Yes, the problem is that the refurb of the set has shown up just how limiting the BBC Leeds studio is - it's really small and you can't really arrange it any other way. Just imagine how good a big new regional set would have looked at Woodhouse Lane and compare it to what we have now!
If BBC Leeds was still at Woodhouse Lane, the studio was much bigger, so we would have had a massive new set, which would have looked fantastic. And would have made the studio more flexible when changing for the politics show and the super league show.
I'm not a fan of these massive fake newsroom backgrounds on regional news. It works ok on the national news, but on regional news it's a bit over the top.
I think newsroom backdrops are alright on regional news, however, a fake newsroom with nobody in it appears very cold and unwelcoming. Pretty pointless having a newsroom with no one in it. There is definitetly a lack on imagination with sets these days, both on BBC and ITV's side. They are too generic and corporate.
Something that didn't get mentioned in this thread - Yorkshire and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire opted out at 6pm on Sunday (in place of Jimmy's Food Factory) for a regional documentary (made in house) about Philip Larkin, which has been repeated on BBC Four tonight.
Does anyone think they is something wrong with the projector because the weather slides look a funny colour, washed out colour in the new studio compared to the old set.
Yeah, there's definitely something not quite right with the screen. It seems to go a bit funny when showing blues.
Having said that it is generally clearer than the old one, but I do wish they'd zoom in on the screen a bit more during the weather. There's no need to show so much of the surrounding set (or the floor!) and it'd make it a lot easier to see the map.
Generally speaking though, I do think the new set is a vast improvement on the old one which quite frankly was an embarrassment. This one does look a lot more professional and less like something from student TV. I actually quite like the sofa and coffee table option they've gone for as well. I don't think the programme, with its slightly more relaxed feel than other regions, would have suited a desk. What they've gone for looks quite a bit like BBC Breakfast, which I guess has a similar mix of serious and fluffy items.
The weather screen looked much better yesterday although it was still at that zoomed out position, just a few teething issues I guess.
I'm sure the way the set is used will start to become more interesting and look better once they are used to using it - from what I've seen this tends to happen with new studio sets no matter whose they are
From my visit to Rep. Scot, the red in the sets were actually a pinky-red in real life.
Perhaps the blue in the weather screen is set as it would look in real-life and not on screen and all they need to do is turn the brightness/contrast down
Having said that it is generally clearer than the old one, but I do wish they'd zoom in on the screen a bit more during the weather. There's no need to show so much of the surrounding set (or the floor!) and it'd make it a lot easier to see the map.
Wonder if somebody's forgotten that the maps themselves are 4:3 safe, so they can go in closer? I think with the old set the framing would have been awkward because Paul wouldn't have had any head room, but with the screen being higher up it should be better in this set.
From my visit to Rep. Scot, the red in the sets were actually a pinky-red in real life.
Perhaps the blue in the weather screen is set as it would look in real-life and not on screen and all they need to do is turn the brightness/contrast down
Well Midlands Today's old red panels certainly weren't pink, they were a very strong red, the projector screens are a dull colour though off camera and I think they're latex.
