ns8401 846 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Perhaps one day they will learn content is still very important to viewers and a wonderful new way to present it goes right over peoples heads. The standing thing is just plain uncomfortable looking to me. The ones I hate are where there is a desk but only the two anchors sit. It's like they were too cheap to by a couple more chairs. Nobody is complaining about having a desk and saying "Hey honey, when do you think they'll get rid of this horrible desk? It looks so claustrophobic back there". More stupidity from the news business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Obviously none of y'all have seen KABB's news set (another Devlin creation). KABB's anchors have been standing up for close to 15 years. It seems odd but hey, gotta do what the consultants tell you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsean 138 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I just watched a segment from their 6 PM broadcast and I didn't see any problems with there not being a desk. I think not having the desk forces the them to tell their stories in a more creative way using the video walls than if they still had the desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I think many of the complaints are a matter of familiarity. Not having a desk is just really different so it's odd and "uncomfortable." Still curious to know why they went this route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundershock MN 169 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Perhaps one day they will learn content is still very important to viewers and a wonderful new way to present it goes right over peoples heads. The standing thing is just plain uncomfortable looking to me. The ones I hate are where there is a desk but only the two anchors sit. It's like they were too cheap to by a couple more chairs. Nobody is complaining about having a desk and saying "Hey honey, when do you think they'll get rid of this horrible desk? It looks so claustrophobic back there". More stupidity from the news business. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm reminded of that was thrust upon WCCO a few years ago. The only issue is that when the anchors range in height from 5'5"ish - 6'8"ish it's going to look odd. You could tell that they had to go to ridiculous lengths to make 2,3 and 4 shots work. They had to play tricks with depth perception when blocking shots. For example, The main male anchor had to usually stand a couple steps back from the female anchor instead of side-by-side. And, she usually had some insanely high heals on to help compensate as well. You can see some of this in the linked promo video. In other words it can't be force fed. If you don't have the talent or studio to properly execute a standup newscast it ends up hindering the product not improving it. I think many of the complaints are a matter of familiarity. Not having a desk is just really different so it's odd and "uncomfortable." Still curious to know why they went this route. Because, when you need to bring your viewers the news "Now" and "Right Now" you don't have time to mess around with a desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1678 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Perhaps one day they will learn content is still very important to viewers and a wonderful new way to present it goes right over peoples heads. The standing thing is just plain uncomfortable looking to me. The ones I hate are where there is a desk but only the two anchors sit. It's like they were too cheap to by a couple more chairs. Nobody is complaining about having a desk and saying "Hey honey, when do you think they'll get rid of this horrible desk? It looks so claustrophobic back there". More stupidity from the news business. When I read that they were standing it reminded me of this article where a member of parliament was upset that BBC presenters should not "prance around studios." He later went on to say: "Can we find time to debate the extent to which the tabloid virus is beginning to infect BBC television news? "Have you noticed that newscasters increasingly no longer read news to camera, but they walk around the studio like a couple of ham actors emoting? "I think it is called news with attitude." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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