CircleSeven 1944 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Just a slight update - they're apparently doing weather and traffic from the new studio's green screen. Well, they're getting closer then........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Another camera is on the move: [MEDIA=instagram]BHe65nlg5xv[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Some photos that don't really show much: [MEDIA=twitter]750684400506040321[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=twitter]750686128936783872[/MEDIA] I saw on Twitter that they also built new studios for their radio stations. Maybe they decided to undertake the tasks all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sendir 192 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Am I the only one that can not view embedded tweets? It always just says "loading tweet..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Here's a preview of the set as seen during a report on the Ravens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 definitely better than what they had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Here's the new home base. The set premiered on a special report for a verdict of one of the police officers arrested in connection of Freddie Grey. Wonder how the rest of the studio will look? Appears there is a large duratrans behind the monitors that is a photo of Baltimore that is backlit by LED's to change colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 That is quite the set! I like it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 It appears to the left of this picture they have another monitor wall that appears to be flat panels mounted vertically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 A look at the news desk which appears to have LED lighting it: [MEDIA=instagram]BIAgXAqgGvn[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsanchor26 107 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Does anyone know when this set will make it's debut? Can't wait to see more of it. It seems like they've just been fooling around with the completed set for weeks now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Didn't the new set went live yesterday morning, as they were covering a verdict of one of the officers in the Freddie Gray case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susquvalleywgal 494 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Does anyone know when this set will make it's debut? Can't wait to see more of it. It seems like they've just been fooling around with the completed set for weeks now Exactly. They are just teasing us now. -- Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsanchor26 107 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 It did debut during that Freddie Gray Special Report but they have since returned to the newsroom set for regular newscasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Does anyone know when this set will make it's debut? Can't wait to see more of it. It seems like they've just been fooling around with the completed set for weeks now They've been doing weather via green screen for about three weeks now from the new studio. I assume it was done because all the computers were moved back in. About two weeks ago they moved all the robotic cameras back into the studio (one was moved to their green screen production studio for weather/traffic/standups*, one to become a second camera for their newsroom desk and finally another one elsewhere in a newsroom as an ad hoc flash cam) and they've been doing their newscasts from the newsroom with one camera. Supposedly Monday's special report was a soft launch and the new set will debut the coming days per their news director. The date and time of the verdict was known several days in advance so they could plan ahead. If you guys remember WRC did a soft launch of their set (and their HD transition) for about two weeks before launching it full time back in April 2010. *I hope there are some fresh "virtual set" green screen backgrounds for them to use that will match their new set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Not a big fan of the desk but it works well for round table discussions. Likely the set is a full wraparound studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Apparently the set launches Monday at 5. Found this out via Instagram. I don't want to link to it because it's a persons account that's not associated with the station that was given a tour by the CSD. If you want a minor peak you'll have to look for the location "Wbal-Tv". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Here's a behind the scenes Facebook Live that just ended of the new studio: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewishcool95 5 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Here's a nice overview of the main area of WBAL's new set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadStar 363 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Here's a behind the scenes Facebook Live that just ended of the new studio: Ok, I've gotta ask... this is a video from a professional TV station. I get that this is for the internet, and they're probably using a cell phone to film this... but they make rigs that let you hold the cell phone steady, and even add LED lighting and a microphone and such, and they aren't even all that expensive. Why can't they spend a few bucks and get something like that so the video doesn't look and sound like utter crap? It's not just this video... nearly every "Facebook Live" video from a TV station has looked and sounded like this. Rant over. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Ok, I've gotta ask... this is a video from a professional TV station. I get that this is for the internet, and they're probably using a cell phone to film this... but they make rigs that let you hold the cell phone steady, and even add LED lighting and a microphone and such, and they aren't even all that expensive. Why can't they spend a few bucks and get something like that so the video doesn't look and sound like utter crap? It's not just this video... nearly every "Facebook Live" video from a TV station has looked and sounded like this. Rant over. Sorry. I imagine if they did a lot of Facebook Lives they would invest in an option. The set looks a lot better on camera. Was a wondering how the large blank spaces would look on camera but the way the shots are blocked they aren't dominate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 26, 2016 Author Share Posted July 26, 2016 Here are some quick screen captures showing the general shot blocking in the studio. Many feature trucking shots. [MEDIA=twitter]757895651535585281[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=twitter]757862407754682368[/MEDIA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Here are some quick screen captures showing the general shot blocking in the studio. Many feature trucking shots. [MEDIA=twitter]757895651535585281[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=twitter]757862407754682368[/MEDIA] Wait, did they...*gasps* they did! They changed the LED lighting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 802 Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 WBAL New Set....Very Nice http://www.tvnewsinsider.com/story/baltimore-nbc-debuts-new-set/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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