Good point, maybe they do it this way. I always look at the monitors closely behind to see if he/she is ever on one, but they never are. Maybe the camera just isn't outputted to the bank.
Here's the Newsroom gallery featured in one of the RTÉ idents:
http://thetvroom.com/images-rte-one/images-2005/id-25d.jpg
- this was used a heck of a lot before the Nine when first launched but hasn't been seen in a while.
You're good Sky News Ireland
- yes the monitors behind the gauze background weren't brought to the other studio, and the lighting was brighter! Still they managed it so well, was very impressed!
It should be easy to do the same with the current set should they change in Sept.
NorthDown 2, RTÉ is by and large very well equipped with studio facilities. As can be seen in the diagram below
, the Television Centre is divided up into roughly three sections on the ground floor, with a vast warehouse of sets and storage to the rear. followed by a line of studios, followed by admin and reception etc to the front:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/RTE1TV/RTTelevisionCentre.jpg
This is very rough, not to scale and there are probably more studios than those pictured and in different locations. However Studio 4 is correct in size and position. It is the largest regular studio in Montrose (as opposed to soundstages used for soaps), covering about 5,500 sq ft. Suffice to say it is used for the Late Late, indeed the only regular use it had recently until Tubridy Tonight also began using it.
It was probably a soundstage for Glenroe or somesuch originally, but was converted for use for the Late Late and Kenny Live in 1995. Previously they came from the much smaller Studio 1 which only holds about 100 people (now used for Winning Streak and F&F).
This is when the impressive yellow panelled Late Late set, and the big Kenny Live set came into being, in Sept of 1995. They both badly needed a bigger studio - and this was also the first one to be given a jib-arm camera!
Studio 4 is capable of holding up to 300 people at a squeeze, which would be the equivilant of a medium to large BBC studio.
However it is only ever fitted out for 200 people for the Late Late, or 'Up for the Match' etc. When first used though at the beginning, 250 were fitted in regularly in the late 90s for the two chat shows. Why there's only ever 200 seats now is because it's too much hassle to handle 300
, but also because the jib-arm camera for the performance area neatly slots in in place of the extra 100 seats...
The only time I know that 300 people were accommodated was for Gay's last Late Late - it looked amazing with 300 people, should be done more often.
It is also used for Elections, Eurosong finals in their day, and New Years Eve broadcasts etc. It can look huge on screen with the tiered seating removed.
Here it is projecting out to a substantial three stories from the 1960 Miesian gem that is the Television Centre:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/RTE1TV/TelevisionCentre.jpg
Other smaller studios are used for Prime Time, The View, Crimecall etc etc.
Anyway, back in the Newsroom it's quite surprising how basic the layout is really in that (assuming you have a security swipecard) you can walk in the door of reception, up the stairs to the Newsroom corridor and straight into the news studio! No major security checks, protective corridors or semi-sealed area for the newsroom, pretty basic really! Stems from the 1960 layout which hasn't changed much.
Adds to the whole Montrose campus charm I think
