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Fiona and Eammon: Where are they? (August 2004)

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JH
Jonathan H
fanoftv posted:
Could it be to do with them going widescreen? i.e. the current set up may not work, as the cameras may need to be further away to get them into the centre of the frame? Does that sound feisable?


I know what you mean - clearly set design has to take the aspect ratio of the shots into consideration and the GMTV revamp will probably take advantage of the change to widescreen with regards to their set. But your specific point about framing is not quite right. Widescreen effectively gives you a wider field of view, so cameras don't need to be physically further away from the subject in order to achieve a similar shot. Normally, it means that single presenter shots are slightly tighter so as to make use of the extra space left and right.
FA
fanoftv
So it could be as adventurous as moving elements of the set around to different parts of the studio?
Like the sofa going where the performance area is, Lorraine and the news desk up at the top end where the sofa goes and then use the remainder as a performance area?

Or wouldn't it be that drastic?
:-(
A former member
So GMTVINSIDER says everything is changing, even the titles. I did not want the titles to change as they only launched last September. Really looking forward, hope the logo stays similar though, if not the same!

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