Talk-show production on 70 m², no audience
Three chairs, a lighting grid, 3.4 m of height. Lumeton's talk set is a small television picture for formats that look like a programme and still run without a live audience.
We do not produce Saturday-night shows. We produce conversation rounds with a host and up to three guests, sometimes with a table, sometimes without. The set sits in 70 m² of plaster and walnut, copper in the practical lamp, sage in the cloth. Up to twelve people including crew may be in the room; more becomes a fire question in an Altbau.
The hour is €420 incl. 19% VAT (€352.94 net). Half day €1,450, full day €2,480. An extra contrast lighting pack is €180 incl. VAT per day (€151.26 net). To stage a budget, read Production budget.
Four steps on the talk set
- Script length, number of guests, table or open chairs. Reply in one working day with slot and rate.
- Deposit 40%. Seating plan from Cem Kaya the day before as a one-page PDF, no animation.
- Build day is record day unless written otherwise. Line-up 40 minutes inside the booking. Host rehearsal 15 minutes if requested.
- Multi-camera as separate tracks; a programme mix optional in post. Archive 18 months, master rights after payment in full.
Formats this set is for
Political three-handers, culture talk, internal panels, brand conversations without a logo on the wall: the set stays without lettering. A cloth you bring needs written clearance; glossy banners bounce the grid. A live insert into the set is the remote-guest service, not this page.
Audience shows, standing parties and product launches do not belong in the house. The ceiling carries a grid, not a forest of truss. Haze, confetti and open flame are out.
Picture on the grid
Tim Schäfer runs three FX6 bodies: wide, host, guest row. There is no fourth camera in the house. Lens changes during a round only in a break. 25p, Rec.709, no log in the standard booking; log is a post hourly add-on because colour then takes longer.
Sound in an open room
Maja Lehmann mixes boom plus lavaliers. The talk room is plaster, not a carpet pit; footsteps on walnut are audible, so wear a soft sole. Cups without saucers, jugs without ice. Crew applause is not a substitute audience.
What the host prepares
Run of show on paper, name order, pronouns, seating. We check the host wireless in the first ten minutes. We do not supply a teleprompter. A matt-black music stand for cards may come from control onto the set.
Handover
ISO tracks plus an optional programme mix from post. Sound as poly WAV. Captions are a separate rate, €120 incl. VAT per 10 minutes of finished length in German or English. Drives or a seven-day link. See Delivery formats.
What is not included
Writers, editorial, fact-checking, guest releases (those sit with you; frame in Image and sound rights), make-up, audience, catering beyond water and tea, a feed to an outlet server, streaming. We record locally.
VAT logic
€420.00 gross per hour is €352.94 net. The day rate €2,480.00 gross (€2,084.03 net) undercuts eight separate hours. Deposit 40% of gross. Cancel 5 calendar days before 10:00. B2B net 14 days.
Inside a talk booking
- 70 m² talk set, grid, three chairs, one low table
- Three FX6 cameras with fixed axes
- Boom and lavaliers for host and guests
- One picture person and one sound person
- Base lighting from Cem Kaya
- Green room 18 m²
- ISO recording of the axes
- Archive 18 months
Talk-show production rates
| Unit | incl. 19% VAT | excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Hour | €420.00 | €352.94 |
| Half day, 4 hours | €1,450.00 | €1,218.49 |
| Full day, 8 hours | €2,480.00 | €2,084.03 |
| Extra lighting pack per day | €180.00 | €151.26 |
VAT 19%. Deposit 40%. Cancellation in the terms. Staging a budget: Production budget.
Questions about the talk set
Is there an audience?
No. Twelve people including crew is the cap. No bleacher.
Can a logo go on the wall?
Only with written clearance. Gloss vinyl is refused because it mirrors the grid.
How many guests sit well?
Host plus three. A fourth guest pushes the wide shot into the ceiling track.
Is rehearsal included?
Fifteen minutes for the host inside the booking if named in the request. Longer rehearsal is booked time.
See Production budget, terms, contact.
Light, breaks and the Altbau
The talk set on Lychener Straße holds three chairs on walnut. Cem Kaya sets the grid so host and guests share a colour temperature. Opening the window in a break shifts white balance; the window stays shut while we record, and north light comes through cloth. A ten-minute break sits inside the booking and still counts on the clock. Two 40-minute rounds belong on the day rate of €2,480 incl. 19% VAT, not on two isolated hours with no build between them.
Twelve people including crew is the hard cap because the Altbau exits through the front door, not a ramp. Cases live in the green room, not in frame. A fourth guest pushes the wide shot into the ceiling track; we say that in the request, not on set. Extra light at €180 incl. VAT per day sits beside the base grid and does not invent ceiling height — 3.4 m stays 3.4 m.
Sound: Maja Lehmann hangs the boom so laughter does not clip the lavaliers. Ice, saucers and key rings stay out. The M10 is audible in the distance; courtyard works move us within one working day. Rights and deposit sit in the terms, rates on Services, and the production-budget guide costs an afternoon.