The problem with the BBC News is, once they find new technology, they don't know what to do with it. A very good example is the virtual set from TC10. There was only one special variation , and that was election 93 or 97. There is a lot of flexibility with the virtual background, just the BBC don't know what to do.
The problem with the BBC News is, once they find new technology, they don't know what to do with it. A very good example is the virtual set from TC10. There was only one special variation , and that was election 93 or 97. There is a lot of flexibility with the virtual background, just the BBC don't know what to do.
What would you do with the background then?
The National doesn't use a virtual background though. It may be digitally-originated, but it's presence on screen is nothing more than rear-projection which you can see as you walk through the set. No blue screens in there.
However, I continue to be irritated by the lack of versatility in the set. Everything seems to get in the way of everything else, there's no real justification for having two giant screens, and *that* background is annoying. The angles on the weather and the 6 Special Reports are just awkward, not least in terms of discolouration. The round desk doesn't accommodate two people well - be it in dual-head shots on the 6, or during HARDtalk. The whole set just seems badly designed, and I mean that from a practical viewpoint rather than aesthetic. Apart from the projected 'newsroom', I have no major issues with the overall look of the set. But I can find nothing that demonstrably excels in practical terms; everything seems to be a compromise - the two presenters huddled around the round desk, the awkward camera angles struggling to film the side screens, the two laptops on top of the desk where previously a computer was an integral part of the desk.
I very rarely speak up on set designs and the like - surprising, perhaps, considering this is a TV pres forum - but I just had to get that all off my chest. And I'm a whole new woman for doing it.
I actually quite like the set, but the only thing I don't like is the 'fake' newsroom. I don't see why it would be so difficult to project the newsroom seen in the last studio, even if it was a loop, it would still be the 'real' thing.
Na I don't like it, I hate the fake tv background, BBC News 24's set is the biz and it's about time BBC World made a few changes to their set!
I like the News 24 set, but it's a bit too plasticky (probably not a word!) for the National News. There's nothing wrong with the World set, which is gorgeousness incarnate (and is how 'news from the newsroom' should be done on the national bulletins).
The problem with the BBC News is, once they find new technology, they don't know what to do with it. A very good example is the virtual set from TC10. There was only one special variation , and that was election 93 or 97. There is a lot of flexibility with the virtual background, just the BBC don't know what to do.
What would you do with the background then?
The National doesn't use a virtual background though. It may be digitally-originated, but it's presence on screen is nothing more than rear-projection which you can see as you walk through the set. No blue screens in there.
However, I continue to be irritated by the lack of versatility in the set. Everything seems to get in the way of everything else, there's no real justification for having two giant screens, and *that* background is annoying. The angles on the weather and the 6 Special Reports are just awkward, not least in terms of discolouration. The round desk doesn't accommodate two people well - be it in dual-head shots on the 6, or during HARDtalk. The whole set just seems badly designed, and I mean that from a practical viewpoint rather than aesthetic. Apart from the projected 'newsroom', I have no major issues with the overall look of the set. But I can find nothing that demonstrably excels in practical terms; everything seems to be a compromise - the two presenters huddled around the round desk, the awkward camera angles struggling to film the side screens, the two laptops on top of the desk where previously a computer was an integral part of the desk.
I very rarely speak up on set designs and the like - surprising, perhaps, considering this is a TV pres forum - but I just had to get that all off my chest. And I'm a whole new woman for doing it.
I know it's not a virtual background, just saying the 93 was an example. Why not have images of the day's news projected, or use an actual newsroom even?!?
