19-05-2023, 08:49 PM
(19-05-2023, 05:43 PM)Radio_man Wrote:(18-05-2023, 04:48 PM)MFTJA Wrote: The catwalk is definitely the best-executed part of Studio B. Think the wider angle of the desk that includes the monolith looks quite good, but the head-on shot that tends to be used for the bulk of the programme is probably the worst part of the set. It would look fine for a news summary, but doesn't work for a proper bulletin.Distinct 'looks' for the 1, 6 & 10 are definitely what's missing from B, apart from the number in the background when presenting from the monolith. Something darker is definitely needed for the 10.
As others have said, B can look quite sterile. I think it works for The Six, but it could definitely do with warmer 'daylight' colours being added for The One and a few shades of blue and purple for The Ten.
Part of me think we'll see quite a shift in the way the set looks when BBC News eventually unveils a rebrand. There's obviously a possibility that Studio B was designed with a different look in mind, but this look was unfinished and we got the refreshed 2008 globe instead.
But then some nights, the 10 is indistinguishable from the 6 anyway, with often an identical running order and the same presenter. So maybe it's deliberate that all of the network BBC 1 bulletins now have exactly the same studio look.
Maybe restoring it to being a bit like being back in 1999-era N6 where when you saw that studio you knew what you were getting perhaps. A bulletin designed solely for the viewers on BBC One. But these days there is the added complication by adding the UK feed of the combined News Channel.