Meet the Crew (segment)

### Cast

Callum Armstrong, Oliver Beckwith, Elliot Evans, Russell Johnson, Sean Montgomery

### Watch Page

YouTube

**Meet the Crew** is a segment from *Channel -12 News* that was released on April 9th, 2021 as part of the first season's third episode, as the final segment of season 1. The segment offers a 'behind-the-scenes look' at the production of the show, giving information on all the various crew members. Being the 'finale' of the first season, it is also the longest segment with a runtime of over 4 minutes.

## Outline

The segment begins with Oliver Beckwith narrating over a shot of the crew working together, explaining that the viewers are about to get an inside look at the crew's lives off-screen. The segment follows talking-head-style interviews with each crew member. The first is of Oliver. He explains that he sees himself as a leader in the group. The video then cuts to a clip of the crew slacking off before Elliot informs them that Oliver is coming. They quickly snap into action before Oliver arrives, screaming angrily at them for not finishing their scripts. He throws a tantrum, screaming and throwing things while explaining in the interview that he likes to check in on the others and make sure they are keeping up with deadlines.

The next interview is of Russell, who explains that he is a very hard worker in the group while the B-roll shows him sleeping on the job, even falling off his chair. After him is Callum, who boasts about his comedic abilities, claiming he is the 'funniest human being alive'. The B-roll shows him telling a joke which no one seems to understand, save for Sean who bursts into laughter. Next, Neil Alibastor is interviewed, revealing him as a separate person from Callum and confirming his canonicity within the universe. Neil explains that he is honest and good-hearted while the B-roll shows him altering a script to portray him in a good light while the rest of the crew are sleeping.

Sean is interviewed next, and they explain that they always come up with overly ambitious ideas that drive the group mad, while the B-roll shows them pitching a segment idea involving explosions and jumping off of buildings. Finally, Elliot is interviewed, and talks about how while he isn't a 'leader' of the group he still offers support as a cameraman behind the scenes. He comments that the rest of the group seems overly obsessed with his British heritage. The segment then cuts to the group theorizing that Elliot isn't truly British, before he walks in while talking on the phone with a New York accent, revealing he is indeed not British. The segment ends with Sean saying "we can't forget about Linus!" as they look to an empty chair, and the segment cuts to an empty interview room.

## Background

The idea of a 'meet the crew' segment was something the group had considered from the beginning, and they used the third episode to finally create it. The segment was created by Elliot Evans and co-written by the rest of the group, who wrote their own interviews. It was filmed at Abbey Park High School in the TV studio and edited by Oliver Beckwith.

## Soundtrack

* **"The Office Main Theme" -** Plays at the beginning of the segment. (Jay Ferguson)

## Trivia

* Despite the segment being created to showcase the entire crew, Linus Ma is absent from it. This is because he had to stay home during production of the third episode of the first season due to having symptoms of COVID-19.
* Each of the interviews represent exaggerated versions of each of the real-life group members and their roles within the real production of *Channel -12 News*.