03-02-2023, 06:38 PM
(03-02-2023, 06:13 PM)Newsroom Wrote:(03-02-2023, 06:07 PM)harshy Wrote: It’s used on Asia Business Report not shown on the news channel.
Still makes no sense when Newsday - the bureau's flagship programme doesn't utilise it.
If you noticed, the producers for the relaunched branded shows post-covid have reduced efforts in creating a dynamic style of presentation (e.g utilizing the catwalk, using different camera angles). Most of the relaunched branded shows are just using a single locked on shot of the presenter, with over the shoulder graphics. Heck at least the generic bulletins uses the catwalk and the TV monitors.
Sometimes it kinda looks cheap... I know budgets have to be cut but I don't think utilizing a couple of more *robotic* camera shots would add a lot of cost???
Example:
Outside Source only uses a locked-on shot of Ros Atkins sitting down from the balcony, with video on the right for narrating a story. At least have a second overhead camera for the closing shot! The use of a single camera shot for the WHOLE 1.5hr just cheapens the contextually rich content of the programme.
The Context mostly uses a locked on shot of Christian Fraser sitting down or a zoomed out shot for the OTS graphics. They don't even do closing shots like the generic bulletins for the outro.
Newsday no longer do stand up presentation. Karishma Vaswani mostly sits down in front of the catwalk or the window. Similar to The Context, it's either a locked-on head shot or a zoomed out shot for the OTS graphics. At least they utilize an overhead camera for intro/outro shots:
On the positive note, there are some advantages of having simple camera setups. Whenever the main studios are out of commision, they can take a picture of the locked on shot without the presenter, and slap the background on some CSO studio (Studio F/G/H) for the presenter to decamp.
Heck, they could slap the picture of the Newsday locked-on shot and key it up to the NBH CSO studios. Your average viewers most likely won't recognize the show is being presented from Singapore! Example of Martine Croxall in a CSO cupboard (if you don't pay close attention to the lightning and the chroma key outlines you won't even know she's not in Studio C~):