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BBC National News: Presentation

(April 2008)

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CH
chris_rgu
itsrobert posted:
Steve posted:
Pretty sure the opening to the Ten is nearly always pre-recorded.


Admittedly it's been several years since I've been to the BBC, but whenever I've seen a bulletin going out, everything's been live from start to finish. So, unless that's changed I find that rather surprising. I know that ITN pre-record the headlines as a matter of course, though.


I think one of the directors said on this forum that the BBC would never pre-record a bulletin!
Last edited by chris_rgu on 28 July 2012 5:13pm
HJ
Harry James
Out of curiosity, how would they have recorded the opening, because wouldn't the studio have been in use on earlier times?!
MW
Mike W
Harry James posted:
Out of curiosity, how would they have recorded the opening, because wouldn't the studio have been in use on earlier times?!


they do it during trailers!
HJ
Harry James
Nice closing on the News at 1 today with Tim Willcox, using World News' closing sting, with the BBC News logo of course Smile
ST
Steve Founding member
Harry James posted:
Out of curiosity, how would they have recorded the opening, because wouldn't the studio have been in use on earlier times?!


Don't forget N6 is free for the Ten to record headlines between 9.30pm and 10pm. There's also a difference between recording a headline sequence and a bulletin.
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chris
Steve posted:
Harry James posted:
Out of curiosity, how would they have recorded the opening, because wouldn't the studio have been in use on earlier times?!


Don't forget N6 is free for the Ten to record headlines between 9.30pm and 10pm. There's also a difference between recording a headline sequence and a bulletin.


I'm pretty sure it's not recorded. Behind the scenes videos show that they're not recorded. One recent showed Fiona having the headline sequence changed 60 seconds before going to air.
CH
chris_rgu
chris posted:
Steve posted:
Harry James posted:
Out of curiosity, how would they have recorded the opening, because wouldn't the studio have been in use on earlier times?!


Don't forget N6 is free for the Ten to record headlines between 9.30pm and 10pm. There's also a difference between recording a headline sequence and a bulletin.


I'm pretty sure it's not recorded. Behind the scenes videos show that they're not recorded. One recent showed Fiona having the headline sequence changed 60 seconds before going to air.


And if you go to someone on an OB during the headlines it always says LIVE
GE
thegeek Founding member
chris_rgu posted:
And if you go to someone on an OB during the headlines it always says LIVE
Not always . You'll occasionally get a locator without a live bug which indicates that either that headline or the whole sequence (if it's a complicated one) has been prerecorded. Doesn't happen often though.
LO
lobster
What is the point of having the weather presenter outside on a mini balcony? I'm not a ****, I can look outside if I want to know what the weather is doing.

But worse still, the poor women just now was almost unable to present it because it was so windy and the light in her face was way too bright. It's almost like somebody was shining a torch in her face.
WO
Worzel
lobster posted:
What is the point of having the weather presenter outside on a mini balcony? I'm not a ****, I can look outside if I want to know what the weather is doing.

But worse still, the poor women just now was almost unable to present it because it was so windy and the light in her face was way too bright. It's almost like somebody was shining a torch in her face.


Plus George said 'Thanks Helen', then had to correct himself and say thanks to who was actually presenting it!
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chris
lobster posted:
What is the point of having the weather presenter outside on a mini balcony? I'm not a ****, I can look outside if I want to know what the weather is doing.

But worse still, the poor women just now was almost unable to present it because it was so windy and the light in her face was way too bright. It's almost like somebody was shining a torch in her face.


I agree. I don't see any benefit from having the weather there. If anything it's a hindrance because they are unable to point at the graphics.
LL
London Lite Founding member
chris posted:
lobster posted:
What is the point of having the weather presenter outside on a mini balcony? I'm not a ****, I can look outside if I want to know what the weather is doing.

But worse still, the poor women just now was almost unable to present it because it was so windy and the light in her face was way too bright. It's almost like somebody was shining a torch in her face.


I agree. I don't see any benefit from having the weather there. If anything it's a hindrance because they are unable to point at the graphics.


BBC London News appeared to have the right compromise this evening from the World studio.

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