Mrknowitall526 116 Posted November 15, 2017 Posted November 15, 2017 So, it debuted today at 4 PM. Impressive...but not nearly on the 6ABC scale! I think they said there are 30 monitors. They're definitely doing a lot of standing up/walking, with 3 vertical 80 inch screens. The odd thing is the strange shape of the desk, and also that the desk is designed to be stand-up! Yes, they stand at the desk. I think that's kind of strange. Maybe they'll eventually have some chairs. New graphics are a flat take on the WLEX look they had before. Nice to finally see them all back in the same building. At the end of the 4PM Jim & Melanie were sitting on the new (LARGE) couch, and there was a screen behind them showing the view out the PPL Center. That was an interesting touch, given the fact that the studio is top of a mountain.
ToriElectra 292 Posted November 15, 2017 Posted November 15, 2017 Do they still have the same music? They've been needing a new package for a while now, in my opinion.
SF1964 68 Posted November 16, 2017 Posted November 16, 2017 I don't like the standing at the desk either. [MEDIA=twitter]930913581411065856[/MEDIA]
WestleyWolf 123 Posted November 16, 2017 Posted November 16, 2017 Do they still have the same music? They've been needing a new package for a while now, in my opinion. Yes.
TheRolyPoly 2641 Posted November 16, 2017 Posted November 16, 2017 They basically took the WLEX-TV route with the desk and the entire set with some few modifications.
TennTV1983 811 Posted November 16, 2017 Posted November 16, 2017 That main desk looks very similar to the one used by WJBK, which means this was a Devlin job. That stand up area with the three vertical monitors does look interesting though.
Mrknowitall526 116 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Posted November 16, 2017 I like the music, but the intro was shortened by a few seconds and cut at the end. I still can't stand the way they, in 2017, continue to show SD video in 16:9 for some things. There was a behind the scenes tour with Joy Howe that aired at 5:30 and it was BLURRY - it was prerecorded but they were in the studio - why would it have been down-sampled? Many of their live shots are like that too, but I've always chalked that up to using those backpacks. The time & temp under the bug in the L3 should be on the top, not the bottom in my opinion. Because when the L3's come on it looks out of place.
SF1964 68 Posted November 16, 2017 Posted November 16, 2017 That main desk looks very similar to the one used by WJBK, which means this was a Devlin job. That stand up area with the three vertical monitors does look interesting though. It was a Devlin job indeed. More info about the new set. http://www.newscaststudio.com/2017/11/15/wfmz-69-news-new-set/
atlnews2 599 Posted November 16, 2017 Posted November 16, 2017 the opens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=xvN_560jP18;t=0
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