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Are they in the same studio? (August 2003)

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JI
Jim1701
Just a quickie question...

Is the studio of Hardtalk the same as that of the BBC News of One, Six and Ten o'clock? They have the same circular-shaped desk and a wooden floor. Though I am not sure about the backdrop, so that's why I'm asking...

Wink
Jim1701
TW
Turnbull and Williams
Jim1701 posted:
Just a quickie question...

Is the studio of Hardtalk the same as that of the BBC News of One, Six and Ten o'clock? They have the same circular-shaped desk and a wooden floor. Though I am not sure about the backdrop, so that's why I'm asking...

Wink
Jim1701


It would seem so - the studio is the same, while the backdrop images are just on massive video screens so they can easily be changed when HardTalk is on.
:-(
A former member
Jim1701 posted:
Just a quickie question...

Is the studio of Hardtalk the same as that of the BBC News of One, Six and Ten o'clock? They have the same circular-shaped desk and a wooden floor. Though I am not sure about the backdrop, so that's why I'm asking...


Just a quickie answer...

Yes
DA
DAS Founding member
Change the projection, change the lighting, hey presto.
BB
Big Brother Founding member
*See what the BBC Do*

Pop down to your local Disney store or your local Safeway. Disney stores usually have this massive screen playing a video loop, this is the same system as the BBC are using.

Some safeways stores also do this for their Entertainment Sections.
PE
Pete Founding member
I think a certain image would be useful

http://www.hymagumba.freeserve.co.uk/uploads/bbc-news-studio.jpg
RT
rts Founding member
Immediately behind the circle where the desk is, theres a sort of silvery blank running across the floor. What is the point of this? Don't the plasma screens start another two feet beyond? The metal hand rail, does that run across by the plasmas or above the plank thing, because looking at the mirror on the right it's quite ambiguous.
FR
freddy
Photography is not permitted on any BBC premises unless one has special permission to do so. Even if permission has been granted, I'm sure that publishing said photographs on the internet would be frowned upon. Just an observation to be treated as you wish.
DA
DAS Founding member
Handbags at dawn.

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GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
RTS posted:
Immediately behind the circle where the desk is, theres a sort of silvery blank running across the floor. What is the point of this? Don't the plasma screens start another two feet beyond? The metal hand rail, does that run across by the plasmas or above the plank thing, because looking at the mirror on the right it's quite ambiguous.

The 'silvery blank' is a...wait for it... STEP. Nothing more complicated Row. Why does there need to be a 'point' to it? Its set design. Its there to look nice.

The handrail is attached to the back wall not to the step. What is confusing you is the reflection of the side mirror.

And for the love of god they are not plasma screens they are PROJECTION screens. You've read enough surely to have the terminology right by now.
IT
itsrobert Founding member
freddy posted:
Photography is not permitted on any BBC premises unless one has special permission to do so. Even if permission has been granted, I'm sure that publishing said photographs on the internet would be frowned upon. Just an observation to be treated as you wish.


IIRC, it was posted on here a couple of weeks ago by a BBC employee.
FR
freddy
itsrobert posted:
freddy posted:
Photography is not permitted on any BBC premises unless one has special permission to do so. Even if permission has been granted, I'm sure that publishing said photographs on the internet would be frowned upon. Just an observation to be treated as you wish.


IIRC, it was posted on here a couple of weeks ago by a BBC employee.


If that's the case, then that person should re-read his/her contract of employment very carefully.

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