Saw the new OS screen in action at 1800GMT. Looks good and less clunky. Seems there's also a dress code change for Outside Source. Unless there's a wardrobe optimisation by 2100GMT there might be chest hair, especially if you're watching in HD....!
Saw the new OS screen in action at 1800GMT. Looks good and less clunky. Seems there's also a dress code change for Outside Source. Unless there's a wardrobe optimisation by 2100GMT there might be chest hair, especially if you're watching in HD....!
Edit: optimised for 2100GMT
How was it optimized? Ross was wearing the same exact thing and the guests looked a bit more casual.
I guess the BBC is getting a bit more casual for certain shows - it started with no ties on casual Friday for Business Live and Aaron Heslehurst is now tieless.
Saw the new OS screen in action at 1800GMT. Looks good and less clunky. Seems there's also a dress code change for Outside Source. Unless there's a wardrobe optimisation by 2100GMT there might be chest hair, especially if you're watching in HD....!
Edit: optimised for 2100GMT
How was it optimized? Ross was wearing the same exact thing and the guests looked a bit more casual.
I guess the BBC is getting a bit more casual for certain shows - it started with no ties on casual Friday for Business Live and Aaron Heslehurst is now tieless.
I tuned in during the 1800GMT edition on BBC World News HD via Astra 1, which has a very sharp picture thanks to higher bitrates*, and it's interesting to see what you can see in a close up shot...
*BBC World News HD Europe is 8.7Mb/s fixed compared to BBC News HD's 4.1Mb/s average, variable on Freeview HD and 5.3Mb/s average, variable on satellite. Static close up shots are therefore much, much sharper.
Saw the new OS screen in action at 1800GMT. Looks good and less clunky. Seems there's also a dress code change for Outside Source. Unless there's a wardrobe optimisation by 2100GMT there might be chest hair, especially if you're watching in HD....!
Edit: optimised for 2100GMT
How was it optimized? Ross was wearing the same exact thing and the guests looked a bit more casual.
I guess the BBC is getting a bit more casual for certain shows - it started with no ties on casual Friday for Business Live and Aaron Heslehurst is now tieless.
I tuned in during the 1800GMT edition on BBC World News HD via Astra 1, which has a very sharp picture thanks to higher bitrates*, and it's interesting to see what you can see in a close up shot...
*BBC World News HD Europe is 8.7Mb/s fixed compared to BBC News HD's 4.1Mb/s average, variable on Freeview HD and 5.3Mb/s average, variable on satellite. Static close up shots are therefore much, much sharper.
Okay, when you said wardrobe optimized I thought you meant the clothes.
Saw the new OS screen in action at 1800GMT. Looks good and less clunky. Seems there's also a dress code change for Outside Source. Unless there's a wardrobe optimisation by 2100GMT there might be chest hair, especially if you're watching in HD....!
Edit: optimised for 2100GMT
How was it optimized? Ross was wearing the same exact thing and the guests looked a bit more casual.
I guess the BBC is getting a bit more casual for certain shows - it started with no ties on casual Friday for Business Live and Aaron Heslehurst is now tieless.
I tuned in during the 1800GMT edition on BBC World News HD via Astra 1, which has a very sharp picture thanks to higher bitrates*, and it's interesting to see what you can see in a close up shot...
*BBC World News HD Europe is 8.7Mb/s fixed compared to BBC News HD's 4.1Mb/s average, variable on Freeview HD and 5.3Mb/s average, variable on satellite. Static close up shots are therefore much, much sharper.
The picture quality is awesome, the sound not so, it's the other way round on BBC News HD.
Just noticed that BBC Pop Up reporter Matt Danzico is still in the BBC World countdown. He's now with NBC seemingly doing the similar type of thing - he's looking for people for a new type of investigative unit.
Look at the kit they're supplying the new recruits:
This yet to be named studio will be an independent, off-site division of NBC News tasked with experimenting with emerging technologies and visual storytelling. The group’s work will be found at the intersection of technology, shoe-leather reporting and avant-garde video storytelling — all aimed at mobiles, social and set-top boxes. And we’ll begin our journey by developing innovative video products in several areas, including creative news-based documentaries (domestic and international) and VR — all while taking advantage of creative treatments as well as NBC’s internal mountain of archive.
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This role will be responsible for creating doc-style videos, from news analysis to larger investigative features and potentially even half-hour docs. This person will be expected to create content that lives at the intersection of documentary, news analysis and social media experimentation. We not only expect a polished video product from you but a never-before-attempted treatment and social rollout plan for each piece. We will push you to continually reinvent yourself.
The A7S is one of the better DSLRs around for video - particularly good in low light. Don't think it's been EBU tiered - which probably means Sony and big end users know it will fail but are happy to live with the limitations. It is used in the UK as second camera, or for low light stuff, on some quite high-end shows.
For producing stuff for web or mobile it's not a bad choice at all, and for news production for TV it's OK. Most people shooting on it will be running 24/25p though - which has a very different dynamic to 50/59.44i or p. (Good for 'arty' features, but a bit distancing for straight news reporting)
Being a nerd I should point out the A7S is of course mirrorless with no prism so isn't "SLR" but that me being pedantic. It's gobsmackingly good in low light, even with crazy ISO numbers the picture it produces is very clean. Paired with decent codec in XAVC with a nice bitrate and log shooting its a joy to use!
I'm amazed how many 4k cameras are out there now, whilst not mainstream yet it's certainly becoming a more frequently requested resloution.
Personally I really want to get my hands on Sonys new PXW-Z450 a 4K body in a traditional ENG style. The F55 is still to "cinema" for propper run and gun use IMO. CN7 lens is nice, but weighs a ton! Be interesting to see how the "4k" B4 2/3 lenses fair. Fun times in the camera dept!
Being a nerd I should point out the A7S is of course mirrorless with no prism so isn't "SLR" but that me being pedantic. It's gobsmackingly good in low light, even with crazy ISO numbers the picture it produces is very clean. Paired with decent codec in XAVC with a nice bitrate and log shooting its a joy to use!
Yes - you're quite right to pick me up on that. it is definitely one of the better low-cost mirrorless or DSLRs used for video. Don't think it's passed an EBU tiering test though.
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I'm amazed how many 4k cameras are out there now, whilst not mainstream yet it's certainly becoming a more frequently requested resloution.
Personally I really want to get my hands on Sonys new PXW-Z450 a 4K body in a traditional ENG style. The F55 is still to "cinema" for propper run and gun use IMO. CN7 lens is nice, but weighs a ton! Be interesting to see how the "4k" B4 2/3 lenses fair. Fun times in the camera dept!
The 4K 2/3" lenses that arrived around the time of the HDC-4300s were much awaited - thoigh ISTR that the wide angles (really useful for handheld) took longer than the box-lenses.
The F55 is a very nice camera for documentary shooting, particularly because it has a proper global shutter, and it generates very nice pictures indeed. It doesn't work nicely live though - the F55 Live was an obvious 'test-the-water' and spurred them to produce a proper 3 chip system camera.
What's happened on the evening Buisness Live? It seems to only be from London this week.
The BBC is currently moving office in NYC. Once settled, the new studio set-up will be on air. I don't know whether we will see an improvement over the previous DTL headshot with a flatscreen view of midtown Manhattan. Fingers crossed for a return to an actual studio with a desk.
