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ITV News Relaunch

(January 2004)

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LU
Luke
James Hatts posted:
And next a weekly property feature and a movie feature with the excellent John Marriott. Shaping up very nicely.


Yes I agree, an excellent first day. Feels so much more like a proper news channel. I wonder if the evening shifts will be double headed?
MO
Moz
http://www.rtsnet.tv/temp/captures/itvmerger/003.jpg

Nice to see itv being on the BBC rather than the other way round!
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Adam
on the box posted:
ITV 1 just Broke down during Thomas The Tank engine, they showed a still of some sort of barge on the thames and the LNN logo in the corner, some text on the caption sain KS9?? During Citv.


Standard LNN caption. As seen on UTV Night Time quite often at one point.
LO
Londoner
Headlines failed at 1600. Felicity presenting solo this hour.

I guess it will be double-headed again at 1700 - they have said that this is their flagship hour.
LU
Luke
Why is Felicity Barr in the CSO studio?
LO
Londoner
CPFC posted:
Why is Felicity Barr in the CSO studio?

I hadn't noticed the lack of wide shot, but you're right. And the screen wasn't used to go to John Ray.

Maybe the main set is being used to make a package for the evening news, or extra rehearsals.
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A former member
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The most impressive thing for me is the actual keying and lighting to achieve it. I assume that the cameras are all upstream keyed when they arrive on the vision mixer (so that you cut to a composite when you cut to the camera, rather than having to key it on the desk, which is how the BBC virtual blue studio worked) Looks like Ultimatte quality keyers are being used - expensive but VERY good. No hint of colour fringing, disappearing frizzy hair etc. to be seen yet. Especially impressive when the presenters are standing close to the wall where colour spill could be a problem.


CSO is still CSO. I agree it's good, it's better than News 24's intermediate CSO set, but News 24's new set looks infinitely better. And it's better because you can tell it's real. There's a fundemental difference of attitude here - CSO, even if it was perfect (which it never is), is a trick - it's dishonest, because it attempts to dupe the viewer into believing something is the case when it isn't. So what game are they playing exactly? Do they think they're getting away with it? Because if they were, we wouldn't be talking about CSO right now, we'd be talking about whether it was CSO or not.

Basically ITV are putting out a dishonest message. They are attempting to dupe the viewer, and that will ultimately undermine the authority of the news itself. It's something the BBC realised and wisely steered clear of.
LU
Luke
granadamonkey posted:
CSO is still CSO. I agree it's good, it's better than News 24's intermediate CSO set, but News 24's new set looks infinitely better. And it's better because you can tell it's real. There's a fundemental difference of attitude here - CSO, even if it was perfect (which it never is), is a trick - it's dishonest, because it attempts to dupe the viewer into believing something is the case when it isn't. So what game are they playing exactly? Do they think they're getting away with it? Because if they were, we wouldn't be talking about CSO right now, we'd be talking about whether it was CSO or not.

Basically ITV are putting out a dishonest message. They are attempting to dupe the viewer, and that will ultimately undermine the authority of the news itself. It's something the BBC realised and wisely steered clear of.


Erm...OK. Because the viewer feels the same twisted way as you? Rolling Eyes
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A former member
Try thinking before you write.
LU
Luke
granadamonkey posted:
Try thinking before you write.


The reasons for sending us to war = dishonest message
ITV News use CSO studio = ??
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A former member
Quote:
The reasons for sending us to war = dishonest message
ITV News use CSO studio = ??


Try thinking, honestly. You might feel a bit dizzy at first, but it'll get better with time.
LU
Luke
granadamonkey posted:
Quote:
The reasons for sending us to war = dishonest message
ITV News use CSO studio = ??


Try thinking, honestly. You might feel a bit dizzy at first, but it'll get better with time.


OK.

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