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well the fact the trailer, comprising of "do you remember this? ... you MUST remember this" over past sets of titles kind of points (for me anyway) towards new titles. i know the trailer was also used for the previous relaunch which didn't involve new titles - but as we all know new titles were made but rejected.
i, personally, hope they break away from the corporate look as much as poss. midlands today is not a straight news programme, and thus sharing design elements with the previous national look and current po-faced regions is ridiculous. the conservatory proves how simple it is to create a look which isn't at all at odds with the look of the national news and reflects the programme content.
as to the move to the mailbox - we're looking at march now arent we? i think chas and the team realise dan at central will no doubt be relaunching/refreshing central (a, cos its been a while and b, cos it looks awful) - so it was a good idea to get in first. it would have been a long time to plod on with the backbone of the current set which has been in place since 2000.
anyway - kay was on this morning, she looked VERY at home. kay knew that thousands of you non-midlanders were joining her for the first time so welcomed you all in her 8.30 update. how very lovely of her, in a world where so many people have lost their manners kay is a shining light. for anyone that missed it:
kay's welcome to all viewers on sattellite
http://www.tvmercia.co.uk/upload/kay-breakfast-conservatory-skyviewers01.jpg
i had to laugh at the kay's lunch today - "this is bbc one in the midlands" anno played instead of her headline bed at 1.00 and then at the end of the 1.30 kay was shouting as the guys in the gallery were so loud in her ear. she told us to watch tonight at 6.30 "its all about over indulgent lifestyles - but it IS with nick and suzanne". followed by no music and an audible countdown "run the trail", "music ben, ANYTHING" - then the relaunch trailer.
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Really looking forward to seeing this new look, just hope they don't distance themselves too much from the corporate look. I think South Today has a good mix of the best elements of the corporate look, like the titles and music yet has their own set, a regional variation of the National set. Still, if the midlands must be individual, hopefully they'll make a good job of it, which I'm sure they will.
Incidentally, if they're about to move to the Mailbox, why build a new set at the Pebble Mill building, why not wait or will this one be merely transported and not built from scratch again when they move?
Incidentally, if they're about to move to the Mailbox, why build a new set at the Pebble Mill building, why not wait or will this one be merely transported and not built from scratch again when they move?
well the fact the trailer, comprising of "do you remember this? ... you MUST remember this" over past sets of titles kind of points (for me anyway) towards new titles. i know the trailer was also used for the previous relaunch which didn't involve new titles - but as we all know new titles were made but rejected.
i, personally, hope they break away from the corporate look as much as poss. midlands today is not a straight news programme, and thus sharing design elements with the previous national look and current po-faced regions is ridiculous. the conservatory proves how simple it is to create a look which isn't at all at odds with the look of the national news and reflects the programme content.
as to the move to the mailbox - we're looking at march now arent we? i think chas and the team realise dan at central will no doubt be relaunching/refreshing central (a, cos its been a while and b, cos it looks awful) - so it was a good idea to get in first. it would have been a long time to plod on with the backbone of the current set which has been in place since 2000.
anyway - kay was on this morning, she looked VERY at home. kay knew that thousands of you non-midlanders were joining her for the first time so welcomed you all in her 8.30 update. how very lovely of her, in a world where so many people have lost their manners kay is a shining light. for anyone that missed it:
kay's welcome to all viewers on sattellite
http://www.tvmercia.co.uk/upload/kay-breakfast-conservatory-skyviewers01.jpg
i had to laugh at the kay's lunch today - "this is bbc one in the midlands" anno played instead of her headline bed at 1.00 and then at the end of the 1.30 kay was shouting as the guys in the gallery were so loud in her ear. she told us to watch tonight at 6.30 "its all about over indulgent lifestyles - but it IS with nick and suzanne". followed by no music and an audible countdown "run the trail", "music ben, ANYTHING" - then the relaunch trailer.
