Launch BBC News: Studio B

[thomalex]

My observations

- It's a bit too clinical, they've managed to make a real studio look fake

- It needs another colour - probably some blue

- Not keen on the main desk shot very washed out - perhaps a behind the shoulder graphic would work there

- Huw doing the news like he's presenting a Powerpoint - please ditch this

- I prefer to not see the cameras it makes it look ugly, maybe we don't need to see him walking from the desk to the catwalk

- Catwalk screen seems positioned quite low

- The balcony area looks kind of bleak, like a grey bunker, maybe do something up there

The rest is fab-u-lous

I agree with all of this. The new set is great, but it's not perfect. Apart from jacking up the curved screen a bit everything can be tweaked and some adjustments to lighting especially brightening the balcony area and dimming some of the presentation areas are needed. Hopefully the new branding when it finally comes about will introduce something a bit more dynamic than bright white for the various screens as well.