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IS
Inspector Sands
DarkestDreams posted:
Well it said in the Guardian report that Broadcasting House has 'about 20 camera positions around the building {which means] it can double as studios' so perhaps we will see some more interesting presentation.

They'll have camera positions but that is just future proofing the building, it doesn't mean you'll get presenters popping up all over the building all day.

The last BBC building I worked in had wall boxes all over the place each with multiple connections for cameras and video/audio tie lines... but only a couple were ever used. It's easier to put them in when you fit out the place than retrofit them later, or run cables along floors on the rare opportunity you need to
M
M@ Founding member
So bizarre. I was thinking BBC News should do this only yesterday. Great idea.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Nice interview with Italian Astronaut Paolo Nespoli on the International Space Station being conducted by Tim W (for World) Simulcast on the News Channel.
DF
DrewF
Good to see the News Channel making decent use of the studio tonight, they've already used a couple of shots like this:

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And they seem to be making more use of images and graphics tonight. I know it's not essential to the news but it's nice touches like these that make it easier to watch.
WO
Worzel
woah posted:
Good to see the News Channel making decent use of the studio tonight, they've already used a couple of shots like this:

*

And they seem to be making more use of images and graphics tonight. I know it's not essential to the news but it's nice touches like these that make it easier to watch.


I agree with your sentiments 100%. I only wish they'd do this more often!!

Only 2 extra things that the news channel could do to make things a little different... better use of the BARCO's as seen above... and my dream - a stood up BBC World News style TOTH (the latter may be pushing the boundaries a bit much Wink ).

But why have 2 female presenters, we very rarely get 2 male presenters.
Last edited by Worzel on 13 January 2011 7:42pm
CH
chris
Worzel posted:
woah posted:
Good to see the News Channel making decent use of the studio tonight, they've already used a couple of shots like this:

*

And they seem to be making more use of images and graphics tonight. I know it's not essential to the news but it's nice touches like these that make it easier to watch.


I agree with your sentiments 100%. I only wish they'd do this more often!!

Only 2 extra things that the news channel could do to make things a little different... better use of the BARCO's as seen above... and my dream - a stood up BBC World News style TOTH!


I really thought woah's post was actually Worzel but shockingly wasn't. Worzel popped up to quote it and repeat himself.

Your dream is to see a stood-up BBC World News style TOTH? Wow. Shocked
HO
House
Worzel posted:
But why have 2 female presenters, we very rarely get 2 male presenters.


Presumably because the BBC contracts far fewer male relief presenters than it does female? Remember Tim Willcox (usually) accounts for about five of the male shifts each day...
WO
Worzel
chris posted:
Worzel posted:
woah posted:
Good to see the News Channel making decent use of the studio tonight, they've already used a couple of shots like this:

*

And they seem to be making more use of images and graphics tonight. I know it's not essential to the news but it's nice touches like these that make it easier to watch.


I agree with your sentiments 100%. I only wish they'd do this more often!!

Only 2 extra things that the news channel could do to make things a little different... better use of the BARCO's as seen above... and my dream - a stood up BBC World News style TOTH!


I really thought woah's post was actually Worzel but shockingly wasn't. Worzel popped up to quote it and repeat himself.

Your dream is to see a stood-up BBC World News style TOTH? Wow. Shocked


Well... in the terms of 'BBC News' anyway. Wink
GE
thegeek Founding member
Some clips of last night's By-election Special

opening sequence (did someone at the News Channel not like the election theme, then?)


Closing sequence
CH
chris_rgu
thegeek posted:
Some clips of last night's By-election Special

opening sequence (did someone at the News Channel not like the election theme, then?)


Closing sequence


I know - I didn't think that the music went very well with the graphics, election music was much better!
GE
thegeek Founding member
After much faffing around and having big problems with the lipsync (now fixed, hopefully), here's the bit in the middle, where the simulcast ended on BBC One and then started on BBC Two. See if you can spot the seamless link.
AQ
Aquasetia
thegeek posted:
See if you can spot the seamless link.

Sorry, couldn't spot it. They mask it so very well.......

*facepalm*

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