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DA
Dave Founding member
Stuart posted:
m_in_m posted:
From what I have seen it is a pod (like a portacabin style) sat on the grass of College Green. Looks like it is double height. It seems fairly effective though I Harriet Harman did have a strange shadow at lunchtime. I guess though lighting in that environment is never going to be easy.

They're certainly getting value from it. It was used for Andrew Marr's show this morning, and now for the Politics Show.


Think it is looking very good on screen, on some of the shots it looks bigger than what they use for other events.

Was this planned to be used for the new government or is this pod because of the hung parliament?

As said already they are getting great value from it, seems to have been onscreen non stop since Friday!
AN
Andrew Founding member
It does look impressive. Does anyone have any photos of what this studio looks like from the outside?
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whiteside2005
Andrew posted:
It does look impressive. Does anyone have any photos of what this studio looks like from the outside?


http://bbc.co.uk/i/sjrm5/
DA
Dave Founding member
whiteside2005 posted:
Andrew posted:
It does look impressive. Does anyone have any photos of what this studio looks like from the outside?


http://bbc.co.uk/i/sjrm5/


To save anyone else having to endure a 2 hour video to see a 1 second clip

here is a direct link http://bbc.co.uk/i/sjrm5/?t=26m20s

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6448/bbcpod.png
CH
chris_rgu
just got the final 15 seconds of before breakfast - is that a new count down there is on BBC news channel? - I just saw one with George Clooney which I've never seen before!!!
WO
Worzel
chris_rgu posted:
just got the final 15 seconds of before breakfast - is that a new count down there is on BBC news channel? - I just saw one with George Clooney which I've never seen before!!!


No I think it is one currently in use. Isn't it Clooney at the Premiere of the Golden Compass? There is one with Nicole Kidman on as well.

They really do need to update those as they have been the same for nearly 4 years now. When the revamp happened in 2008, they just changed the font of the countdown and added the 'BBC News' box instead of the 'BBC News 24' strap.
Last edited by Worzel on 10 May 2010 10:07am
MB
Media Boy
chris_rgu posted:
just got the final 15 seconds of before breakfast - is that a new count down there is on BBC news channel? - I just saw one with George Clooney which I've never seen before!!!


Yip - there is a suite of new countdowns that went live today...
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Worzel
Media Boy posted:
chris_rgu posted:
just got the final 15 seconds of before breakfast - is that a new count down there is on BBC news channel? - I just saw one with George Clooney which I've never seen before!!!


Yip - there is a suite of new countdowns that went live today...


I stand corrected. Smile
JO
Jonny
That's bizarre, I was just thinking last night that they should really get round to replacing the previous one.
BA
bai4943
Im liking the new mix of the music!!! Very Happy
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Worzel
Just seen one of the new TOTH countdowns - very smart and the pips start at 10 rather than 7 - but the end wipe has changed... looks very smart! I notice the music has slightly changed too and the numbers font is bolder!

(Was this done because of Sky News' revamp Wink ).
CH
chris
Worzel posted:
Just seen one of the new TOTH countdowns - very smart and the pips start at 10 rather than 7 - but the end wipe has changed... looks very smart! I notice the music has slightly changed too and the numbers font is bolder!

(Was this done because of Sky News' revamp Wink ).


I think the higher pitched pips start at 9 rather than 10 but the countdown now actually counts down to the TOTH rather than to the sting at the end. Not sure about the changed end wipe and for some reason they played out the night version. I like the new music though - sounds slightly like the music originally intended for the 2005 countdown.

I doubt this very slight change was done because of Sky News though...

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