Is it just meâ¦or does Breakast seem a wee tiny bit dated after GMB?
It's always been quite stagnant so when a new format appeared it was bound to make it look even more traditional. I doubt that will put people off though.
I think Breakfast could do with a bigger studio but they get the mix of news and features right.
Why? I always thought that TC7 was a cavernous waste of space. Most of the studio wasn't even used on Breakfast.
All you need is enough space for a sofa, an alternative presenting position (such as Steph's table) and a performance area for occasional use.
The NWT/Breakfast studio at Quay House may be quite modest, but I think they make excellent use of the space. You don't need much more than that, do you?
I think Breakfast could do with a bigger studio but they get the mix of news and features right.
Why? I always thought that TC7 was a cavernous waste of space. Most of the studio wasn't even used on Breakfast.
All you need is enough space for a sofa, an alternative presenting position (such as Steph's table) and a performance area for occasional use.
The NWT/Breakfast studio at Quay House may be quite modest, but I think they make excellent use of the space. You don't need much more than that, do you?
I do agree with your point that the programme doesn't need a huge space - however, if we are to talk from a purely visual perspective for a moment, I would say that a larger space or better use of the current area would be nice. To me, the programme feels cramped. It has a low ceiling, feels to be in the corner of the room from every angle, and contains the old 'out-of-date' TC7-style set. Sure, none of these things are a problem, and do not seem to be causing viewers to turn off - indeed, I think a larger problem aesthetically-speaking is the horrid, orange lighting and the terrible background. My point-of-view is simply that it would be nice, perhaps, if a circular-type set could be introduced, which might involve a larger space being needed - or, through keeping the same set, bringing the set furniture forward to avoid everything feeling so restricted.
I'm aware of that, I'm talking about in an ideal world. I said it would be either nice to have more space (and a new set) or a new studio (and the same set). Obviously, this isn't possible.
The Breakfast/NWT studio area is a very strange shape with one end (much) narrower than the other. Even at the wide end, as you can see from that photo, the cameras are pretty close to the presenters and the sofa is pretty close to the back wall. The narrow end is the 'performance' space but in order to get the cameras over there for a band you can eaily block one of the main entrance/exits.
Ceiling height is also a huge limitation of the space. Low lights, while nice for lighting people, can mean reflections in screens but also limit camera height, crane use etc. The jib that Breakfast uses (very well IMO) is a pretty compact affair, but there are only so many moves the operator can achieve and they have to be careful not to hit lamps and things, which are all but touchable.
TC7 was not cavernous by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, it was one of the smaller studios at TC but was just large enough for general entertainment shows (and famously, all of the Saturday Morning children's shows from Swap Shop to Live and Kicking.)
TC7 was not cavernous by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, it was one of the smaller studios at TC but was just large enough for general entertainment shows (and famously, all of the Saturday Morning children's shows from Swap Shop to Live and Kicking.)
I believe Studio B at BH is bigger than TC7.
I think it was just the way they used TC7 from 2008 onwards. Breakfast in TC7 before 2006 never looked cavernous, but the huge shoebox with just a sofa in the middle of a tea-tray looked a bit empty.
I always felt Breakfast should have put a bit more furniture in TC7 in those latter days, a bit like Marr.
