edited a bit to make it sound more like theBlack Eyed Peas version. Billy: No, the light hits it pretty naturally. So you dont want to eliminate them. Billy: Its really intense. And so, you know, on this season, from what I can see. 23:43 Gremlin Reveal (YouTube) 27:14 Pixotope. They can also yell them out, Swanhart said. The one thing I'm expecting is for people to say is 'How come they're not COVID friendly? So youre saying those cutaways look recycled, right? WebThe Masked Singer is a singing competition guessing game based on the Korean format King of Mask Singer. I think were all exhausted being on Zooms every day and so is the average viewer,, If you are hoping Cannon will confirm that what youre seeing isnt real, youre out of luck. 1,252, This story has been shared 1,108 times. I Zoom almost 24/7, so that's the last thing I want to see is little boxes. So that was before it was February 2nd. So The Masked Singer was a big hit in the U.S. Where its like the cutaways are always kind of too perfect and seemed staged. Well, it appears like it might be a little TV magic. Although Rob Wade confirmed that a small number of people will physically be in the audience behind the judge panel, comprised of Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, And the simple answer to the question here as weve kind of guessed, is that all of this is fake. Is he going to do one of his more acrobatic rap performances? The Masked Singer currently features a live audience pulled from previous seasons. Its a move that, once again, gets me thinking about the safety of the whole thing. 1,376, This story has been shared 1,252 times. They can see these effects happening as theyre shooting it, which made me wonder, is this set even real at all? Nick Cannon: Through the magic of television it can all go away like this. Like, this was the worst of the pandemic TV. So he can use the virtual equivalent lights to light the props and the set to the virtual props. WebReality TV shows have been popular for several years, and that popularity is only continuing to grow. All voting was administered by an independent vote tabulation company and monitored by Fox standards and practices. 7 min read. Feels irresponsible. And we noticed that in the end credits, in addition to this thing about there being, uh, that the voting is real or whatever theyre saying, theres like a special thanks to unreal engine or something like that in there that I dont think had been in other seasons that made me think, Oh, theyre doing something with like, With unreal engine to generate a set or generate the audience or something like that in real time, because thats a game engine that could be used presumably to make 3D stuff happen in real time. Nickon Mirsepassi: We had a type of system called a holdout, right? So people were very confused by what was going on in the audience of season four of The Masked Singer. While comedian Ken Jeong formerly thought the Black Widow was his Community co-star Yvette Nicole Brown, fans believe it's Raven Symon. Here's why. After her second appearance on the October 16 episode of The Masked Singer, the Black Widow stood out once again with her rendition of Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats." "It's going to feel very much like [previous seasons], it's not going to feel different. Adrianne: Light operators are operating the lights live and instead of operating real live lights, theyre operating lights in unreal engine. Fox Entertainments President of Alternative Entertainment and Specials Rob Wade confirmed a small number of real people are in the audience and can be spotted behind the judges. So technically, you can forward it to wherever you want. During an interview with a small group of reporters at TCA, Ibarra explained why that feature was quickly removed. When Will 'Attack on Titan' Season 4, Part 4 Air? Production has begun in Los Angeles on season 4 of the Fox show, which sources say is taking all the usual COVID-19 production precau Its all a matter of perception. And you see that in other shows like Americas Got Talent or whatever, they cut away to people and its like that they couldnt have done that cut live to tape, but The Masked Singer, it sort of exists in its own universe. The questions that I have are not necessarily the questions that they want me to ask. To be clear, theres nothing realistic or relatable about having a net worth of $2 billion. The Masked Singer season 8 introduced theme nights for the first time in the show's history. John: It was so rough. Spoilers ahead. Aside from Ibarra and Plestis very few people knew the identities of the singers, including several Fox executives. 2,550, This story has been shared 2,182 times. But thats like a less controlled thing, right? Then those two will face off for the first time at the finale before an ultimate winner is chosen. Billy: Yeah, and these so theres cutaways. Its too damn hot. Yeah. Like that scene we talked about with the UFO and the dinosaur, it was in the first episode of this season, there was like a really wild opening shot. It also appears that footage from past seasons will be used for reaction shots to give the show that "live" feel. The Masked Singer is officially back in business. "We're kind of going back to what made the show fantastic," executive producer Craig Plestis told Entertainment Weekly. Regina: Yeah. And then theres additional people behind them. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. John: So its, its the average of the judges is 50% or the winner of the judges is 50%. 7 Billy: Yeah. Hes been writing online for over a decade and never dreamed hed be in the position he is today. When Season 4 of The Masked Singer premiered during the COVID-19 pandemic, many were extremely confused when host Nick Cannon was talking to what appeared to be a live studio audience full of people not wearing masks. Advertisement: Each week, the celebrities will sing to impress the panel in studio audience. Thats the way that broadcasting is heading is just, its all going to be kind of mixed reality. Fans Have Offered Some Early Theories, Latest The Masked Singer News and Updates. Now that I know theres a fake audience, its all I think of while watching Season 4, to the point that I now wish they hadnt gone to the effort (at least in this regard) at all. Here are some of the solutions to The Masked Singers biggest mysteries. Heres another tweet: Is The Masked Singer filmed in New Zealand or are they faking the audience? And this all happens in real time. Billy: Sure, yeah, I mean, I would think if its obvious to you that that performer is Busta Rhymes First of all, I think it was the best performance in the episode. So presumably, theyve archived a lot of footage of audience reaction shots. Davina also owns a property said to be worth in excess of 8m, with a Georgian mansion worth 4.3m, a 1.5m St Tropez villa and a 1m Surrey manor The Masked Singer is an idyllic celebrity safe-haven, where the worst thing that can happen to you is that you get voted off while wearing a banana suit. Billy: So, John, you were asking about how the lighting works. He did a pretty like straightforward rap song on this one, but you would want to see like, yeah, does he do something like more complicated or does he try to sing? And also how many things theyre able to do that just werent even physically possible before. Leslie Jordan, Joel McHale, will.i.am, and Cheryl Hines have all been announced as guest panelists. The show went to extreme lengths to make viewers forget that COVID-19 was still here, and the same went for Season 5. We'll have to wait and see. As always, continue to stick with CinemaBlend for all the latest happening in television and movies. Billy: Okay. Fox didnt just want to hide the identity of its singers from the studio audience. So they were left with this question of like, what do we do? It appears to be on the normal Masked Singer set. ", In a separate interview with The Wrap, executive producer Craig Plestis gave a little more clarification adding, "You'll see a lot of differences this season too with the virtual reality stuff, with the animation, with adding America's votes since we couldn't have a full audience of 300 people, though we're utilizing some audience footage from past seasons to get that audience feel. Billy: Yeah, they did that baseball stuff. Kyle Montplaisir: It was honestly a crazy experience, going to a taping, and I think part of that is because its just so surreal. At least if it was me, that would be my thought process. Uh, how familiar are all of you with this show? Start Time, How To Watch, Will There Be A 'Sex/Life' Season 3 on Netflix? Yes, the weird Fox series got a bit weirder this season and decided to at least give the impression that things are as normal as they were in past seasons despite the fact they are not. Adrianne: I believe those cutaways are recycled. Web2.2K views, 40 likes, 20 loves, 1 comments, 4 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Hollywood Unlocked: Amber Riley is the FIRST person EVER to win Dancing with the Stars and The Masked Singer The show is extremely secretive, so it might be hard to talk to real people who were there, who have attended the taping. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. And they have to make a new season post COVID, but the virtual studio experiments, they did with the after show stuff went terribly. So I figured I would try reaching out to someone from the crew directly. Yeah. Fire Country: How A Character Death And Another Key Moment In Latest Episode Could Impact The Rest Of The Season, Ant-Man 3 Writer Drops F-Bomb Defending MODOK Choices, East New York: Watch Jimmy Smits' Suarez Get Some Complicated Family News In New Episode Clip. The Masked Singer may not be broadcast live, but it is filmed in front of a live audience. Because the panelists were never given the heights of the performers, the shows creators felt like giving them to audiences at home would be unfair. We did try every kind of piece of lawyer paper possible as well, executive producer Craig Plestis said during the panel. Best Picture Nominee Triangle of Sadness Is Now Streaming on Hulu, Stream It or Skip It: 'Black Girl Missing' on Lifetime Casts Garcelle Beauvais as a Mother Searching for Her Daughter, When Does 'Black Girl Missing' Premiere on Lifetime? So based on where the camera is, we know where its looking in 3d space so we can place whatever we need to, right? [1] [2] The season was followed by a Christmas special, which aired on December 7, 2022. 6,427, This story has been shared 5,170 times. Laura Herzing: Once people do come back to these games and these studio shows, I think that integrating augmented reality with practical set builds is just going to be kind of the way things are done. Whos in the audience during recordings of The Masked Singer? For example, how did these celebrities choose their costumes? The internet doesn't have all the answers, but that doesn't mean we can't find them. You all did that, right? Like the Poodle before him, we have another dog breed-inspired costume. Billy: Okay. For all the camera tricks and studio magic seen in The Masked Singer, it has been confirmed that there are actual unmasked people in the audience. John: There was an episode on this season where that happened, Adrianne, and they didnt vote because the participant took off their mask at the end of the episode. Billy: No, Im talking of course, about The Masked Singer. Billy: He has an extremely unique tone. But before the cabaret singer could give her hints, Cannon told the audience that the duo "have a love thing going" to which she replied, while caressing his There is one big exception. No, this is the remaining big question. Adrianne: If you want to be cool like Shane, head over to patreon.com/underunderstood. So question one, what is it like to be in the audience? From an app. Audience members can register their guesses on Instagram, or make their thoughts known live and in-person. For the first time, the show will allow some lucky fans to see the show early and vote online. And number three, what do they mean when they say theyre using innovation and virtual reality? The Masked Singer Season 4 airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on FOX. And yet, were six episodes, Most people know how much an unexpected text message in the middle of the night can ruin a good sleep. I have one coming up that is keeping me up at night because its in the last episode that I say [it], McCarthy told the panel. Each week some people vote on the different performances shown throughout the night, and the performer with the lowest score has to reveal their identity. Adrianne: So youre looking into the camera and you see what the audience will eventually see or something closer to it.
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