studio d had it's own gallery which was later de commissioned as a gallery but was still used for video editing. The studio itself could be used to a's gallery, only required pluggery. There wasn't a b or c studio. The studio eventually became the gallery for hull.
Similar situation at Anglia in Norwich. Studios A & B both existed, with Studio E down the road (now EPIC), and later Studio F was opened for news (this was then turned into an audience handling area when News moved to underneath Studio E on Magdelen Street). Studio B was shut years ago, and Studio A is now split in two for news, meaning the only usable studio space in Norwich is now EPIC.
Looking at it on screen it does look a lot more real - I really like how there is a reflection of the side wall screen in the back wall.
I'd be interested to know exactly how it's done - I'm not convinced the background could be a projection of that size.
Even leeds and birmingham are wondering how it's been done. The actual principle, or rather this collection of principles hasn't been used before, but created a lot of smiles when run for the first time! Very clever designer. Maybe the masked magician will feature it on his program!
Studio naming is quite interesting somehow! There were studios A, B and D at BBC Manchester but not a C (as far as I know!). A was the original network production studio, B was (and remains) the regional news studio. Studio-A was closed following refurbishment (typical BBC planning!) but is now hired as a four-waller apparently. Many people preferred Studio-A to Granada's studios, but as part of the 3SixtyMedia group, Quay Street are what's on offer these days. Studio-D was built many years later specifically for simple, inexpensive BBC Choice shows. The D stood for "digital". It's last use was for the Heaven and Earth Show on BBC One, but following that programme's demise, the studio was decomissioned and so network production at Oxford Road came to an end (again).
At Pebble Mill, there was a Studio-A (network production) Studio-B (regional) and although there was a Gallery-C, there was never a Studio-C. AIUI, the original plans do have a second production studio and apparently "Studio-C" appeared on some matrices for years. (There was also a presentation studio and pres gallery for regional use.) Having three galleries was very flexible by all accounts,
Pacific Quay has three studios but only two galleries AIUI ...
well, for reasons i've never understood broadcasting doesn't like the letter c! aperture correction is known as AK, telecine was known as TK, and there are no studio c's . Should be bbk perhaps!
well, for reasons i've never understood broadcasting doesn't like the letter c! aperture correction is known as AK, telecine was known as TK, and there are no studio c's . Should be bbk perhaps!
I was under the impression telecine was known as TK to avoid confusion with Television Centre, which in the BBC is correctly referred to as TC (never TVC). Similarly, in the BBC anyway, Manchester is referred to as MR not MC or MCR, to avoid any confusion with Master Control or Master/Main Control Room.
Studio naming is quite interesting somehow! There were studios A, B and D at BBC Manchester but not a C (as far as I know!).
According to Wikipedia, the scene dock between studios A and B was used as a studio space for "The 8.15 from Manchester" and was considered to be Studio C
well, for reasons i've never understood broadcasting doesn't like the letter c! aperture correction is known as AK, telecine was known as TK, and there are no studio c's . Should be bbk perhaps!
Pacific Quay has a Studio C.
Apparently in the days when Studios A and B were at Alexandra Palace, they opened Lime Grove with studios D to H. C was omitted so that "Studio C Control Room" couldn't get abbreviated to "CCR" and confused with "Central Control Room".
the abbreviations vary depending where you look i think. The c to k is a legacy thing before my time. I've fond memories of studio a in manchester. Cheggers plays pop! Filthy rich and catflap. Fun days!
Looking at it on screen it does look a lot more real - I really like how there is a reflection of the side wall screen in the back wall.
I'd be interested to know exactly how it's done - I'm not convinced the background could be a projection of that size.
Having now had a chance to watch the programme, it looks to me like the background is a printed image, with a piece of frosted perspex about a foot in front of it.
I think it works really well, as the perspex softens and diffuses the image so you can't easily tell it's false. It actually looks more convincing than the projected newsroom for the national bulletins.
I may of course be totally wrong, but that's what it looked like it was to me!
As a regular Leeds Look North viewer, I couldn't help noticing how good the lighting is in the Hull studio. Switching back to Emley, and it looks very gloomy in comparison, and not flattering to the presenters at all.
not a bad guess mr hire! Except parallax, depth of field, and working telly and computer monitors aren't easy on a print! Not to mention key light hot spots etc etc. What do you reckon to the desk reflections by the way?
