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BBC Oneness - idents and presentation

"Watch this space" as BBC Creative respond to ident change request (December 2016)

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Brayds2006
The footage really could be stock footage, it's that...bland I guess. Some colour or contrast, or even actual camera movement would go a long way. Heck, have the people in the idents be wildly different to each other, that way this "Oneness" could actually be about something, eg. People from all corners of society coming together in the name of the Beeb.

Admittedly I've only seen two out of (supposedly) 24, but so far so bad.
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Inspector Sands
Here's a thought. The weekend they brought in the rhythm and dance idents The Queen Mum died. Let's hope history isn't going to repeat itself
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Wicko
Inspector Sands posted:
Here's a thought. The weekend they brought in the rhythm and dance idents The Queen Mum died. Let's hope history isn't going to repeat itself


I was actually thinking the same thing. Fingers crossed though that our dear Queen outlives these idents.
AN
all new Phil
Pretty sure there are many other examples of channel refreshes that did not coincide with the death of a royal.
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Brekkie
Inspector Sands posted:
Here's a thought. The weekend they brought in the rhythm and dance idents The Queen Mum died. Let's hope history isn't going to repeat itself

As long as Newsround isn't getting a relaunch this week she should be OK.
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Worzel
Brekkie posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
Here's a thought. The weekend they brought in the rhythm and dance idents The Queen Mum died. Let's hope history isn't going to repeat itself

As long as Newsround isn't getting a relaunch this week she should be OK.


Did no one tell you John Craven starts on Monday. Very Happy
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Gluben
MetalGearRex posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1jEwbOkdqo

As the production values show that this year's 'effort' was done in 30 minutes - anyone can replicate stock footage with a logo slapped on, as this video shows.


Is that the BBC boardroom where the Oneness idents were agreed? Razz
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Tim Goodwin1
Wicko posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
Here's a thought. The weekend they brought in the rhythm and dance idents The Queen Mum died. Let's hope history isn't going to repeat itself


I was actually thinking the same thing. Fingers crossed though that our dear Queen outlives these idents.


Even better, they laster shorter than Chris Evans as top gear anchor
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Rex
VMPhil posted:
MetalGearRex posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1jEwbOkdqo

As the production values show that this year's 'effort' was done in 30 minutes - anyone can replicate stock footage with a logo slapped on, as this video shows.

Can we talk about how this person doesn't seem to have the ability to blink

His face might have looked blank after they green lighted this s***e presentation package.
RK
Rkolsen
Jay Lee posted:
marshmallow posted:
Surely there must be a 'safe' news ident, a group of people moping about and smiling in the sea or prancing around in a village hall is hardly appropriate to introduce a news programme.


Perhaps the news "ident" will be a group of people looking at newspapers in a newsagent.

If they decided to slash budgets even further and just use the News Channel countdown going into BBC One bulletins, I'd be happy. Anything is better than this set of non-idents.

Two Ideas:

1) Showing the producers on the desks in view of the studio working maybe over exaggerated collaboration (people looking at one persons computer or maybe passing papers) with Studio E in view. I'd have presenters not easily identifiable so it could be used with any bulletin.

2) Maybe Studio E going live for the first time in the day - shot from the corner of the studio. Start with lights flickering on in stages (maybe the catwalk first and then the rest), then the monitors in sequence showing color bars , the light boxes changing colors, the cameras in stored position (maybe closest to the walkway to the desk) moving towards their typical shots / rising up and finally the logos and standard footage on the monitors.
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Custard56
No special news ident then. 1:35pm News introduced with the gormless swimmers turning around and heading back into the water.

Please tell me this is some of New Year nightmare that we're about to wake up from soon?
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Custard56
Rkolsen posted:
Jay Lee posted:
marshmallow posted:
Surely there must be a 'safe' news ident, a group of people moping about and smiling in the sea or prancing around in a village hall is hardly appropriate to introduce a news programme.


Perhaps the news "ident" will be a group of people looking at newspapers in a newsagent.

If they decided to slash budgets even further and just use the News Channel countdown going into BBC One bulletins, I'd be happy. Anything is better than this set of non-idents.

Two Ideas:

1) Showing the producers on the desks in view of the studio working maybe over exaggerated collaboration (people looking at one persons computer or maybe passing papers) with Studio E in view. I'd have presenters not easily identifiable so it could be used with any bulletin.

2) Maybe Studio E going live for the first time in the day - shot from the corner of the studio. Start with lights flickering on in stages (maybe the catwalk first and then the rest), then the monitors in sequence showing color bars , the light boxes changing colors, the cameras in stored position (maybe closest to the walkway to the desk) moving towards their typical shots / rising up and finally the logos and standard footage on the monitors.


That's far too good and creative for the BBC.

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