13-06-2024, 11:40 PM
(13-06-2024, 11:03 PM)scottishtv Wrote: They need to ditch using the wobbly Steadicam when chatting to guests in front of the windows. The movement results in so many distracting reflections in the windows.At one time BBC Persia used to have fine black mesh blinds on the windows in 54D when it was dark outside. The lights from All Souls Church, other lit buildings and the headlights of the moving traffic were still visible. You still got the perspective changing when cameras moved, but there was no reflection of the staff operating behind the camera.
Then when they change shot to one of the fixed ped cameras, you see the reflections of the Steadicam operator darting around repositioning himself. Looks really amateur, especially when it's been like this for 20 mins or so.
Perhaps they could try that again for Newsnight. I don't want to lose the view out of the windows, but they seem to have the same issue that the Daybreak v.1 newsreader's desk suffered from in TLS Studio 7 many years ago.