CC
Well i was wondering how these projectors were 'state of the art' - perhaps this is how.
Earlie37 posted:
Just had a thought. If those new screens are projected, won't they cost a lot to run / not be that practical?
Projectors always seem to require new bulbs on a regular basis and I always assumed they shouldn't be used for long periods of time.
Projectors always seem to require new bulbs on a regular basis and I always assumed they shouldn't be used for long periods of time.
Well i was wondering how these projectors were 'state of the art' - perhaps this is how.
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Where I go to school the progectors there are on for about 8 hours every day and none have had any bulbs replaced. In fact, progectors don't have bulbs to my knowledge, probably ultra-bright LEDs or somthing/
Earlie37 posted:
Just had a thought. If those new screens are projected, won't they cost a lot to run / not be that practical?
Projectors always seem to require new bulbs on a regular basis and I always assumed they shouldn't be used for long periods of time.
Projectors always seem to require new bulbs on a regular basis and I always assumed they shouldn't be used for long periods of time.
Where I go to school the progectors there are on for about 8 hours every day and none have had any bulbs replaced. In fact, progectors don't have bulbs to my knowledge, probably ultra-bright LEDs or somthing/
SP
Maybe they're going to wait until the inevitable teething problems are out of the way before promoting the new look.
Just think of the problems they had in the first week of a fairly straightforward CSO set. There are bound to be cockups initially despite rehearsals, so it could be that they don't want to draw attention to the new look until it's bedded in a bit.
Also, it maybe that after a few days, they find some presentation elements don't work as intended, so a bit of tweaking may occur.
It'd make sense for them to wait a little until they're 100% happy with everything before going in with a big ad campaign.
Big Brother posted:
I'm surprised there hasn't been any ads about this. Giving that there is a bit of attention, even on News Online, I thought that the channel would at least have an ad about it. Or is that to come? lol
Maybe they're going to wait until the inevitable teething problems are out of the way before promoting the new look.
Just think of the problems they had in the first week of a fairly straightforward CSO set. There are bound to be cockups initially despite rehearsals, so it could be that they don't want to draw attention to the new look until it's bedded in a bit.
Also, it maybe that after a few days, they find some presentation elements don't work as intended, so a bit of tweaking may occur.
It'd make sense for them to wait a little until they're 100% happy with everything before going in with a big ad campaign.
TW
Yes, the presenters are going to go mad I'm sure having to sit at a desk that resembles a Christmas tree all day long. Perhaps it's part of a cunning BBC News plot to get rid of the worst presenters - Wollydoodah will run away of his own accord, leaving the good presenters to get on with it!
As for the Breaking News thing, I can imagine the presenters running around flailing their arms while sirens and alarm bells ring out and the desk flashes red and blue!
CraigF posted:
The desk kind of reminds me of the game Kerplunk (hasn't it been renamed now?) Surely the presenters
will
end up losing their marbles at the sight of their new surroundings...
*Bum Bum Chsssh!*
*Bum Bum Chsssh!*
Yes, the presenters are going to go mad I'm sure having to sit at a desk that resembles a Christmas tree all day long. Perhaps it's part of a cunning BBC News plot to get rid of the worst presenters - Wollydoodah will run away of his own accord, leaving the good presenters to get on with it!
As for the Breaking News thing, I can imagine the presenters running around flailing their arms while sirens and alarm bells ring out and the desk flashes red and blue!
NE
A full screen breaking news graphic? Surely breaking news will only be broken after a VT has run, or the presenter has stopped talking. Sky News however, can break news whenever as their caption comes up no matter what, sometimes without recognition from the presenters for a minute or two.
Otherwise, News 24 looks good, lets just hope the captions are good looking, otherwise I wouldn't say the studio is particulary special, just a welcome change - nice and fresh.
Otherwise, News 24 looks good, lets just hope the captions are good looking, otherwise I wouldn't say the studio is particulary special, just a welcome change - nice and fresh.
:-(
Or maybe the whole desk portion of the set is on wheels and it rolls into the other area like in The Day Today!
A former member
Turnbull & Williams posted:
As for the Breaking News thing, I can imagine the presenters running around flailing their arms while sirens and alarm bells ring out and the desk flashes red and blue!
Or maybe the whole desk portion of the set is on wheels and it rolls into the other area like in The Day Today!
SP
They've said they're not going to be afraid to shout about breaking news, so expect "YES, THAT'S IT, IT'S WAR!".
Looking forward to Nick Higham as the Newsdancer too...
JimR posted:
Or maybe the whole desk portion of the set is on wheels and it rolls into the other area like in The Day Today!
They've said they're not going to be afraid to shout about breaking news, so expect "YES, THAT'S IT, IT'S WAR!".
Looking forward to Nick Higham as the Newsdancer too...
IT
itsrobert
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That's a good point about the desk - I'd hate to be a weekend presenter with a bad headache - could you imagine staring at a brightly lit white desk when your head is pounding?! It isn't so bad on BBC1, as they only have to sit at it for 30 minutes maximum, whereas on News 24 it could be anything from 3 to 6 hours. Also, wouldn't the desk get a bit hot if it is lit all day? Or have they safeguarded this?
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If it's done using a Neon variant (there's some gas that makes white) then it shouldn't get hot, because Neon-type lighting is only 5W, although I suspect it's more likely just flourescent lighting, because it looks quite bright. Still, unless it's loads of 100W light bulbs it shouldn't heat too much.
itsrobert posted:
That's a good point about the desk - I'd hate to be a weekend presenter with a bad headache - could you imagine staring at a brightly lit white desk when your head is pounding?! It isn't so bad on BBC1, as they only have to sit at it for 30 minutes maximum, whereas on News 24 it could be anything from 3 to 6 hours. Also, wouldn't the desk get a bit hot if it is lit all day? Or have they safeguarded this?
If it's done using a Neon variant (there's some gas that makes white) then it shouldn't get hot, because Neon-type lighting is only 5W, although I suspect it's more likely just flourescent lighting, because it looks quite bright. Still, unless it's loads of 100W light bulbs it shouldn't heat too much.
TW
I would imagine they'd have sorted that at least! Can you imagine the scene - scripts catching light, presenters unable to put their hands on the desk, melting laptops! Maybe that's the way to announce breaking news clearly!
But yes, imagine poor Bill and Sian after a particularly late and drunken Saturday night out having to sit at it for 3 hours on a Sunday morning!
itsrobert posted:
That's a good point about the desk - I'd hate to be a weekend presenter with a bad headache - could you imagine staring at a brightly lit white desk when your head is pounding?! It isn't so bad on BBC1, as they only have to sit at it for 30 minutes maximum, whereas on News 24 it could be anything from 3 to 6 hours. Also, wouldn't the desk get a bit hot if it is lit all day? Or have they safeguarded this?
I would imagine they'd have sorted that at least! Can you imagine the scene - scripts catching light, presenters unable to put their hands on the desk, melting laptops! Maybe that's the way to announce breaking news clearly!
But yes, imagine poor Bill and Sian after a particularly late and drunken Saturday night out having to sit at it for 3 hours on a Sunday morning!