MI
Whoops.
I guess there isn't a lot N6 can do in that case - much the same as if the sports presenter hadn't made it to the CSO studio when they were in London.
Ooops, on the BBC news channel just now, when the opt-out came at the TOTH there was an empty chair at the sports desk, no presenter!
Whoops.
I guess there isn't a lot N6 can do in that case - much the same as if the sports presenter hadn't made it to the CSO studio when they were in London.
PC
They still must have chosen to cut to the source though, when they would have been able to see on the preview monitor that the presenter was missing.
DA
True, although the director could have been a bit miffed that someone in Salford wasn't paying attention so cut to the studio to make a point.
Davidjb
Founding member
They still must have chosen to cut to the source though, when they would have been able to see on the preview monitor that the presenter was missing.
True, although the director could have been a bit miffed that someone in Salford wasn't paying attention so cut to the studio to make a point.
MI
The only two things I can think of (and I don't know if they are possible) are:
a) Jon reads the sports headline - but that requires it to have been loaded into the London script
b) Air the BBC London headlines
As news has moved to Salford does this affect what regions see if they fail to opt?
What else could they cut to at short notice?
The only two things I can think of (and I don't know if they are possible) are:
a) Jon reads the sports headline - but that requires it to have been loaded into the London script
b) Air the BBC London headlines
As news has moved to Salford does this affect what regions see if they fail to opt?
TR
Surely all they need to do is stick some frosting material to the glass to blur the background, rather than fiddling with cameras, lighting and depth of field? That couldn't cost too much to do.
BA
Yes, but surely changing camera setups and lights you have costs even less. I'm sure though they have the lenses as wide open as possible but the lenses they'll have won't be particularly fast anyway so they will always struggle to give a narrow depth of field. Add light, reduce gain and open iris are all you can really do, if none of that works then yea, frost the glass.
* You could also pull the camera back and zoom in a little, but I doubt they have space for that.
Bail
Moderator
Surely all they need to do is stick some frosting material to the glass to blur the background, rather than fiddling with cameras, lighting and depth of field? That couldn't cost too much to do.
Yes, but surely changing camera setups and lights you have costs even less. I'm sure though they have the lenses as wide open as possible but the lenses they'll have won't be particularly fast anyway so they will always struggle to give a narrow depth of field. Add light, reduce gain and open iris are all you can really do, if none of that works then yea, frost the glass.
* You could also pull the camera back and zoom in a little, but I doubt they have space for that.
KM
I think the solution lies in the camera settings, the lighting, and the glass together. The cameras will surely be tweaked over time as those in the BBC Breakfast/NWT studio were, and the grid lighting could also be improved with some adjustments.
The biggest problem is the glass; the yellow swirls on it are so thin they're barely noticeable and do nothing to obscure the view. Commercial grade privacy film is a cheap and easy solution that really should've been applied to it from the outset - for the sake of the employees directly in the camera's sight, if nothing else.
The biggest problem is the glass; the yellow swirls on it are so thin they're barely noticeable and do nothing to obscure the view. Commercial grade privacy film is a cheap and easy solution that really should've been applied to it from the outset - for the sake of the employees directly in the camera's sight, if nothing else.
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