FC
East Midlands Today's backdrop is Nottingham, isn't it?
anybody else noticed, save for some breakfast banners the backdrop is the same as the BBC Nottingham/East Midlands Today backdrop without the newsroom sections?
East Midlands Today's backdrop is Nottingham, isn't it?
MW
East Midlands Today's backdrop is Nottingham, isn't it?
As is the view out of the windows on the Network backdrop, if you listen to Lightwell design
It's just obscured, but what I meant was the internal vectors are the same! The fake lighting and suchlike...
http://jim-mann.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TC7-RIGHT-BREAKFAST-ALT.jpg
anybody else noticed, save for some breakfast banners the backdrop is the same as the BBC Nottingham/East Midlands Today backdrop without the newsroom sections?
East Midlands Today's backdrop is Nottingham, isn't it?
As is the view out of the windows on the Network backdrop, if you listen to Lightwell design
It's just obscured, but what I meant was the internal vectors are the same! The fake lighting and suchlike...
http://jim-mann.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TC7-RIGHT-BREAKFAST-ALT.jpg
Last edited by Mike W on 7 April 2012 9:29am
FC
East Midlands Today's backdrop is Nottingham, isn't it?
As is the view out of the windows on the Network backdrop, if you listen to Lightwell design It's just obscured, but what I meant was the internal vectors are the same! The fake lighting and suchlike...
http://jim-mann.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TC7-RIGHT-BREAKFAST-ALT.jpg
Well I never......
anybody else noticed, save for some breakfast banners the backdrop is the same as the BBC Nottingham/East Midlands Today backdrop without the newsroom sections?
East Midlands Today's backdrop is Nottingham, isn't it?
As is the view out of the windows on the Network backdrop, if you listen to Lightwell design
It's just obscured, but what I meant was the internal vectors are the same! The fake lighting and suchlike...
http://jim-mann.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TC7-RIGHT-BREAKFAST-ALT.jpg
Well I never......
MW
East Midlands Today's backdrop is Nottingham, isn't it?
As is the view out of the windows on the Network backdrop, if you listen to Lightwell design It's just obscured, but what I meant was the internal vectors are the same! The fake lighting and suchlike...
http://jim-mann.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TC7-RIGHT-BREAKFAST-ALT.jpg
Well I never......
It's because Jim Mann, the lead designer/company director of Lightwell lives in Nottingham, in fact their company address is/was his house!
anybody else noticed, save for some breakfast banners the backdrop is the same as the BBC Nottingham/East Midlands Today backdrop without the newsroom sections?
East Midlands Today's backdrop is Nottingham, isn't it?
As is the view out of the windows on the Network backdrop, if you listen to Lightwell design
It's just obscured, but what I meant was the internal vectors are the same! The fake lighting and suchlike...
http://jim-mann.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TC7-RIGHT-BREAKFAST-ALT.jpg
Well I never......
It's because Jim Mann, the lead designer/company director of Lightwell lives in Nottingham, in fact their company address is/was his house!
MB
They are ok for short periods of time. I have the old Dermot and Natasha sofa in my garden, it's great for summer parties
and it's ok for sitting chatting, but not lounging 
Looking at those other pictures, could that backdrop be some sort of test/calibration picture? If not, it's a very weird design...
http://www.imediamonkey.com/wp-content/themes/morning/functions/theme/thumb.php?src=http://www.imediamonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bbcbreakfast_charliestaytlouiseminchin.jpg&w=auto&h=430&zc=1&a=c
I wonder how comfortable those sofas are. They don't look something you could sit on for any long amount of time. In one region, they actually chucked a similar sofa away because it was giving the presenters back problems
http://www.imediamonkey.com/wp-content/themes/morning/functions/theme/thumb.php?src=http://www.imediamonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bbcbreakfast_charliestaytlouiseminchin.jpg&w=auto&h=430&zc=1&a=c
I wonder how comfortable those sofas are. They don't look something you could sit on for any long amount of time. In one region, they actually chucked a similar sofa away because it was giving the presenters back problems
They are ok for short periods of time. I have the old Dermot and Natasha sofa in my garden, it's great for summer parties
and it's ok for sitting chatting, but not lounging
KI
It does. Another think I've realised are there are NO elements in the new backdrop that could animate. No TV screens, no fake people at desks, no lifts. It's going to be a still image. Not very interesting.
It does. Another think I've realised are there are NO elements in the new backdrop that could animate. No TV screens, no fake people at desks, no lifts. It's going to be a still image. Not very interesting.
CH
They are ok for short periods of time. I have the old Dermot and Natasha sofa in my garden, it's great for summer parties and it's ok for sitting chatting, but not lounging
Does it not get wet??
The sofas aren't designed to be comfortable. They're designed to give good posture for the camera angles. I'm sure they're not so uncomfortable they give back problems.
That said, Gordon and co on North West Tonight seemed very happy to be rid of that bench thing they had from 2004, and they only ever sat on it for 15 minutes of a programme!
I find it interesting that the third shot includes images of the cameras, just as we were getting wide shots in TC7 of the cameras. Perhaps a transition to Salford, or I could be reading too much into it!
They are ok for short periods of time. I have the old Dermot and Natasha sofa in my garden, it's great for summer parties
and it's ok for sitting chatting, but not lounging
Does it not get wet??
The sofas aren't designed to be comfortable. They're designed to give good posture for the camera angles. I'm sure they're not so uncomfortable they give back problems.
That said, Gordon and co on North West Tonight seemed very happy to be rid of that bench thing they had from 2004, and they only ever sat on it for 15 minutes of a programme!
Couple more shots of the set here,
http://www.imediamonkey.com/in-pictures-bbc-breakfasts-new-salford-studio/
http://www.imediamonkey.com/in-pictures-bbc-breakfasts-new-salford-studio/
I find it interesting that the third shot includes images of the cameras, just as we were getting wide shots in TC7 of the cameras. Perhaps a transition to Salford, or I could be reading too much into it!
Last edited by chris on 7 April 2012 12:14pm
GE
Are they not plant pots?
The graphic was so blurred I didn't see the plants. That said, white blobs on backgrounds are one of the best things avoided as it can distract from the foreground. A bit like those red chairs.
I wonder what was going through the graphic designers mind when they thought that including white rubbish bins in the virtual background would look like a good idea. 
Are they not plant pots?
The graphic was so blurred I didn't see the plants. That said, white blobs on backgrounds are one of the best things avoided as it can distract from the foreground. A bit like those red chairs.
KM
Are you certain? I was looking through their recently-uploaded work for New Zeland's TV3 News the other day and was shocked by the stark difference in quality between that and this, but it is still visually similar to their other work. If it was indeed not done by Lightwell, surely it's highly unethical of the BBC to so blatantly copy their unique style?
It does. Another think I've realised are there are NO elements in the new backdrop that could animate. No TV screens, no fake people at desks, no lifts. It's going to be a still image. Not very interesting.
The plasma on the other side of the pillar has computer screens.
The new backing hasn't been done by Lightwell
Are you certain? I was looking through their recently-uploaded work for New Zeland's TV3 News the other day and was shocked by the stark difference in quality between that and this, but it is still visually similar to their other work. If it was indeed not done by Lightwell, surely it's highly unethical of the BBC to so blatantly copy their unique style?
It does. Another think I've realised are there are NO elements in the new backdrop that could animate. No TV screens, no fake people at desks, no lifts. It's going to be a still image. Not very interesting.
The plasma on the other side of the pillar has computer screens.