NG
Yep - the Mello thing looked like a mistake as it wasn't used consistently. I think it was SVT doing their best to bring the show back on course when their new producer was trying to steer it in a different direction.
Needless to say the scripts and overall creative direction need a makeover but also the staging of the performances need serious work. Whilst many were visually stunning they lacked any real live atmosphere. There was a real problem this year with the backing vocals being too loud in the mix, with the viewer not being able to hear the lead singers. The result was numerous bland, overally produced, performances. As for the audience they often appeared to be in a collective coma!
New sound supervisor this year, and the balances were very different. Big issue for me was that the mixes had very little audience / ambience in the mix, and sounded totally like a recorded karaoke track with some slightly dodgy live vocals over the top. They need to stop autotuning the backing tracks so much - if at all...
Compared to NMGP an DMGP the sound mixes on Mello were lifeless and cold. Just like the production. Very slick, but far too clinical and lifeless.
noggin
Founding member
Whatever happens there will be changes ahead for Mello 2019. For one thing David Lindgren will not return as host. It will be interesting to see if SVT return to more familiar faces or decide on a new generation of hosts. I’d honestly be surprised if Sunil Munshi returns as the Executive Producer. His ideas, including the ‘Mello’ branding, simply haven’t worked. Mello is known of its fun and colourfulness (glitter!) and the use of black and white branding really looked out of place.
Yep - the Mello thing looked like a mistake as it wasn't used consistently. I think it was SVT doing their best to bring the show back on course when their new producer was trying to steer it in a different direction.
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Needless to say the scripts and overall creative direction need a makeover but also the staging of the performances need serious work. Whilst many were visually stunning they lacked any real live atmosphere. There was a real problem this year with the backing vocals being too loud in the mix, with the viewer not being able to hear the lead singers. The result was numerous bland, overally produced, performances. As for the audience they often appeared to be in a collective coma!
New sound supervisor this year, and the balances were very different. Big issue for me was that the mixes had very little audience / ambience in the mix, and sounded totally like a recorded karaoke track with some slightly dodgy live vocals over the top. They need to stop autotuning the backing tracks so much - if at all...
Compared to NMGP an DMGP the sound mixes on Mello were lifeless and cold. Just like the production. Very slick, but far too clinical and lifeless.
