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How strange (odd choices in news programmes)

(May 2019)

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AS
AlexS
Critique posted:
Likewise, this great Twitter thread from earlier in the year about where in the world the presenters of MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' are presenting from - both in front of Washington DC backdrops but actually from a home studio in Florida!




Again, the two presenters were believed to be sat next to each other, but the makeshift nature of the 'set' meant there was no space for a twoshot!

IIRC the first time Katty Kay was in London for the final edition of the original run of 100 days (as it was then called) the opening sequence was presented in the usual split screen formatt despite Christian and Katty being sat next to each other.
CR
Critique
Indeed, although IIRC they did this as a joke rather than presenting the programme for weeks on end as such. After the titles I think Katty did the usual 'I'm Katty Kay in London, Christian Fraser is in...' and then the camera pulled away to reveal he was sat right next to her!
WW
WW Update
Here's an interesting transition from the anchor to the reporter from way back in 1978:

https://youtu.be/3d8Xc-3fh_E?t=280

I suppose it's an early implementation of this idea:

Brekkie posted:
Am surprised really that no news programme, to my knowledge at least, has opted to use their virtual studios to put the news anchor into the location to appear to talk directly to the reporter.
Last edited by WW Update on 7 May 2019 11:05pm
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EL
elmarko
WW Update posted:
Here's an interesting transition from the anchor to the reporter from way back in 1978:

https://youtu.be/3d8Xc-3fh_E?t=280

I suppose it's an early implementation of this idea:

Brekkie posted:
Am surprised really that no news programme, to my knowledge at least, has opted to use their virtual studios to put the news anchor into the location to appear to talk directly to the reporter.

Very strange! Good find.
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SP
Steve in Pudsey
Didn't BBC World do something weird with split screens when they were at TV Centre? Seem to recall them interviewing a guest in that way who was sitting on the other side of the N8 desk?
IS
Inspector Sands
Brekkie posted:
Am surprised really that no news programme, to my knowledge at least, has opted to use their virtual studios to put the news anchor into the location to appear to talk directly to the reporter.

Like this:
EL
elmarko
Thread peak reached. The hologram. Of course.

Goodnight everyone. It was fun Razz
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IS
Inspector Sands
itsrobert posted:
Ha! I take it it's the way the reporter turns to "look" at the newsreader? I've never seen anything like that before.

Nor me but I quite liked it, think it works well.... I'm probably alone in that though.
I imagine it's a bit of a faff to do in practice - to get each reporter to look in the correct angle and turn at the correct time


Wasn't there a BBC region which had a set where the two presenters were sitting facing each other either side of a desk? Looked really odd and must have been a nightmare to shoot
DV
dvboy
Steve in Pudsey posted:
There was this oddity a few years ago with CNN doing a split screen DTL style set up for a two way between a presenter and correspondent who are a few feet apart.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/nancy-grace-ashleigh-banfield-cnn-parking-lot/315472/


I seem to remember watching Wolf and Amanpour doing the same once. Can't remember what the story was.

edit: found it


Last edited by dvboy on 8 May 2019 1:07am
BA
bilky asko
Inspector Sands posted:
Brekkie posted:
Am surprised really that no news programme, to my knowledge at least, has opted to use their virtual studios to put the news anchor into the location to appear to talk directly to the reporter.

Like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOxW19vsTg

That reminds me of this bit at 4:28, with Alastair Stewart virtually joining Jonathan Dimbleby from the other virtual studio.

NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Sky News used on occasion to do a "from our London studio" which was quite obviously the newsroom at the back of the same studio. Not quite sure whether it was an effective use of resources when it surely would have been cheaper for them to walk 200m or whatever to the main desk?
GE
thegeek Founding member
Honourable mention from The Day Today: Chris Morris and Alan Patridge having a chat in shots which implies the sports desk is to the left of the news desk:
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then the camera pulls out to reveal they're the other way around:
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