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Awards-night timing
Count the awards, set the minutes per award, and see whether the block fits the slot you were given, with a clock-time run sheet you can paste into the run of show. Defaults match the awards guide: eleven two-minute awards and a three-minute open fill 25 minutes.
The block runs
25:00min:sec
- Against your slot
- Exactly on time
- Awards that fit
- 11
- Ends at
- 7:55 PM
- Per award
- 2:00
If each award really takes…
| Per award | Block | Against slot |
|---|---|---|
| 1:40 | 21:20 | 3:40 to spare |
| 2:00 | 25:00 | Exactly on time |
| 2:30 | 30:30 | 5:30 over |
| 3:00 | 36:00 | 11:00 over |
The run sheet
Use code names (Award 4, Winner A) in anything shared, and keep real names on the show machine. The run of show template has rows for each beat.
| Clock | Segment | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 PM | Open: welcome and how the block works | 3:00 |
| 7:33 PM | Award 1 | 2:00 |
| 7:35 PM | Award 2 | 2:00 |
| 7:37 PM | Award 3 | 2:00 |
| 7:39 PM | Award 4 | 2:00 |
| 7:41 PM | Award 5 | 2:00 |
| 7:43 PM | Award 6 | 2:00 |
| 7:45 PM | Award 7 | 2:00 |
| 7:47 PM | Award 8 | 2:00 |
| 7:49 PM | Award 9 | 2:00 |
| 7:51 PM | Award 10 | 2:00 |
| 7:53 PM | Award 11 (the top award, last) | 2:00 |
| 7:55 PM | Block ends |