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Election 2014

UK Local and European Elections (May 2014)

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NE
Newsroom
But why does it look so awful. Just looks like dozens and dozens of light bulbs not LED at all.
GM
Gary McEwan
Good to see all the local reporters are getting credited with what region they come from...
NG
noggin Founding member
Those fake newsroom backdrop LED's are really annoying, wouldn't making it blue or pink or something and keying it as a virtual set be easier and make it clearer?


In a word. No. Putting VR tech on every camera, having render engines to generate live tracked backgrounds and keyers for every camera, and ensuring you could get a clean clip on every shot (and ensured that nobody on camera was wearing a colour that wouldn't fight the key) would be pretty tricky. And expensive.

Effectively you'd need the Jeremy Vine system for every single camera. Including the radio steadicam (which would be an interesting challenge)

I believe that Studio D had FreeD targets installed for CBBC's Bamzooki - but don't know if the VR system is using FreeD for position sensing on Jeremy's stuff. (FreeD uses circular retroflective barcodes in the grid and CCTV cameras + LED ring lights mounted on top of cameras pointing up to see the barcodes)
DK
DanielK
Those fake newsroom backdrop LED's are really annoying, wouldn't making it blue or pink or something and keying it as a virtual set be easier and make it clearer?


In a word. No. Putting VR tech on every camera, having render engines to generate live tracked backgrounds and keyers for every camera, and ensuring you could get a clean clip on every shot (and ensured that nobody on camera was wearing a colour that wouldn't fight the key) would be pretty tricky. And expensive.

Effectively you'd need the Jeremy Vine system for every single camera. Including the radio steadicam (which would be an interesting challenge)

I believe that Studio D had FreeD targets installed for CBBC's Bamzooki - but don't know if the VR system is using FreeD for position sensing on Jeremy's stuff. (FreeD uses circular retroflective barcodes in the grid and CCTV cameras + LED ring lights mounted on top of cameras pointing up to see the barcodes)

Ah right!
DO
dosxuk
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GE
thegeek Founding member
Just pretending you're watching Larry King Live.

Is there anything on the mezzanine level? Does that spiral staircase lead anywhere, or is it just a mimic of the one from NBH?
CA
Cando
Interesting Vote 2014 Simulcast on BBC Radio, Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live simulcasting with James Naugthie and a woman I don't recognise.

Rachel Burden - Five Live Breakfast
NI
nigel
Perhaps the background wouldn't look so bad if they opted for a night time version of the newsroom with slightly more blue instead of the brilliant white.
DO
dosxuk
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GE
thegeek Founding member
No news updates so far.

[edit] Spoke too soon - Julian Worricker back in studio E at BH. Presumably he's also their DR facility (rather than Emily Maitlis in a pub)
IL
i-lied
I'm not sure as there is a ticker.
GM
Gary McEwan
And there's the news headlines...

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