The Newsroom

BBC Breakfast

From 6am (April 2012)

This site closed in March 2021 and is now a read-only archive
BA
Bail Moderator
Oh no it isn't!

*
Spectacular1, Jory and ASO gave kudos
:-(
A former member
Oops! Sorry!
:-(
A former member
But it must be relatively big to be able to fit all these people in! *
DE
deejay
But it must be relatively big to be able to fit all these people in! *


That end of the studio is actually narrower than the other end! It's a very odd shape indeed -long and narrow, with one end larger than the other. The first image of the sofa is a very wide (possibly fish eye) lens, but shows how close to the sofa the cameras have to be. The choir is spread out into the sofa area and the shot is also on a very wide lens.
NG
noggin Founding member
And look how low the lighting grid is. If you jumped you could probably touch the base of the lamps...
DE
deejay
I think you can noggin! The low grid also means that it's in shot in virtually every wide they go for. Acres of black floor and black grid isn't IMO a great look.
DK
DanielK
I think you can noggin! The low grid also means that it's in shot in virtually every wide they go for. Acres of black floor and black grid isn't IMO a great look.

They could do a massive jib swing in that empty space, could look impressive (rather than small and stuffy) if done right.
BA
bilky asko
I think you can noggin! The low grid also means that it's in shot in virtually every wide they go for. Acres of black floor and black grid isn't IMO a great look.

They could do a massive jib swing in that empty space, could look impressive (rather than small and stuffy) if done right.


So are we adding camera expert to your list of titles and qualifications?

I have a feeling you don't really know what you're talking about.
DK
DanielK
I think you can noggin! The low grid also means that it's in shot in virtually every wide they go for. Acres of black floor and black grid isn't IMO a great look.

They could do a massive jib swing in that empty space, could look impressive (rather than small and stuffy) if done right.


So are we adding camera expert to your list of titles and qualifications?

I have a feeling you don't really know what you're talking about.

Laughing Its simple? A swing, from right over to the left of the set, where the sofa is ?
DE
deejay
There is a jib in the Salford studio and it's as big as can safely be accommodated in the space. There isn't much room or scope for massive moves, but they do some very nice moves in and out of regional opts etc.

Honestly, the studio space for Breakfast is far from ideal. It's nowhere near as big as TC7 and has a very low ceiling. There are far, far bigger studios in use for some of the smaller TV regions, let alone for a three hour national news programme.
DK
DanielK
There is a jib in the Salford studio and it's as big as can safely be accommodated in the space. There isn't much room or scope for massive moves, but they do some very nice moves in and out of regional opts etc.

Honestly, the studio space for Breakfast is far from ideal. It's nowhere near as big as TC7 and has a very low ceiling. There are far, far bigger studios in use for some of the smaller TV regions, let alone for a three hour national news programme.

Does it have a motor head on it?
DE
deejay
Here's TC7. I think this photo demonstrates very well how big it was compared to the Salford studio:
*

Newer posts