HC
Well there's a fairly large studio, just down the corridor in the same building but given how much comes from Studio 1 these days...
DK
I'd call both TLS1 and TLS2 too large for the likes of Loose Women and Lorraine, unless the sets were built up side by side...do not see that happening though.
Well there's a fairly large studio, just down the corridor in the same building but given how much comes from Studio 1 these days...
I'd call both TLS1 and TLS2 too large for the likes of Loose Women and Lorraine, unless the sets were built up side by side...do not see that happening though.
BL
Yes, 'chocker blocked' even before those sites closed.
I think TLS have more than enough work for TLS1 and 2 with the closure of TVC, Riverside and Teddington.
Yes, 'chocker blocked' even before those sites closed.
BL
TLS main production studios 1,2 and 3 are all 3 storeys in height.
The thing is, most of the studios here are small and 1 storey tall, maybe 1.5. All of these American studios are like the big ones at TVC, spread across 2, maybe even 3 office floors. Big and brash sets only work in big studios.
TLS main production studios 1,2 and 3 are all 3 storeys in height.
DK
TLS main production studios 1,2 and 3 are all 3 storeys in height.
Really?! 3 looks so, so, SO small on screen.
The thing is, most of the studios here are small and 1 storey tall, maybe 1.5. All of these American studios are like the big ones at TVC, spread across 2, maybe even 3 office floors. Big and brash sets only work in big studios.
TLS main production studios 1,2 and 3 are all 3 storeys in height.
Really?! 3 looks so, so, SO small on screen.
NG
noggin
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http://www.londonstudios.co.uk/studios/studio-details/
TLS3 has quite a small floor area - less than half that of TLS1 or 2. All three have decent studio-height lighting grids as you would expect in a proper, custom-built, TV studio rather than converted office space.
In comparison with TV Centre studios :
TLS3 is a bit bigger than TC2 at TVC, and TLS2 is a bit bigger than TC3. However TLS1 is smaller than TC1
TLS3 has quite a small floor area - less than half that of TLS1 or 2. All three have decent studio-height lighting grids as you would expect in a proper, custom-built, TV studio rather than converted office space.
In comparison with TV Centre studios :
TLS3 is a bit bigger than TC2 at TVC, and TLS2 is a bit bigger than TC3. However TLS1 is smaller than TC1
DE
I always though it interesting that TLS1's audience always looked enormous on screen compared to the audience in TC1, plus back in the day LWT always gave the audience 'that sound' (which I always thought was bordering on 'distorted'). Martin Kempton's excellent website points out that had it been built, the BBC's original plans for TC9, which was a theatre style stage and audience with stalls and a circle plus a fly tower, would probably have looked as good on screen as TLS1, which many in the BBC LE department were rather envious of.
NG
Ah - LWT in the 80s - the home of square audio and French pictures.
noggin
Founding member
I always though it interesting that TLS1's audience always looked enormous on screen compared to the audience in TC1, plus back in the day LWT always gave the audience 'that sound' (which I always thought was bordering on 'distorted')
Ah - LWT in the 80s - the home of square audio and French pictures.
DE
Absolutely noggin! Here's a link to the appropriate bit of Martins website which I forgot to include in the post above:
http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/tv%20centre%20history.htm#stage%206
http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/tv%20centre%20history.htm#stage%206
IS
I noticed that the last episode of 'The Last Leg' came from The London Studios rather than Riverside as the others have. They faked the bare brick wall from on the back of the set so it looked the same.
I think TLS have more than enough work for TLS1 and 2 with the closure of TVC, Riverside and Teddington.
I noticed that the last episode of 'The Last Leg' came from The London Studios rather than Riverside as the others have. They faked the bare brick wall from on the back of the set so it looked the same.
BL
TLS main production studios 1,2 and 3 are all 3 storeys in height.
Really?! 3 looks so, so, SO small on screen.
Yes really. All the main studios are the same height so that the studio lamps can be moved between the studios on a common rail system. The lighting maintenance areas etc are also at the same height so that they can be easily taken out of service for maintenance.
The thing is, most of the studios here are small and 1 storey tall, maybe 1.5. All of these American studios are like the big ones at TVC, spread across 2, maybe even 3 office floors. Big and brash sets only work in big studios.
TLS main production studios 1,2 and 3 are all 3 storeys in height.
Really?! 3 looks so, so, SO small on screen.
Yes really. All the main studios are the same height so that the studio lamps can be moved between the studios on a common rail system. The lighting maintenance areas etc are also at the same height so that they can be easily taken out of service for maintenance.