JA
Well I don't know what you expected, to be honest.
Where in "routine electrical testing" can you find "set revamp" or "set tweak" or "set modification"?
Even Nick Harvey couldn't find an anagram of any of those in that phrase.
Dave posted:
All back to normal now and not a change / tweak / modification in sight!
Well I don't know what you expected, to be honest.
Where in "routine electrical testing" can you find "set revamp" or "set tweak" or "set modification"?
Even Nick Harvey couldn't find an anagram of any of those in that phrase.
PE
yes, but the set is the oversized background isn't it. It's all very well broadcasting from a real studio (which I agree looks vastly better), but why put a bizzare paint recreation of the old set as the background?
They should have used either the old N6 background, or the cityscape.
I agree with the cameras though, much much better and none of that wierd greenshift we get from N8 either.
Pete
Founding member
Moz posted:
Why does it look ridiculous?
The quality of picture is far far better. A novel idea broadcasting from a studio rather than a corridor, and it shows. Rather than the dreary, badly lit picture you usually get from N8, this looks far better. It's also better with the video wall rather than the usual washed out mini-screens.
The quality of picture is far far better. A novel idea broadcasting from a studio rather than a corridor, and it shows. Rather than the dreary, badly lit picture you usually get from N8, this looks far better. It's also better with the video wall rather than the usual washed out mini-screens.
yes, but the set is the oversized background isn't it. It's all very well broadcasting from a real studio (which I agree looks vastly better), but why put a bizzare paint recreation of the old set as the background?
They should have used either the old N6 background, or the cityscape.
I agree with the cameras though, much much better and none of that wierd greenshift we get from N8 either.
MO
yes, but the set is the oversized background isn't it. It's all very well broadcasting from a real studio (which I agree looks vastly better), but why put a bizzare paint recreation of the old set as the background?
They should have used either the old N6 background, or the cityscape.
I agree with the cameras though, much much better and none of that wierd greenshift we get from N8 either.
If they'd worked on it a bit more, and maybe got a "live" picture of the newsroom behind N8 like this...
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/n8.jpg
...without the frosting, then it would have been better. The problem they has was with the corners. Instead of making it look like the newroom wrapped around the walls, they should have designed it so it looked like the newsroom was entirely behind the back wall. Like this...
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/newsroom_copy1.gif
Hymagumba posted:
Moz posted:
Why does it look ridiculous?
The quality of picture is far far better. A novel idea broadcasting from a studio rather than a corridor, and it shows. Rather than the dreary, badly lit picture you usually get from N8, this looks far better. It's also better with the video wall rather than the usual washed out mini-screens.
The quality of picture is far far better. A novel idea broadcasting from a studio rather than a corridor, and it shows. Rather than the dreary, badly lit picture you usually get from N8, this looks far better. It's also better with the video wall rather than the usual washed out mini-screens.
yes, but the set is the oversized background isn't it. It's all very well broadcasting from a real studio (which I agree looks vastly better), but why put a bizzare paint recreation of the old set as the background?
They should have used either the old N6 background, or the cityscape.
I agree with the cameras though, much much better and none of that wierd greenshift we get from N8 either.
If they'd worked on it a bit more, and maybe got a "live" picture of the newsroom behind N8 like this...
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/n8.jpg
...without the frosting, then it would have been better. The problem they has was with the corners. Instead of making it look like the newroom wrapped around the walls, they should have designed it so it looked like the newsroom was entirely behind the back wall. Like this...
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/newsroom_copy1.gif
EO
Or they could have trusted that viewers would recognise N6 as one of BBC News's studios. Even if the newsroom background had been well executed, it was pointless. The cityscape has been around for months now, and is the most commonly seen background on BBC News anyway. The vast majority of viewers couldn't care less which of the BBC's studios News 24 is broadcast from, and if it has to broadcast from two different ones it looks more impressive than confusing.
In fact, maybe N6 should be used for flagship programmes like The Five O' Clock News (admittedly there's a logistics problem there) and News 24 Tonight.
EDIT: added "News 24 Tonight", as I had originally meant to write.
In fact, maybe N6 should be used for flagship programmes like The Five O' Clock News (admittedly there's a logistics problem there) and News 24 Tonight.
EDIT: added "News 24 Tonight", as I had originally meant to write.
MA
I've always thought the 'newshours' should be presented from N6. It looks disjointed having two different studios in the same 'programme'.
pickle104 posted:
Or they could have trusted that viewers would recognise N6 as one of BBC News's studios. Even if the newsroom background had been well executed, it was pointless. The cityscape has been around for months now, and is the most commonly seen background on BBC News anyway. The vast majority of viewers couldn't care less which of the BBC's studios News 24 is broadcast from, and if it has to broadcast from two different ones it looks more impressive than confusing.
In fact, maybe N6 should be used for flagship programmes like The Five O' Clock News (admittedly there's a logistics problem there) and News 24.
In fact, maybe N6 should be used for flagship programmes like The Five O' Clock News (admittedly there's a logistics problem there) and News 24.
I've always thought the 'newshours' should be presented from N6. It looks disjointed having two different studios in the same 'programme'.
DA
BBC World News was not moved just because it needed a more newsy background! Come on!
Davidjb
Founding member
Spencer For Hire posted:
I imagine the original intention was that News 24 would be housed where it was to start with (what is now World's studio).
Only when they decided that World needed a more newsy background was N24 shifted to where it is now.
Only when they decided that World needed a more newsy background was N24 shifted to where it is now.
BBC World News was not moved just because it needed a more newsy background! Come on!
SP
Depends... as well as PAT testing they may well have been carrying out tests on the backup power supplies in view of recent difficulties?
Moz posted:
Seriously, surely it can't have taken from Friday night to Tuesday 8.30am to do "electrical testing" on N8. I wouldn't be surprised if it's more than that which has been done to N8 this weekend!
Depends... as well as PAT testing they may well have been carrying out tests on the backup power supplies in view of recent difficulties?