noggin's posts, page 188

Are scripts stored electronically for obit pieces? Are they for many pieces generally?

The problem comes when they need to add to the obituary when the person dies as its a lot harder to disguise different voices than it is to disguise a different person writing part of a piece.

Is The One Show itself not droppable enough?

You could make a reasonable argument for moving The One Show to 7.30 and putting on something more droppable so that the nations and occasionally those regions with a big story can extend more easily.

This is what I have been thinking for some time, as TC3 is 8,000 Sq Ft and would be perfect for Loose Women's studio audience size.

Am I missing a joke or something because GMB and This Morning are not moving to TVC Studio 3 (TC3) like the bio of this thread says, they are moving to Studio 2 (TC2). Ben posted a video on Instagram in February giving a peak at the new studio (link below) and in the reply he confirms they are moving to TC2 (Might not show in web version). Which is the smallest studio at TVC. My guess Studio 3 which will home Lorraine and Loose women will become available from mid afternoon after Loose Women. I would not be surprised if It takes two comes from Studio 3 in the evening this year.




Link to Ben's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfvk136gstw/?hl=en&taken-by=benshephardofficial

But there's a major difference between those shows and This Morning. Those shows have indeed mentioned it but the aspect of the South Bank itself plays no element whatsoever in the show really. They could be held in any studio and no one would be none the wiser - yes, Ant and Dec have used the building from time to time and on the titles, but the majority of the show is from Studio 1. This Morning however has the view of South Bank as a major element of the programme... it's always there on show because it's part of the set and the windows have always been a big part of the show. That's why I'm unsure whether they'll mention it. If they do opt for outdoor segments, then, yes indeed it might shatter the illusion. However, most non-TV enthusiasts will just think that they're in a yard/garden somewhere and not at TVC. Indeed, if they do spot that they're using somewhere at TVC, many viewers that don't have any awareness of London might just think that TVC must be right next to the South Bank! We sometimes forget how unknowledgeable the average viewer is.

Another thing to consider is that it's only been in recent years that they've used the South Bank a lot more - when This Morning moved there originally, they sometimes went outside but not as much as they tend to now and many segments were indoors. It might simply be a case of going back to basics more - they've got a bigger space to play with so they might actually find it easier to create small temporary sets for certain segments or record segments on location somewhere.

I can see there being a mention of moving studios at the end of the final show, but I do wonder whether they'll mention moving away from South Bank so the average viewer just thinks they're in another one with a view of the Thames. These are all just thoughts though and a huge assumption that the fake windows will display a view of the Thames. It could be a recorded shot of Westfield or Hammersmith Park with some ducks on the pond yet.

Any sign of Penny Bustin? She was always one of my favourites. Superb at Look East.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, a big consideration will be made concerning election programmes to the comms set up. It takes an enormous number of circuits and Elstree has been accordingly equipped. In the heyday of TVC, CAR in the central wedge handled a huge number of circuits within the building and the corporation as a whole. That’s no longer the case and the remaining studios there have a far simpler connection to the BBC. That’s not to say it couldn’t happen but I’d have thought it unlikely. That said, the iconic image of the facade TVC has been highlighted in the past with graphics projections (which haven’t quite worked as well at BH).

Though L&K did move to TC6 around 1996 (whenever it was Breakfast News/Newsround/Newsnight moved from TC2 to TC7), which was a lot bigger at least. But even the TC7 series feel like they were in a much bigger space.

Worth pointing out TC7 was never the "main" news studio anyway. It was used for the three programmes I mentioned above, then during the last few years at TVC the 6 O'clock news, and the 8PM update once that began, came from there.

A little (but not much) more detail here http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/belfast-broadcasting-house regarding the work.

Blackstaff House is being retained and there will be some upgrades there too.

It does, one of the disadvantages of the Now Smart Box as it isn't made to Freeview specs.