On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 2:44 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote:
> Two things: > 1) I notice that both WNBC and KNBC have large (fake) "windows" behind the > anchor desk, presumably carrying realtime video from somewhere in the > viewing area (in NY, it's usually from one of the cameras atop 30Rock, tho > sometimes they use the angle that looks down over the Today Show plaza, > which is extremely off-putting). Is this some new corporate mandated set? > Do other O&Os use a similar set design? > I'm not sure at what level the mandate comes from, but NBC does seem to have been very consistent about using the same design elements across MSNBC, NBC News, and the news operations of O&Os for the last several years--glass-topped desks, right angles instead of gentle curves, big video walls or vertical plasmas behind the anchors (usually showing a live skyline shot), stainless steel or back-lit wall panels, etc. "Today" is kind of the glaring exception that proves the rule here. -- David J. Lynch [email protected] -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
