thafernykid 2 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Some anchors and photogs have been posting this on Twitter. They have some promos up on their YT channel now. I like the promos, I just don't know what to expect. As of today, they are still Eyewitness News. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLT-DCA-ORF-PTI 86 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Looks nice. But, in the fourth video for the I-Team, the guy is on facebook...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvweatherman 0 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Looks nice. But, in the fourth video for the I-Team, the guy is on facebook...lol I thought that was very funny too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Wow, those promos look amazing. They really have a good CS department! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Very much liking this. Few stations have been able to pull off simple, stylish graphics without making them boring. KLAS seems to be on the right track with this, and I'd love to see an open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Very much liking this. Few stations have been able to pull off simple, stylish graphics without making them boring. KLAS seems to be on the right track with this, and I'd love to see an open. If you look at the "Living in the Now" video, you can see what appears to be an open in the "screens" behind the anchors on that promo. A wall in their newsroom used to say "Eyewitness News" and they have taken that down and are beginning to replace those with new letters. http://twitpic.com/mmwhg I'm guessing the new look will debut on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jero23 105 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 WOW, that's amazing that KLAS is ending their "Eyewitness News" brand after all these years. I wonder if sister station WTVF will make any changes to its brand anytime soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 758 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 WOW, that's amazing that KLAS is ending their "Eyewitness News" brand after all these years. I wonder if sister station WTVF will make any changes to its brand anytime soon... I hope not. NewsChannel 5 has been a strong brand name for the station since the 90s. It would feel weird if they were to suddenly re-brand themselves as 5 News Now, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 108 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I love the moniker "Eyewitness News" on any station, so I hate to see this change, but it totally makes sense for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 I love the moniker "Eyewitness News" on any station, so I hate to see this change, but it totally makes sense for them. I agree. And as jero23 said, the station has been Eyewitness News for a while now. Apparently the new brand starts this Saturday. "@AaronDrawhorn: Friday is the last day to watch Eyewitness News as we know it. 8 News Now starts Saturday." I'll try to get some SD video (don't have an HD tuner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 159 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 You can see the new opens for 8News Now on Facebook. They are still using the same music. And the opens are simple and looks very sharp and awesome. http://www.facebook.com/lasvegasnow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 I'm watching the 5PM news right now. They have an animated bug now. It's a little bit distracting... Their lower-thirds have animated transitions too. So far so good, imo. It's very simple but I think it'll work for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 108 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I'm not so sure about a blue gfx scheme in the desert... you would think you would want more desert-ish tones. It just seems out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who?cares 253 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I really like the opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalnewsguy 11 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Those new opens are pretty slick. Different, but nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliwxdude 252 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I'm not so sure about a blue gfx scheme in the desert... you would think you would want more desert-ish tones. It just seems out of place. Well, you have to remember that the last KLAS graphics package was also pretty blue, and that seemed to work for them. They seemed to repurpose most of the footage used in the last Giant Octopus HD package into this one, making me suspect it's an in-house job. Whatever it is, it does look pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Got some SD video tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmi9-Wra7QI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Gotta love those first night CG screw ups. Looking good, though. Unrelated, but that weather really seemed to be recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Unrelated, but that weather really seemed to be recorded. I believe it is. They usually have the weather anchor at the desk at the beginning of the segment and then move over to the green screen. It only looks like that (on the video) on the weekends. So it might be a weekend thing, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometown News 11 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 This package ranks right up there with WBZ as some of the best graphics in local news today. Solid execution from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 The in-newscast graphics are a little too simple and not as sublime as WBZ (which I consider the best news graphics package in use today). I'd prefer they used the black and white 8 logo as seen in the opens; that looks better and more consistent than the blue square. The opens and promos, though, are excellent across the board. Doesn't seem like that much of a change from the older stuff judging from a YouTube scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Yup... nowhere near as good or as put-together as WBZ. Still a good effort overall though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometown News 11 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Sure, the lower thirds may be a bit too simple, but better that than the overdone Scripps L3's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 Sure' date=' the lower thirds may be a bit too simple, but better that than the overdone Scripps L3's.[/quote'] I agree. The lower-thirds are very simple but they work. As far as I'm concerned, their lower-thirds have always been simple. Not much movement other than text transitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Looks nice. It's a decent refresh. I wonder how long will it take for this look to show up on CSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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