JO
If anything the several years delay suggests it's not related.
It's not like drone use has been confined to title sequences in recent years.
They wouldn't be based on GMB's titles by any chance would they? Seems funny that Breakfast hasn't had live action titles since 2000 but a few years after GMB launches the BBC are suddenly using a drone to film footage for their titles!
If anything the several years delay suggests it's not related.
Sounds remarkably like them taking advantage of the fact that GMB no longer features sweeping shots of their studio building, that Breakfast decides to do their own?
It's not like drone use has been confined to title sequences in recent years.
ST
To be fair, MediaCityUK must be fairly familiar to people other than just us anoraks. Aerial views of it have featured on BBC and ITV programmes, and it does appear on the NC countdown, as well as in Breakfast's Olympics titles in 2016.
Breakfast quite often show "the view outside", although usually in relation to particularly good or adverse weather conditions. Although not iconic like TLS, or TVC, it's not an unpleasant view and I wouldn't see anything wrong with them using "sunrise in Salford" as part of their titles.
That picture in James Mobbs' tweet looks as though they picked a particularly nice morning in which to do the drone filming.
Ooh yes, that iconic skyline of, umm, Salford.
To be fair, MediaCityUK must be fairly familiar to people other than just us anoraks. Aerial views of it have featured on BBC and ITV programmes, and it does appear on the NC countdown, as well as in Breakfast's Olympics titles in 2016.
Breakfast quite often show "the view outside", although usually in relation to particularly good or adverse weather conditions. Although not iconic like TLS, or TVC, it's not an unpleasant view and I wouldn't see anything wrong with them using "sunrise in Salford" as part of their titles.
That picture in James Mobbs' tweet looks as though they picked a particularly nice morning in which to do the drone filming.
GE
The audio-visuaisation effect is the BBC News standard way of handling audio-only sources on-screen. It's automated so can be done by anyone at their desktop, rather than requiring an editor and/or designer to be involved. (i.e. it's cheaper)
For anyone still interested in this, here's a BBC News Labs article about how it works:
https://medium.com/bbc-news-labs/visualising-audio-bbc-news-labs-audiogram-generator-4ce97ee3da51
(of course, being able to do it doesn't always mean that they should...)
thegeek
Founding member
B -Team behind the scenes today on BBC Breakfast. They managed to show a viewer's photo incorrectly orientated at 90 degs.
However, in a rather insensitive act, they played a very moving clip from this forthcoming radio programme:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09yy4gb
With a stupid fake 'oscillograph' bouncing up and down with the audio. Crass; WTF do they feel the need to do that (on all audio material now it seems) ?
However, in a rather insensitive act, they played a very moving clip from this forthcoming radio programme:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09yy4gb
With a stupid fake 'oscillograph' bouncing up and down with the audio. Crass; WTF do they feel the need to do that (on all audio material now it seems) ?
The audio-visuaisation effect is the BBC News standard way of handling audio-only sources on-screen. It's automated so can be done by anyone at their desktop, rather than requiring an editor and/or designer to be involved. (i.e. it's cheaper)
For anyone still interested in this, here's a BBC News Labs article about how it works:
https://medium.com/bbc-news-labs/visualising-audio-bbc-news-labs-audiogram-generator-4ce97ee3da51
(of course, being able to do it doesn't always mean that they should...)
RN
Just seen it on Twitter that today marks 20 years of Carol Kirkwood presenting the weather on Breakfast.
LS
Lou Scannon
Any further indication of when the Salford Quays drone footage will be used on-screen? If it really is for a new title sequence, what's the betting that it'll only be a temporary one (like with the Rio Olympics) for a day/week/whatever before reverting back to the usual one?
An actual permanent change/refresh/revamp at BBC Breakfast might knock planet Earth out of its orbit...
I'm unaware of any "occasion" coming up soon that'd warrant any such special titles, though.
An actual permanent change/refresh/revamp at BBC Breakfast might knock planet Earth out of its orbit...
I'm unaware of any "occasion" coming up soon that'd warrant any such special titles, though.
CU
BBC have had a breakfast programme since 1983 in various guises so I guess it's 20 years since she made her breakfast debut. However I guess you knew that when you posted.
Which considering Breakfast has only been on air 18 years is some achievement.
BBC have had a breakfast programme since 1983 in various guises so I guess it's 20 years since she made her breakfast debut. However I guess you knew that when you posted.
