19-09-2022, 08:28 PM
(19-09-2022, 05:57 PM)DJCC7 Wrote: 2) The BBC had a lying-in-state feed running 24/7 - would they have had human camera operators or fixed cameras? It seemed there was a lot of zooming in and out and switching of cameras - would there have been directors working around the clock? Sounds like quite a big operation!I am pretty sure they will have been the same sort of camera used in Parliament - remote controlled.
It was directed by an OB during the day and by someone at the BBC overnight (when I think the cameras were fixed) . The output was delayed, which is why the incident where someone walked towards the coffin wasn't seen (although when one of the guards fainted on day 1 it was seen). If you saw the roof of the hall it was a planned break in coverage, if you saw the shot of London it was unplanned