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I think they should have a plasma TV in front of the backdrop. Remember back in 1999(?) with the cream and ivory studio, everyone believed the studio backdrop was real, but it was actually a time delayed feed. I'd like to be able to believe this backdrop is real too, but when they put two-way videos and images all over it, it ruins the effect. I just don't see the point in having a backdrop when you're blatantly going to let viewers know it's fake.
SP
Assuming you're talking about the backdrop for the national bulletins, I can't believe anyone assumed that washed out, grainy image was real. Plus of course in the wide-shot the perspective looked completely wrong.
I see your point, but you could also argue it's a huge waste of the capability of the Barco video-walls simply to show the same image all the time, and reduce anything else onto a plasma.
Chie posted:
I think they should have a plasma TV in front of the backdrop. Remember back in 1999(?) with the cream and ivory studio, everyone believed the studio backdrop was real, but it was actually a time delayed feed.
Assuming you're talking about the backdrop for the national bulletins, I can't believe anyone assumed that washed out, grainy image was real. Plus of course in the wide-shot the perspective looked completely wrong.
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I'd like to be able to believe this backdrop is real too, but when they put two-way videos and images all over it, it ruins the effect. I just don't see the point in having a backdrop when you're blatantly going to let viewers know it's fake.
I see your point, but you could also argue it's a huge waste of the capability of the Barco video-walls simply to show the same image all the time, and reduce anything else onto a plasma.
IT
The 1999 backdrop might have been a feed to screens but it was actually real. It was looped footage of the real BBC News Centre, not a computer-generated one.
itsrobert
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Chie posted:
I think they should have a plasma TV in front of the backdrop. Remember back in 1999(?) with the cream and ivory studio, everyone believed the studio backdrop was real, but it was actually a time delayed feed. I'd like to be able to believe this backdrop is real too, but when they put two-way videos and images all over it, it ruins the effect. I just don't see the point in having a backdrop when you're blatantly going to let viewers know it's fake.
The 1999 backdrop might have been a feed to screens but it was actually real. It was looped footage of the real BBC News Centre, not a computer-generated one.
KI
Assuming you're talking about the backdrop for the national bulletins, I can't believe anyone assumed that washed out, grainy image was real. Plus of course in the wide-shot the perspective looked completely wrong.
I see your point, but you could also argue it's a huge waste of the capability of the Barco video-walls simply to show the same image all the time, and reduce anything else onto a plasma.
I think your missing the point. The new backdrop is not meant to be an actual news room. It is an abstract interpretation which looks nice. In the same say the previous skyline was abstract. No-one actually thought it was London! Surely!
That's why they don't bother with recorded 'newsroom' sounds being fed in. In 1999 national set they were actually trying to create the illusions that the newsroom was behind the presenter.
Spencer For Hire posted:
Chie posted:
I think they should have a plasma TV in front of the backdrop. Remember back in 1999(?) with the cream and ivory studio, everyone believed the studio backdrop was real, but it was actually a time delayed feed.
Assuming you're talking about the backdrop for the national bulletins, I can't believe anyone assumed that washed out, grainy image was real. Plus of course in the wide-shot the perspective looked completely wrong.
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I'd like to be able to believe this backdrop is real too, but when they put two-way videos and images all over it, it ruins the effect. I just don't see the point in having a backdrop when you're blatantly going to let viewers know it's fake.
I see your point, but you could also argue it's a huge waste of the capability of the Barco video-walls simply to show the same image all the time, and reduce anything else onto a plasma.
I think your missing the point. The new backdrop is not meant to be an actual news room. It is an abstract interpretation which looks nice. In the same say the previous skyline was abstract. No-one actually thought it was London! Surely!
That's why they don't bother with recorded 'newsroom' sounds being fed in. In 1999 national set they were actually trying to create the illusions that the newsroom was behind the presenter.
SP
Wasn't half of it live but the other half was reflected and on a 15 minute delay?
Chie posted:
everyone believed the studio backdrop was real, but it was actually a time delayed feed.
Wasn't half of it live but the other half was reflected and on a 15 minute delay?
ST
Wasn't half of it live but the other half was reflected and on a 15 minute delay?
I'm sure it wasn't even live, because ISTR that the red areas in the newsroom were repainted back to cream/white because they were unpopular with the staff. But the 'feed' still showed them.
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Chie posted:
everyone believed the studio backdrop was real, but it was actually a time delayed feed.
Wasn't half of it live but the other half was reflected and on a 15 minute delay?
I'm sure it wasn't even live, because ISTR that the red areas in the newsroom were repainted back to cream/white because they were unpopular with the staff. But the 'feed' still showed them.