Broadcasting House, Salford Quays & TVC

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SomeRandomStuff 2 May 2012 9:14pm

mdtauk posted:

Looks quite close to the renders. Looks like the June/July date may be met!

Apparently they don't start broadcasting from there until September.

HO

House 2 May 2012 9:44pm

bilky asko posted:

House posted:

gregmc posted:

Stuart posted:

jpeg987 posted:

Picture of Studio C in Broadcasting House. It looks stunning and fairly finished aswell!

Oh dear, it looks as though they've found a new home for one of those washed-out back projection screens from N8.

It's Smart Glass actually.

For those not knowledgeable in broadcasting technology, could you explain the difference please?

Edit: Also, anyone know what kind of screen that is at the back? The one with the view of London on it. I'm assuming it's a screen, not a lightbox, as that surely wouldn't be practical? But looking at that photo it would be too big to be a plasma, and doesn't appear to be BARCOs?

Smart Glass can be switched from opaque to frosted to provide a surface for projection. When the screen is not required, it can be switched to clear, and therefore become see-through.

Oh of course, I've actually come into contact with the stuff. Just didn't put two and two together. Clever to use in a studio.

MD

mdtauk 2 May 2012 9:53pm

SomeRandomStuff posted:

Apparently they don't start broadcasting from there until September.

Are you sure, I thought the idea was for World News to move in before the olympics, with Newsnight and Sunday Politics, with September for more bits and early 2013 for the rest?

CH

chris 2 May 2012 11:00pm

mdtauk posted:

SomeRandomStuff posted:

Apparently they don't start broadcasting from there until September.

Are you sure, I thought the idea was for World News to move in before the olympics, with Newsnight and Sunday Politics, with September for more bits and early 2013 for the rest?

Somebody, although I'm not convinced a reliable source, suggested that the BBC World News team will start to move in June and broadcasting would start in September.

GI

ginnyfan 3 May 2012 12:00am

I'm not impressed, not sure why. I guess knowing how amazing News channel set will look (from those plans we saw) makes this look average. Too many different screens everywhere.

CH

chris 3 May 2012 12:14am

ginnyfan posted:

I'm not impressed, not sure why. I guess knowing how amazing News channel set will look (from those plans we saw) makes this look average. Too many different screens everywhere.

The desk doesn't look very big actually. Granted, it doesn't really need to be as big as N8's, with almost all programmes being single headed.

KM

Kevizz MS 3 May 2012 4:36am

From that same twitter account:

Newsroom:
https://p.twimg.com/Ar6GICwCAAAX9V0.jpg
Newsnight studio (her words):
https://p.twimg.com/Ar6GHeZCMAANkUi.jpg

I really don't like the desk, it looks a lot less detailed than the renders and has a very cheap feel to it. Will reserve judgement on the smart glass screens until I see them on air, though Ten News here in Australia used similar technology in their previous set that became informally known as "the shower curtain" due to its washed out colours and blurriness.

Last edited by Kevizz MS on 3 May 2012 7:13am

HO

House 3 May 2012 1:25pm

Re: Smart glass

I don't know what the limitations are, so if it would be practically or economically possible, but does no-one else think using smart glass for the Studio E (looking on to the newsroom) would be great, as a way of creating a real-life N6 (set)?

PE

Pete Founding member 3 May 2012 1:35pm

House posted:

Re: Smart glass

I don't know what the limitations are, so if it would be practically or economically possible, but does no-one else think using smart glass for the Studio E (looking on to the newsroom) would be great, as a way of creating a real-life N6 (set)?

As in using one glass panel in the window to project the DTL headshots onto?

AC

aconnell 3 May 2012 1:41pm

Pete posted:

House posted:

Re: Smart glass

I don't know what the limitations are, so if it would be practically or economically possible, but does no-one else think using smart glass for the Studio E (looking on to the newsroom) would be great, as a way of creating a real-life N6 (set)?

As in using one glass panel in the window to project the DTL headshots onto?

Where would the projector be placed in order for it not to be noticed? Good idea if possible!

JO

Joe 3 May 2012 1:43pm

They used smart glass on a previous 5 News set.

PE

Pete Founding member 3 May 2012 1:52pm

Joe posted:

They used smart glass on a previous 5 News set.

Pete - one page ago posted:

Previously seen on C5 news

(September 2010)