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General day to day goings-ons (August 2004)

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RH
richard h
i see the itv news channel is out of the main studio today and in the london today/tonight studio probably for election rehersals
AN
all new Phil
ok this is weird, sorry if it's been mentioned... itv news channel is currently in a set that is neither the main one, the one they use whilst the main one is in use, nor the london one. it's completely virtual (by the look of it) and has the old desk from the main studio in it. cameras aren't fixed because it just zoomed out into the break. is this new?
FA
fanoftv
all new Phil posted:
ok this is weird, sorry if it's been mentioned... itv news channel is currently in a set that is neither the main one, the one they use whilst the main one is in use, nor the london one. it's completely virtual (by the look of it) and has the old desk from the main studio in it. cameras aren't fixed because it just zoomed out into the break. is this new?


Nope.
It is the studio that they use when the main studio is in use, it's just used more creatively.

Instead of having just a single shot ormaybe two angles, they've recreated the set in graphics and are using it in their Virtual Reality studio.

It's in the lead up to the election, as the main studio is in use for rehersals and it means that programmes like Alastair Stewart and the breakfast slot won't suffer.
JD
jdtech
AFAIK that is the 'Virtual Studio' they are use at the moment...

Did you notice, during the zoom out, the 'inside' of the desk flickering somewhat?

John

Here's a piccy:
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/otfbflickering.jpg
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Was there any point in them introducing that bloody awful election desk so early in the campaign. It's not as if it actually served any purpose. They never got any more people around it than they would have on the two benches, and it just ruins the aesthetics of the whole studio.

They should have left it for election night only. I'll be glad to see the back of it.
LO
Londoner
Square Eyes posted:
They never got any more people around it than they would have on the two benches, and it just ruins the aesthetics of the whole studio.

Quite. I suppose it was easier for rehearsals than constantly moving it in and out of the studio though.
LO
Londoner
Something odd happening here - look at the yellow text on top of the desk
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/breakingnews_owen.jpg
IT
I T V 1
Londoner posted:
Something odd happening here - look at the yellow text on top of the desk
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/breakingnews_owen.jpg


Its good how that studio works, with just a slight tint of green, it will have the same slight tint of what ever is on the newswall, and it makes it looks real, except for cases like your capture. It works most well on the chair arms.
LO
Londoner
I T V 1 posted:
It works most well on the chair arms.

Have you noticed how tatty the armrests are looking on the grey/white chairs?
IT
I T V 1
Londoner posted:
I T V 1 posted:
It works most well on the chair arms.

Have you noticed how tatty the armrests are looking on the grey/white chairs?


Not really, when I have noticed them, they have been showing the blue background.
IT
I T V 1
Londoner posted:
I T V 1 posted:
It works most well on the chair arms.

Have you noticed how tatty the armrests are looking on the grey/white chairs?


Not really, when I have noticed them, they have been showing the blue background.

But so does the back of the desk, probably because its the reflection of the newswall making it a dark browny green.
FR
freddy
News Channel to come from Studio 5 between 1730 and 1830 today (5th May).

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