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ITV News: Rotas & Presenters

(July 2010)

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SW
Sam Walker
Andrew posted:
Alastair did the Lunchtime News, he isn't going to do all three, in normal circumstances.
Steve Scott did the 1:30, 6:30 and News at Ten a couple of weeks ago.
GM
Gary McEwan
Why are the VO's for non main presenters always softer spoken? It was the same with Matt on Saturday and was the same there just now for Tom...
PE
Pete19
DanielK posted:
Tom looks right at home at the desk.


Too stiff IMO.
SW
Sam Walker
Pete19 posted:
DanielK posted:
Tom looks right at home at the desk.


Too stiff IMO.


I'm sure it's just first day nerves. Presenting ITN's flagship news bulletin is going to be daunting first time around, he'll ease up during the week.
GM
Gary McEwan
Well, Tom was certainly better than expected. Thankfully he didn't sound to robotic when reading of the autocue.
CA
Cando
Pete19 posted:
DanielK posted:
Tom looks right at home at the desk.


Too stiff IMO.


Astonishingly he hasn't improved since his shifts on the News channel 8 years ago. I remember he was anchoring on the day London won the Olympics.
DK
DanielK
Gary McEwan posted:
Why are the VO's for non main presenters always softer spoken? It was the same with Matt on Saturday and was the same there just now for Tom...


Was probably because they are from a different recording. The normal ones would have been done in one go and chopped up, the non main presenters would be an email to the artist to ask for a record and she'd fire it over asap.
MA
Macalolo
Laura will be presenting next week on News at Ten.
GM
Gary McEwan
Macalolo posted:
Laura will be presenting next week on News at Ten.


Maybe not the Monday though as its a bank holiday. Thankfully they have sorted the VO for tonight....
CR
Critique
DanielK posted:
Gary McEwan posted:
Why are the VO's for non main presenters always softer spoken? It was the same with Matt on Saturday and was the same there just now for Tom...


Was probably because they are from a different recording. The normal ones would have been done in one go and chopped up, the non main presenters would be an email to the artist to ask for a record and she'd fire it over asap.


Are you sure it's an email? Are you sure the requests aren't delivered by Carrier Pigeon? Do you actually know what ITV do when they need another voiceover done, or are you just making an assumption?
DK
DanielK
Critique posted:
DanielK posted:
Gary McEwan posted:
Why are the VO's for non main presenters always softer spoken? It was the same with Matt on Saturday and was the same there just now for Tom...


Was probably because they are from a different recording. The normal ones would have been done in one go and chopped up, the non main presenters would be an email to the artist to ask for a record and she'd fire it over asap.


Are you sure it's an email? Are you sure the requests aren't delivered by Carrier Pigeon? Do you actually know what ITV do when they need another voiceover done, or are you just making an assumption?


I don't know what ITV do when they need one, but we use an v/o artist for videos and we drop him an email when we need a re-record/new track and get it sent back to us.
GM
Gary McEwan
Critique posted:
DanielK posted:
Gary McEwan posted:
Why are the VO's for non main presenters always softer spoken? It was the same with Matt on Saturday and was the same there just now for Tom...


Was probably because they are from a different recording. The normal ones would have been done in one go and chopped up, the non main presenters would be an email to the artist to ask for a record and she'd fire it over asap.


Are you sure it's an email? Are you sure the requests aren't delivered by Carrier Pigeon? Do you actually know what ITV do when they need another voiceover done, or are you just making an assumption?


I'm sure I read somewhere it was recorded and then fed down the ADSL line.

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