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Studios now shuffled. (April 2006)

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NG
noggin Founding member
Telefís posted:
What do you all mean the floor is 'painted'?


The flat studio floor is painted with paint to appear to be wood.

Common on sitcoms, dramas shot in studio in the 70s and 80s - prior to location filming being the norm.

Quote:

How the heck do you paint a wooden floor?!


You paint a base colour, and then add a grain effect, think paint effects. Can be done quite quickly, and if water soluble paint is used, this can be quickly washed off at the end of a production block. Much easier to track cameras over paint than wood or lino...

Similarly when you see tiled floors on sitcoms or dramas shot in-studio - that is normally just painted on. You really can't tell the difference on camera if it is done reasonably well.
NG
noggin Founding member
thegeek posted:
Hymagumba posted:
oh yes, that lighting is far superior. I presume Newsnight will be the only *interesting* studio we get as the rest of them will essentially look the same (bar the better lights) until we see the new sets.
Newsnight's set won't look hugely different tonight - although I think it has lost the overhead bits (TC11 isn't very tall), and I think the main desk may be a little smaller.


Think you'll find there has been no change in the desk.
TE
Telefis
In the words of Sir Trevor McDonald - "noggin...(distinguished pause)...thank you".
BA
Bail Moderator
noggin posted:
You paint a base colour, and then add a grain effect, think paint effects. Can be done quite quickly, and if water soluble paint is used.

I doubt the current paintjob was "quick" as they've taken the time to paint individual planks of wood, rather than a general wood style. It looks like there are lots of small wooden planks, must of taken a fair bit of work to keep it as neat as it looks...

Although I guess it's probably fairly rough/rushed close up, but will that still be the case when HD takes over.. Smile Well done to the set painting team/person.
JW
JamesWorldNews
I don't get to see the Nationals, but in James' caps posted above, I would say that the set builders have done a bloody good job. No one (except us) will notice any difference. I personally wouldn't have noticed.
TR
TROGGLES
noggin posted:
TROGGLES posted:
thegeek posted:
josh205 posted:
So has this studio being built over the 4 days or being constructed for ages then in the 4 space time they have moved the desk into the studio ??

Edit: They most probably made the papers yellow because if they were white you wouldn't notice there was papers there! Laughing

It's exactly the same set that used to be in N6; they spent a couple of days moving it to a different studio in TV Centre.
As for the colour of the paper? Surely it's just what happened to be in the nearest stationery cupboard?

Gavin Scott posted:
I would like to see an esoteric commentator sitting in the corner, giving his views as we go along.

Like Jacques "Jacques" Liverot on The Day Today.
"What is gay?"

Most broadcasters use yellow paper for scripts in a studio as it does not reflect as much light as white.


Yes - Newsnight and Breakfast use yellow. Oddly the One, Six and Ten do as well now... Wonder why that is?

Proberbly because they are having camera problems with the set in the new studio being overlit. You have a white desk top lit from underneath a great deal of overhead white lighting and very little fill light. Add some white paper and it would shine and reflect everywhere.
DE
denton
noggin posted:
Telefís posted:
What do you all mean the floor is 'painted'?


The flat studio floor is painted with paint to appear to be wood.

Common on sitcoms, dramas shot in studio in the 70s and 80s - prior to location filming being the norm.

Quote:

How the heck do you paint a wooden floor?!


You paint a base colour, and then add a grain effect, think paint effects. Can be done quite quickly, and if water soluble paint is used, this can be quickly washed off at the end of a production block. Much easier to track cameras over paint than wood or lino...

Similarly when you see tiled floors on sitcoms or dramas shot in-studio - that is normally just painted on. You really can't tell the difference on camera if it is done reasonably well.


I seem to remember a few years back, perhaps on Blue Peter, being shown a machine that was used to create paint effects on studio floors.
TR
TROGGLES
denton posted:
noggin posted:
Telefís posted:
What do you all mean the floor is 'painted'?


The flat studio floor is painted with paint to appear to be wood.

Common on sitcoms, dramas shot in studio in the 70s and 80s - prior to location filming being the norm.

Quote:

How the heck do you paint a wooden floor?!


You paint a base colour, and then add a grain effect, think paint effects. Can be done quite quickly, and if water soluble paint is used, this can be quickly washed off at the end of a production block. Much easier to track cameras over paint than wood or lino...

Similarly when you see tiled floors on sitcoms or dramas shot in-studio - that is normally just painted on. You really can't tell the difference on camera if it is done reasonably well.


I seem to remember a few years back, perhaps on Blue Peter, being shown a machine that was used to create paint effects on studio floors.


I'm sure Linda Barker would have has something in her design kit Wink
SP
Spencer
Looks like they've had a tinker with the lighting. It's still not perfect, but it's a lot less harsh this lunchtime.
GE
thegeek Founding member
noggin posted:
thegeek posted:
[...]I think the main desk may be a little smaller.


Think you'll find there has been no change in the desk.
My bad - I think when I saw the studio feed the cameras weren't at their usual angles, and it made it appear to be a bit smaller.
DJ
DJ Dave
TROGGLES posted:
denton posted:
noggin posted:
Telefís posted:
What do you all mean the floor is 'painted'?


The flat studio floor is painted with paint to appear to be wood.

Common on sitcoms, dramas shot in studio in the 70s and 80s - prior to location filming being the norm.

Quote:

How the heck do you paint a wooden floor?!


You paint a base colour, and then add a grain effect, think paint effects. Can be done quite quickly, and if water soluble paint is used, this can be quickly washed off at the end of a production block. Much easier to track cameras over paint than wood or lino...

Similarly when you see tiled floors on sitcoms or dramas shot in-studio - that is normally just painted on. You really can't tell the difference on camera if it is done reasonably well.


I seem to remember a few years back, perhaps on Blue Peter, being shown a machine that was used to create paint effects on studio floors.


I'm sure Linda Barker would have has something in her design kit Wink


I think it works, really really well. Laughing
TE
Telefis
Very Happy

Agreed about the lighting - much much improved today, but still notably different.
What sort of lighting is regularly used in N6 - warm, cool-running fluorescents (think they used to have them in News 24), or more conventional lighting?

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