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

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DB
dbl
James Vertigan posted:
No announcement over ident into Green Party election broadcast... Was Mr Lydiate locked in the loo?

Apparently, they're having problems with the new continuity booths that were 'cheaply' installed - it has a digital desk, so if things go wrong they can't override. Some have had to pre-record their annos apparently just to make it to air, on a bad day. Plus there's over compression. (in case any soundie TVFers have noticed)
Last edited by dbl on 12 April 2018 8:46pm
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Worzel
Thought some on here might find this interesting. I found the piece about the National Lottery graphics fascinating, especially the fact the BBC were using an Acorn Archimedes as late as 2005.

Last edited by Worzel on 13 April 2018 12:25am - 2 times in total

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MM
MMcG198
Brace yourselves folks. Looks like the "creatives" have been allowed to play with BBC One pres elements again. Please tell me this is not a new trail endboard design? Or has the work experience boy at BBC NI been let loose?

"ITV have got big text on their endboards. We need to be doing that too."

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What a mess!
VM
VMPhil
If they're going down that route, at least centre the text, seeing as they're ignoring the rest of the 2006 template anyway.
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all new Phil
Good grief.

Seriously, how difficult would it be to write a programme name, day and time in a consistent way (using Reith), just with a different background, for each of their channels? It would presumably cost zero cash, yet would tidy things up no end until something new comes along.
DB
dbl
all new Phil posted:

Seriously, how difficult would it be to write a programme name, day and time in a consistent way (using Reith), just with a different background, for each of their channels? It would presumably cost zero cash, yet would tidy things up no end until something new comes along.

From experience, it should be the most simplest thing to do but certain people don't bother to check the style guide. The amount of times I've had to fix dodgy promo endboards...
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denton
dbl posted:
all new Phil posted:

Seriously, how difficult would it be to write a programme name, day and time in a consistent way (using Reith), just with a different background, for each of their channels? It would presumably cost zero cash, yet would tidy things up no end until something new comes along.

From experience, it should be the most simplest thing to do but certain people don't bother to check the style guide. The amount of times I've had to fix dodgy promo endboards...


However, from the many variations of promo endboards seen across all the BBC's channels, we know that currently there is no common text layout (using Reith or not). So this is not a case of ignoring a style guide.
JB
JasonB
MMcG198 posted:
Brace yourselves folks. Looks like the "creatives" have been allowed to play with BBC One pres elements again. Please tell me this is not a new trail endboard design? Or has the work experience boy at BBC NI been let loose?

"ITV have got big text on their endboards. We need to be doing that too."

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What a mess!


Looks like a bad mock you'd see in the gallery!

"Safe areas" people!
WL
W1LL
Just appeared on network. Oh dear.
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A former member
marshmallow posted:
Just appeared on network. Oh dear.


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WIth an odd rotating one/iPlayer logo.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Oh dear, just when you thought BBC presentation couldn’t get any worse.

Looks like they literally have just seen ITV and decided to copy, but in a half hearted manner.
JO
Jonny
................................................ I don't see
................................................ what the problem is.

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