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KI
kiwiboy
elliott posted:


The "slick, stylish identity" of "In the Neigbourhood", was very boring and infact are more boring than the current ones, In those ones all they had were people mountain biking or drinking coffee or holding a surfboard. At least in these new set, there is a lot more going on in them and the idea of "2gether" suits the clips more than "In the Neighbourhood" did. People are together. Beaches, forests usually aren't in the neighbourhood as such, even if In the Neighbourhood is also meaning "always there" it still makes it look stupid.

The graphics are even worse. The PRG's were very amateur and unprofessional.

I mean you can't say this looks very good seriously, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/bbcworld2005/2.png sometimes there would be a huge long bar for a show with a small name, the way it faded in was shocking and the design was appalling overall.

The new idents are much much better than that, they are much more professional and overall are more easier on the eye.

The TV3 set, I'll save for another day.


I stick by my opinion; we'll have to agree to disagree.

If you prefer seeing babies covered in placenta and people fannying about backstage that's cool- it's not so much *what* they're showing (although I prefer shots of surfers and beaches and coffee houses over baby's placenta and messy backstages) as it is *how* they're showing it.

It's as though they've hired a cheap home video camera and then thrown the idents together on their PC at home. The 'In the Neighbourhood' idents had a much more polished feel to them.

I've sent an email to TVNZ suggesting that if they insist on keeping the new people idents on 2 they could make them less amatuer-looking by perhaps broadcasting them in black and white, with a small hint of colour- see the German RTLII ident screen shots here (click on RTLII symbol [looks like a plug socket above the letters RTL] ) as an example of what I mean: http://www.tv-station.de.vu/

It would certainly make them more distinctive and a little less like a dodgy entry on America's Funniest Home Videos.
EY
the eye
kiwiboy posted:
elliott posted:


The "slick, stylish identity" of "In the Neigbourhood", was very boring and infact are more boring than the current ones, In those ones all they had were people mountain biking or drinking coffee or holding a surfboard. At least in these new set, there is a lot more going on in them and the idea of "2gether" suits the clips more than "In the Neighbourhood" did. People are together. Beaches, forests usually aren't in the neighbourhood as such, even if In the Neighbourhood is also meaning "always there" it still makes it look stupid.

The graphics are even worse. The PRG's were very amateur and unprofessional.

I mean you can't say this looks very good seriously, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/bbcworld2005/2.png sometimes there would be a huge long bar for a show with a small name, the way it faded in was shocking and the design was appalling overall.

The new idents are much much better than that, they are much more professional and overall are more easier on the eye.

The TV3 set, I'll save for another day.


I stick by my opinion; we'll have to agree to disagree.

If you prefer seeing babies covered in placenta and people fannying about backstage that's cool- it's not so much *what* they're showing (although I prefer shots of surfers and beaches and coffee houses over baby's placenta and messy backstages) as it is *how* they're showing it.

It's as though they've hired a cheap home video camera and then thrown the idents together on their PC at home. The 'In the Neighbourhood' idents had a much more polished feel to them.

I've sent an email to TVNZ suggesting that if they insist on keeping the new people idents on 2 they could make them less amatuer-looking by perhaps broadcasting them in black and white, with a small hint of colour- see the German RTLII ident screen shots here (click on RTLII symbol [looks like a plug socket above the letters RTL] ) as an example of what I mean: http://www.tv-station.de.vu/

It would certainly make them more distinctive and a little less like a dodgy entry on America's Funniest Home Videos.


I really have to agreee I did like the old "In the Neighbourhood" idents better and the theme tune... but everything else from the pre-relaunch was boring. and Its true they do look like homevideos!
EL
elliott
kiwiboy posted:

If you prefer seeing babies covered in placenta and people fannying about backstage .


Haven't seen any placenta ones, but I do have to say I don't like that many of them anymore, ever since Iposted that, I have seen more of them on 2 and I have to agree that most of them, are pretty bad, the old ones are a lot shorter and probably better, however I didn't like the old music "In the Neighbourhood" nor the other graphics.
KI
kiwiboy
If you're curious as to the presentation of New Zealand's TV news you can see an example of one channel's output by visiting TV One's website here:

http://www.tvnz.co.nz/view/news_index_skin/news_index_group

where video clips of some items from One News's 6pm bulletin and nightly 7pm current affairs show Close Up are available. You'll see astons, etc, and sometimes the anchors themselves in studio.

Scroll down to the 'Video' section on the pale-green right of the page, and click on the video icon next to the relevant story title.

Another featured story usually has a video icon in the top left of the news page too marked 'Watch Video'.

Unfortunately I have yet to see an opening title sequence appear in one of the clips, but you can get a tiny hint of the animation and colours used from the green globe glimpsed on the website.

Happy viewing!

15 days later

NS
Nos
Here is the current titles for 3 News

http://69.9.176.30/~nosnet/Media/3NewsOpening.rm

Here are the titles for Campell Live.

http://69.9.176.30/~nosnet/Media/CampellLiveOpening.rm

Forgive the quality they came from VHS. I'll get some DV footage and screen-caps for graphics, sets etc at some stage.
EY
the eye
Nos posted:
Here is the current titles for 3 News

http://69.9.176.30/~nosnet/Media/3NewsOpening.rm

Here are the titles for Campell Live.

http://69.9.176.30/~nosnet/Media/CampellLiveOpening.rm

Forgive the quality they came from VHS. I'll get some DV footage and screen-caps for graphics, sets etc at some stage.


Thank you Thank you Thank you!! lol....

About time someone posted sme video! I have been going to for ages but do not have a capture card yet and IM not planning on getting one in a while as I have more important things to buy!
MQ
Mr Q
Thanks for the clips Nos. Smile

Well, that 3 NEWS opener is rubbish - the theme is absolutely terrible! It doesn't have any real ending to it - it just tapers off at the end. The old title music was much nicer. I also don't like that set too much - it's a vast improvement on what they had before mind you. One News still looks and feels much, much better.

As for Campbell Live - hmmm... that theme is just weird, although I do like the visuals. The set isn't too bad... It's better than Close Up, I think.
EL
elliott
I can fully see what you all mean about the TV2 'home movies' they are pathetic.

Double trougble together, in the all together, horrible.

Why they just don't use the video that bbcworld2005 posted earlier (with changed colours sometimes), i don't know
EY
the eye
Did I post a video?? Really?? Of what and when? lol. I dont remember Smile
EL
elliott
Anyone notice that Neil Waka hasn't been on the sport news for a couple of weeks, ever sicne that story about him fathering 2 children in 2 months ? Its just been Wayne Hay and Tony Veitch.

The tv1 new weather presenter is awful. He can'y do the weather properly and he also reminds me of Brian Tamaki.
EY
the eye
elliott posted:
Anyone notice that Neil Waka hasn't been on the sport news for a couple of weeks, ever sicne that story about him fathering 2 children in 2 months ? Its just been Wayne Hay and Tony Veitch.

The tv1 new weather presenter is awful. He can'y do the weather properly and he also reminds me of Brian Tamaki.


I myself havent noticed any Niel I think hes much better than Tony... Wayne is ok sometimes acts a bit to serious.

Yes that weather man is awful.. my dad seems to find him funny and starts acting like him when the weather man loses breath!

Oh and enough of Brian eh... w*nker that he is even though I myself are catholic Smile
NS
Nos
I haven't see the new weather guy yet, for some reason I'm usually drawn to TV3 by Toni Marsh, even if she doesn't actually know where any place is in the South Island.

Just out of curiosity, do you think there's a demand of a NZ presentation site, kind of like The TV Room? I'm thinking of putting one together.

And I was going through some old tapes today collecting idents, and I came across an ad that I think could win the award for worst ad in NZ history. It's 2.7MB. Probaby best to right click as save as.

www.nos.net.nz/media/ads/21stCenturyDisco.rm

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