fxgroup 0 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 WISH-TV, the LIN station in Indianapolis, debuts its new FX Group set today. They've posted an online video of the set construction: http://www.wishtv.com/Global/category.asp?C=1783&nav=menu35_18 FX hopes to have photos ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilene 2 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 WISH says here that they also got new Giant Octopus graphics and new music from 615. I haven't seen it yet (d'oh!) but the folks over at the Radio Info board for Indiana say that these look more like refreshes than replacements. jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxgroup 0 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 The set was built in phases. FX built a few areas about a year ago and we added to that work in this round. This is similar to what we did at WESH-TV in Orlando, Fla. — the WeatherPlus center was done first, followed by the main set a year later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliwxdude 252 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 The set looks really nice, much better than the Hearst set-in-a-box that's spreading across the chain. Giant Octopus seems to have redeemed themselves with the new WISH package, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobilene 2 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 The old GO package WISH had was horrible. This one is pretty nice. I like the new typefaces they're using -- still narrow to get more text in, but somehow more readable than what they used before. The test was this morning when I watched Daybreak on the 13" TV in my bedroom and I could actually read the text in the L3s from across the room. I'm still getting used to the giant 8 flying out at me with the next element in the bottom loop of the 8, though. Seems like they're moving away from the "Back Home Again in Indiana" signature in their music and toward the standard In-Sink signature. I'm not sure that's a bad thing. I liked the "Back Home Again" signature over Counterpoint, but it was a real stretch to fit it into In-Sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 WISH's new set blows WRTV, WXIN, and WTHR's sets away, yet their new graphics have some getting use to, but definitely an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 WISH's is set for WISH's news style, more contemporary, WTHR is set for the traditional style WTHR produces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestbiteme 13 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 WISH says here that they also got new Giant Octopus graphics and new music from 615. I haven't seen it yet (d'oh!) but the folks over at the Radio Info board for Indiana say that these look more like refreshes than replacements. jim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GBCzwbrPio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 WISH says here that they also got new Giant Octopus graphics and new music from 615. I haven't seen it yet (d'oh!) but the folks over at the Radio Info board for Indiana say that these look more like refreshes than replacements. jim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GBCzwbrPio Those are nice... too bad Ava's crap on the screen takes away from it a little bit. Music is nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 What would you rate them from 1 to 10 10 being absolutely great - 1 being the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsie 11 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 What would you rate them from 1 to 10 10 being absolutely great - 1 being the worst I say 7/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 157 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 i give it an 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler 150 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I'll give 'em an 8/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrothers 0 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I give it an 8.5 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I give it 10/10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedYoungMan 0 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Top Notch job to FX Group. I had a distinct feeling that the new set backdrop would actually be a huge screen TV with Blueish graphics! Maybe just a hunch of mine I would like to actually ask FX Group a question. Other than the obvious shot changes that happened with the newscasts before the new set was unveiled, meaning how they weren't showing the Forecast Center, and was basically just tight shots of the anchor desk, but one small thing I noticed that tipped me off that there was a set change afoot was that a small horizontal panel that bordered the Newsroom backdrop pic behind the anchors was missing. Yet I didn't remember seeing any other major parts of the main anchor set missing. I was wondering why that of all things was that was removed weeks before the set change happened? I know it's small, but just curious is all. Not sure if I made it clear which part I'm talking about, but just curious. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxgroup 0 Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 According to the account manager who handled this project, WISH relocated the old set to a secondary studio before FX began installation, but not all parts of the set were moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PelicanGuy 117 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 8 for the graphics 2 for the music - I HATE IN-Sink I'm with you. I can't STAND that music package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I'm with you guys. Which news theme they should use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrfRptr 3 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Oddly, or maybe not, that music is very similar to their sister station to the north, WANE TV in Fort Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Oddly, or maybe not, that music is very similar to their sister station to the north, WANE TV in Fort Wayne. WTHI is also very similar to WISH's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 who?cares... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrfRptr 3 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I'm sorry, I didn't realize topics were off limits after a certain time frame passed. Obviously the WISH music is sore spot with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedYoungMan 0 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Oddly, or maybe not, that music is very similar to their sister station to the north, WANE TV in Fort Wayne. WANE has actually been using the same music packages as WISH for the past 10 years or so now. WISH would get a package, then WANE would get it a couple of years later when they would update everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I'm sorry, I didn't realize topics were off limits after a certain time frame passed. Obviously the WISH music is sore spot with you. It is not! I personally like wish's music, In-Sink V4 was made for wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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