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Election 2005 -Pre-Election discussion here

Line-ups, studio's, presentation etc.... (February 2005)

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CA
cat
Jesus Christ... did the Beeb do that virtual studio in Paint?
MA
Marcus Founding member
cat posted:

Nice to see Michael Brunson is on. He once called me 'very clever'. So there.


was that in a gaydar message?

sorry wrong thread.
JV
James Vertigan Founding member
ooh... the swingometer's out! lol
BL
Blob
cat posted:
Jesus Christ... did the Beeb do that virtual studio in Paint?


wheres the virtual studeo?
JA
jamesmd
The ugliest BBC page in the world, that is.

Coincidentally, Bail, did you design the new E2005 logo for the BBC? It looks a hell of a lot like your sig.
CA
cat
It was on BBC One/News24 with Peter Snow.

It looked horrific; the background looked like it'd been done on the cheap. Especially when compared to the classy 2001 virtual studio he had.

Sky had a nice newswall/floormap virtual world. Had to do a double take, because it looked like a virtual studio but wasn't.
WI
winifred
cat posted:
Those budget cuts are really hitting, aren't they.


Laughing
DU
Dunedin
We've just seen Peter Snow with his Swingometer in a virtual studio, and Sky in their Centre with a virtual Parliament extending from newswall over the floor.

I thought both were quite impressive actually.

I just think the Swingometer is such a brilliant device with Peter Snow...it equals the the election for me.

Hope he pops up regularly on News 24 in a kind of "Factfile" type of slot.

News 24 takes up the reigns solo at 12pm (this is presumably the reason why we're tickerless- BBC One viewers apparently won't be able to handle the information)....will this be a change or alteration in pres for News 24??

It's now or never I say.
BB
BBC LDN
cat posted:
Jesus Christ... did the Beeb do that virtual studio in Paint?


It was bloody awful, wasn't it. Particularly worrying the way things appeared out of the floor, were referred to, and then started to slide back into the floor, but actually just disappeared instantaneously about halfway through the animation.

Looked like the beginnings of a far more impressive system which hasn't yet been completed yet. Certainly fell way short of the brilliant system they used for the US Elections last year.
CA
cat
winifred posted:
cat posted:
Those budget cuts are really hitting, aren't they.


Laughing


Do you ever have anything worthwhile to contribute?

What are you doing in an election thread when you're not even old enough to vote?
CA
cat
BBC LDN posted:
cat posted:
Jesus Christ... did the Beeb do that virtual studio in Paint?


It was bloody awful, wasn't it. Particularly worrying the way things appeared out of the floor, were referred to, and then started to slide back into the floor, but actually just disappeared instantaneously about halfway through the animation.

Looked like the beginnings of a far more impressive system which hasn't yet been completed yet. Certainly fell way short of the brilliant system they used for the US Elections last year.


I hope they smooth it out for the election night. Even the spinning 'Election 2005' logo was jerky.

This Morning are interviewing Blair.

Lionel Blair.

Good old ITV.
DU
Dunedin
Q. How many people does it take to drive a bus?

A. Apparently 28 staff if you're the BBC Battlebus

Budget cuts my arse Wink

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