The studio itself is looking very nice, though I'm not a fan of how they've dressed it for The Andrew Marr Show with the sofa and coffee table. Looks like somebody's living room has been abducted into a spaceship. Perhaps having a rug or podium would help.
I thought it looked like a nice adaptation of what they had in TC7.
The sofa was the same, the chairs altered to use the same wood as .the coffee table.
and as its got some movement in the image it makes it feel less like a screen. Is this a pre record or is it a Live picture?
The previous backdrop on Andrew Marr also had movement. It was a stitch together of about 8 separate HD shots. The original backdrop for the Barcos WAS stitched from stills but it didn't last long!
I doubt the new one is live either...
The previous Barco background was pretty sharp, and because it was HD it allowed SD cameras to take close-ups of the background without it looking too soft (the TVC Barcos can have HD backgrounds, though the overlaid images are often sub-SD) In HD I suspect that the Barcos being so 'sharp' would have actually made the background look quite nasty in HD.
The new Marr backdrop appears to be diffused LED - and it's definitely the right call. To get decent close-ups in HD with a pin-sharp HD backing from a small section of screen you'd need 4K or sharper backings...
The last backdrop in TC7 was on a 10 Minute loop so I assume that the current one is as well.
I'm very, very impressed by this. I have to admit that I was rather sceptical, given BBC News programmes have been trapped in boxes for years on end with rather dull backgrounds and presentation. But, this is just amazing! It reminds me so much of the changes way back in 1999... really modern, stylish, warm and has a 'wow' factor about it. I think the last time I was 'wowed' by BBC News was when News 24 unveiled its new set in December 2003. I'm really excited about the rest of the programmes/channels moving to Broadcasting House if Marr is anything to go by. Excellent!
Excellent summary, itsrobert. I agree with you on there - everything we've seen so far of the set has been breathtaking for me. What will finish it off is the music from David Lowe and graphics for BBC News at least.
I think BBC Breakfast has shown that bold, bright colours are the way forward in BBC News sets and Andrew Marr's set has captured this with the orange and the lovely cool blue of the backdrop.
Is it only me who thought the HD was pretty poor? No facial detail or stitching on collars etc. Also, they played a really poor SD clip of Parade's End during the Tom Stoppard segment.
Is it only me who thought the HD was pretty poor? No facial detail or stitching on collars etc. Also, they played a really poor SD clip of Parade's End during the Tom Stoppard segment.
Watching my recording back, the picture does look quite soft. The picture of Naga in Salford was very sharp and very crisp indeed, but handing back to Andrew the picture did look smoother and less refined. But I can't really complain!
It looked like pouting Osborne and co were seated in the main part of the Studio B set sitting on the blue chairs from Sunday Politics with a different London backdrop again. You can see the metallic rail going across.
