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(July 2018)

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Stuart
Minor problems with the screens today, but it only lasted a second.

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DE88
noggin posted:
Spencer For Hire posted:

The On The Record titles and theme were brilliant - wry and non-conformist but with authority and gravitas.


The original Croc titles were designed, I believe, by Tim Goodchild, who went on to be BBC Science's in-house graphic designer for a period, and has done some pretty high-end work on series like 'Walking with Cavemen'

I think there was a later version that was designed by BBC News Graphics.


You're right about the designers.

The animators, of course, were the folks at 3 Peach Animation:

Hatton Cross, Spencer and itsrobert gave kudos
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itsrobert Founding member
DE88 posted:
noggin posted:
Spencer For Hire posted:

The On The Record titles and theme were brilliant - wry and non-conformist but with authority and gravitas.


The original Croc titles were designed, I believe, by Tim Goodchild, who went on to be BBC Science's in-house graphic designer for a period, and has done some pretty high-end work on series like 'Walking with Cavemen'

I think there was a later version that was designed by BBC News Graphics.


You're right about the designers.

The animators, of course, were the folks at 3 Peach Animation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFvK9qrvz4I

I also spy the rather terrifying "Assignment" opening titles in that video. That, too, was a BBC NCA production at the same time as On The Record.
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Johnr
I noticed whilst wearing headphones at the start of today's show in particular you can just about hear 'and cue Jo!'
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buster
Is there any word on what BBC One HD will show on Sundays at 1100? The EPG isn't giving anything away but hopefully it'll be a "guest region" along the lines of Inside Out, and not half an hour of slide and clips like the regional news.
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trivialmatters
Not mad keen on the 'show the crew' thing. It always looks like a mistake when they don't reference it. At least if Jo said "well, off you go, thanks for coming on" and then the floor manager came in to de-mic somebody, then it would have a bit more context.

At the moment, they cut to wide shots while somebody is talking, to reveal that nobody is listening because the floor manager is faffing about with a guest. Not to mention that in nearly every show they'd had a live hit from parliament or a VT that they could have used as a guest change-over moment.
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London Lite Founding member
My main issue with this new show is that it looks too busy with guests coming on and off in wide shots. Now the DP had a similar turnover, but it felt less fast paced and easier to grasp the debate. This feels too rushed in one go for what is a 45 min slot.
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Stuart
trivialmatters posted:
Not mad keen on the 'show the crew' thing. It always looks like a mistake when they don't reference it. At least if Jo said "well, off you go, thanks for coming on" and then the floor manager came in to de-mic somebody, then it would have a bit more context.

At the moment, they cut to wide shots while somebody is talking, to reveal that nobody is listening because the floor manager is faffing about with a guest. Not to mention that in nearly every show they'd had a live hit from parliament or a VT that they could have used as a guest change-over moment.

I don't think it indicates that 'nobody is listening' at all. Studio guests are used to seeing activity around them during a programme, so I'm sure it would make little difference to them whether the viewer can witness it.


From my point of view, I don't think it detracts from the programme. If anything, it makes the viewer feel more involved in the 'live' aspect which they are undoubtedly wanting to emphasise.

London Lite posted:
DP had a similar turnover, but it felt less fast paced and easier to grasp the debate. This feels too rushed in one go for what is a 45 min slot.

I think the usual DP (except Wednesday) only ever had 2 guests who stayed throughout. They rarely invited someone else on, and if they did, it was only one.


Now they have 5 guests permanently around the desk at a time, with 2 of them being changed during the programme.
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thegeek Founding member
New post on the BBC blog about BBC Parliament, and some new bespoke programming...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/3a9e77c7-d07c-4022-b973-367bf566f283
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Critique
Nice use of the old BBC Parliament branding on a post from the controller of BBC Parliament...

EDIT: Looking at the daily Parliamentary summary programmes, these now seem to be permanently presented from in-front of a green screen, with a picture of the old Millbank set behind it!
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sjhoward
Possibly worth mentioning - since no-one else has - that the titles are different for the Wednesday PMQs editions, with the slightly nauseating fast-moving footage of the devolved administrations' buildings not featuring.

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