A camera operator filming a presenter on the Pavilion Theatre stage — Behind the scenes at Gorleston Pavilion Theatre

Production case study · Children's television

CBeebies: I Can Do It, You Can Too

A one-day location shoot transformed our Edwardian auditorium and stage into the setting for the programme's Grapevine Dance story.

Filmed July 2024
One-day location shoot
Stage, auditorium and lighting
Series 2, Episode 18

Watch the episode on BBC iPlayer

A wide view of the Pavilion auditorium during the television shoot — The wide production view shows how camera positions, crew and stage could work together within the auditorium. Photograph courtesy of Gorleston Pavilion Theatre.

One-day location shoot

The production team spent the day at the Pavilion filming one half of an episode of I Can Do It, You Can Too. They used the stage, auditorium and Pavilion lighting to create the colourful Grapevine Dance segment with the presenter and young contributors.

The gold curtain and saturated stage lighting supplied a strong visual background, while the open auditorium gave the crew practical positions for the main camera, monitors and supporting equipment. The team could move between wide views, presenter shots and closer performance angles while retaining the theatre's character.

The finished story appears in Series 2, Episode 18, Grapevine Dance and Tag Rugby. The visit shows how the Pavilion can move from live performance venue to compact television location, with distinctive scenery and production space together under one roof.

Behind the scenes

Inside the CBeebies shoot

A highlights edit from the day, covering the working camera positions, stage lighting, production team and final reset.

A television crew filming two contributors on the Pavilion Theatre stage — The production frames two contributors against the gold curtain and Pavilion lighting.

A broadcast camera framing a presenter at centre stage — The proscenium, gold curtain and coloured lighting create a ready-made television backdrop.

A close view of a broadcast camera monitor showing the stage — The stage is framed in the broadcast camera monitor during the shoot.

Production crew watching two contributors on the theatre stage — The auditorium gives the production team a clear working view of the stage.

Two production team members standing beside camera equipment in the auditorium — Crew and equipment are positioned among the auditorium tables with room to adjust angles.

The Pavilion auditorium and red stage curtain after filming — The auditorium and stage reset at the end of the one-day location shoot.

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