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Widescreen - Sat 1st Dec (December 2005)

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PR
Primetime
Mark Austin & Lucy Owen presenting this Evening's news. Wonder where Mary's gone - it's not Friday yet!

Have Mark and Lucy presented together before?
JE
Jez Founding member
I havent seen Lucy and Mark present together before. She usually presents with Steve, Nick or Alistair.
JO
Jonathan
And she looked comically minute compared to him.
IT
itsrobert Founding member
I thought the opening shot of Mark and Lucy tonight was hysterical! Mark was aligned perfectly on the screen but Lucy looked like she was peeking in down in the right hand corner! It seemed even more pronounced tonight than it usually does with Mary presenting. I wish they'd sort out that shot when Mark is presenting. It looks awful. It would be a lot better if they were both sat down for the headlines - at least they would be at the same height. It works well on the Lunchtime News because Nick and Katie are about the same height. It looks a little amusing when Alistair is on because he's fairly short, but nowhere near as bad as Mark + Mary/Lucy.
JO
Joshua
Mark and Nina aswell!
JO
Jonathan
josh205 posted:
Mark and Nina aswell!

No, Nina and Mark look good on the opening shot. She's a little bulkier (If I can say that) than Lucy. Poor Lucy.
JH
Jonathan H
itsrobert posted:
I wish they'd sort out that shot when Mark is presenting. It looks awful.

Exactly what can they do about it, assuming they want presenters to stand?
TV
TVDragon
http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/itvnews040107.jpg

Purely for illustration, of course.
RM
Roger Mellie
Jonathan H posted:
itsrobert posted:
I wish they'd sort out that shot when Mark is presenting. It looks awful.

Exactly what can they do about it, assuming they want presenters to stand?


Stand her on a box... or get him to kneel Wink
PR
Primetime


I'm sure the camera man did this on purpose Laughing
IT
itsrobert Founding member
Jonathan H posted:
itsrobert posted:
I wish they'd sort out that shot when Mark is presenting. It looks awful.

Exactly what can they do about it, assuming they want presenters to stand?


Well, short of implementing Roger's suggestions, I'd suggest they ditch the standing if it doesn't look right. What's the point of keeping it if it looks stupid?! Lucy looks like a child for God's sake!
JO
Jonathan
itsrobert posted:
Jonathan H posted:
itsrobert posted:
I wish they'd sort out that shot when Mark is presenting. It looks awful.

Exactly what can they do about it, assuming they want presenters to stand?


Well, short of implementing Roger's suggestions, I'd suggest they ditch the standing if it doesn't look right. What's the point of keeping it if it looks stupid?! Lucy looks like a child for God's sake!

LOL totally agree. I'd say, about thirteen or so. I remember the first time I saw her presenting on the ITV News Channel a couple of years ago, I thought she was a teenager, no joke!

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