08-02-2023, 07:31 AM
(07-02-2023, 10:47 PM)all new phil Wrote:The headline sequence was a bit OTT, but that era of Sky News felt really fresh and dynamic, and wasn't just two presenters stuck behind a desk all the time. Martin Stanford was great at explainers at the newswall (including, occasionally, "let's roll out the floor map" - which was what we'd now call an AR graphic over the newsroom, and, I think on one occasion 3D fighter jets flying through it); doorstepping journalists at their desks for more context on stories; random use of the pole cam; and it being really pacey with, say, the sports presenter throwing straight to the weather.(07-02-2023, 02:47 PM)Kojak Wrote: Inspired by something I mentioned on the BBC thread - I think something like this is what I'd like to see return:
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I'm certainly not saying copy that shot-for-shot - what I am saying is take some inspiration from that style and bring it into now. I know in 2023, brash and bold is out, and sober and 'grown-up' is in, so you'd have to adapt it to current norms and tastes. Look at the BBC and their gorgeous new studio B for inspiration (not something I ever thought I'd say!).
I can’t keep up with that. Far too much going on.
It all felt a bit like John Riley was getting to play with lots of toys in advance of their move to the big new studio - but then they took it a bit too far and lost it slightly with three presenters and a spinning desk and what felt like less actual news on the running order. And now we've gone to the opposite extreme with only one presenter stuck behind a desk.
Perhaps there is room for a happy medium.