Is it me or it the floor that "bit" on the left on the screens on the national.... its the same colour, shape.
I always thought that with regards to the N24 set. I half expected the national's projected backdrop to be updated to include the N24 set last December.
In fact, if they dropped the fake backdrop and projected a camera shot across the newsroom behind either the N24 or World sets on the national bulletins, it would probably look better (as if the three sets were within the same working area).
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Also.. can I have the old desk. Please, I'd pay postage.
How much would you pay for an old can of hairspray, left behind in Stephen Cole's drawer desk? I am being serious.
(Beware though, it was one of Stephen's big cans and the closest thing to it in size is perhaps a Boeing 737, so you may have problems getting into a Tesco's bag.)
Shouldn't someone over there in London at TV Forum be organising a get together of forum members to celebrate the launch of the new BBC World set? Usually such tasks should be performed by a Mod Bod (Robert??????????)
We could then ask one of the BBC World presenters to be guest of honour.
Who just watched the 1200GMT Bulletin. i think that now is the best part of the news because they have an intro similar to TWT. Are they going to get another Plasma for the other side of the room? I think they should because they should be doing the WBR their, so BBC World actually make use of their (getting to like it) new set.
I think Lindsey and Darshini looked very cosy at the begiining and that set the mood! lol. It was very good anyway.
I wonder if we will ever get to see Aaron do it.. I cant wait! Does anyone know who was Presenting at 0600GMT this morning after TWT???
It'll have been the same presenters who actually DO present TWT beforehand- probably David Eades and Sally Bundock. Although, patterns these last few weeks have been very erratic.
Normally the TWT newscasters stay on to present the next two bulletins too. Sometimes three.
Watching the 14:30 edition of Asia Today. There is some funky Asia Today grapic over Anya's shoulder, never seen this before on BBC World. Its not on a plasma and she is at the right hand side of the main news desk. I have to say it looks pretty good, it's quite a nice touch to the programme I have to say.
I for one dont like the change, i think the studio is a bit too bland. There is White all over the walls, with make it look dead. The newsroom in the background cant be seen becouse of the hight of the newsdesk/presenter. There is also very little activity there. The gallery looks quite out of place and really it is not excatly to my liking. The desk is fine, the screen is ok, but now that i see the new set, i prefered the old set
Well here's a view from someone who hadn't read this thread for a while - and so didn't know what was coming.
I noticed the change to that crescent-shaped desk and was really getting used to it. Seemed a friendly shape - not a pompous "mission control" glowing desk.. or the cluttered dark look of the old studio. I think it's a shame that wasn't the new look - although maybe it doesn't look bold enough?
I had noticed the increasing numbers of opt-out ad breaks (and the fact that you could tell the presenters themselves were a little phased by them since they would occasionally look like they weren't ready for you when you rejoined). Also the half hour return for headlines - with breaks either side - was/is very annoying. It's quite a difference from having a bulletin with distinct start and end of course, but I'm guessing the aim was to make it look more like news was "ongoing" and not a programme.
When I tuned in today I had just assumed they were using the 24 set - it certainly looked the same to me. After a few hours I came here and was surprised to find that this is an official new look! Talk about going from one extreme to the other - from too dark to glowing uncomfortably.
I do like the new format for the opening sequence and am very pleased to see that, unlike BBC1, they seem to be able to join the two headline beds on the beat - AND it seems the titles come in on beat too (or is this just on the bulletins I have watched?).
I could never understand why BBC1 would have a smooth, timed, rhythmic headline sequence - and surround it with a rough join from the presenter's "the headlines:" intro - and then again into the main titles. If they've found a way to avoid that here (or just taught the operators to play things in time DJ stylee) then all the better for ensuring the whole sequence is slick.
I do find it a shame when things are designed well - but get let down by a little detail (maybe some bureaucracy or too many cooks!)
The spinning 3D headline thing was a classic example of "lots of effort, design work and hype" (they promoted it as being impressive because of live 3D rendering I believe?) - but then it was let down last week by the "ARAFAT'S FUNERAL" headline hour after hour.... now how could they build such a sophisticated system and then let basic things like parsing or text slip?? (HTML coding on the input side and not on the other?)
So I'm wondering has that headline system now been dropped? I haven't seen it at all today.
