Weeters 1749 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 WSVN in Miami debut a new, updated on-air look and sound on Thursday. The new graphics are very smooth, shiny, and modern, and is quite a bit "smoother" than the previous package, which contained lots of intricate geometric shapes. [yt]IAeCU8Js8rw[/yt] The station also rolled out new music with the package, no doubt composed by Chris Crane, who has composed custom themes for the station for the last 20 years. About the only thing that didn't see an update was the newsroom, which still uses a good number of 4:3 CRT monitors as it's backdrop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometown News 11 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Looks like an even uglier version of WHDH's current graphics... to be expected, since it's Sunbeam and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPollard_ 6 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 At first it reminded me of SportsCenter. Really looks like it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morning traffic 276 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Feels more like Inside Edition, if you ask me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 134 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 How do people even watch this? There are like 90 seconds of "headlines" (re: sensationalized infotainment), the open, then a 30 second teaser for the first story, then the story proper. It's absolutely ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 104 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 How do people even watch this? There are like 90 seconds of "headlines" (re: sensationalized infotainment), the open, then a 30 second teaser for the first story, then the story proper. It's absolutely ludicrous. What works in one market won't work in another. It obviously works here, #1 in South Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seriouslythough 0 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 It makes sense after running out of unique themes to use the WHDH signature. The electropop remix makes it fit in just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1335 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Wow, that two-minute opening was painful. If I had to watch that WSVN newscast, I'd use my TiVo to skip past all the filler -- and that's a big "if". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev57 46 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 If this is the #1 newscast in South Florida, how highly rated are the Hollywood/celebrity "news" shows? -Because that's exactly what this reminds me of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1138 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I guess I'm the only guy on the topic who likes the graphics that look like SportsCenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jero23 105 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 That news opening was awful to say the least. Their news opening is almost cartoonish and unrealistic for a major market newscast opening. I understand having your local identity, but really WSVN? I could feasibly understand this flying in Southern California, but South Florida??? Yeah, I prefer they keep it simple rather than sensational and long-drawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometown News 11 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I guess I'm the only guy on the topic who likes the graphics that look like SportsCenter. SportsCenter-type graphics work for sports. They don't work for serious news operations. Graphics-wise, stations like WBZ and KLAS get it right - simple, good-looking graphics that don't intrude into the actual story or serve as a distraction. Meanwhile, WSVN works in every gradient, shine effect, 3D element, and whoosh sound known to man, along with having a twenty-minute open, and it invokes the image of trashy television like Inside Edition or ET. They do not give off the appearance of a serious newscast with integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devswartz 2 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 With that dramatic, cutting-edge music, WSVN's ready to trailblaze this second decade of the 21st century. As for the 2:00 open, remember that the 10 has to compete with primetime shows, so they MUST hook the lead-in by the time the other shows' opening credits and/or commercials are over. Apparently, Miamians will tolerate two minutes worth of hyped-up headlines, or else the #1 station wouldn't keep doing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAP-TV 145 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm not a fan of sensationalized news, but WSVN has a formula that works for them. At least they do it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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