nhmediaguy 3 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 WFMY has launched a new set of graphics late last week. this could possibly be a new news package for Gannett stations. [ATTACH]1152.IPB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]1152.IPB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]1153.IPB[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1805 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 this could possibly be a new news package for Gannett stations. Prepare yourselves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Looks a little blocky and bland, but we'll have to see about the rest of the package. Also, lets hope that they can drop their "Broken Fax Machine" (-TMBtD/Alain Hernandez) music package for something a little less 2045. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 742 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 this could possibly be a new news package for Gannett stations. Oh boy. Another station group going the 16x9 letterbox route? I don't even mind the new graphics, even if they are plain as hell. :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAP-TV 145 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I am fine with plain and simple. Gannett's graphics have gotten out of control. There are too distracting. The "malfunctioning fax machine" music needs to go, too. (I always thought that was a Geoffrey quote...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evening Magazine 18 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Looks a little blocky and bland, but we'll have to see about the rest of the package. Also, lets hope that they can drop their "Broken Fax Machine" (-TMBtD/Alain Hernandez) music package for something a little less 2045. Your wish will come true. New music and graphics will be on tonight @ 5 on WTSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 107 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Your wish will come true. New music and graphics will be on tonight @ 5 on WTSP. Can you cap the open? Even though I'm down the hall from G3 we might as well be in different states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 742 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Looking at the new graphics now on http://www.wtsp.com. Upon close observation, these have a USA Today-esque look to them (right down to the color coding of each segment) which, ironically, is a Gannett property as well. The new music has a few nice cuts to it. Better than the old music to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que 73 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 WTSP explains the new graphics: http://www.wtsp.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2045994186001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I hope they installed AFDs for these graphics, otherwise, 4x3 viewers will miss a lot of content. The Lower Thirds appear to have been made in PowerPoint -- however, The WTSP Open I found on YouTube was kind of nice. I guess plain graphics is the new direction a lot of groups are going in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Jesus. Talk about a TOTAL shift in look! "Now we made these changes following feedback from you..." do you mean all of the hate and criticism Gannett has gotten since they introduced the graphics over 4 years ago? While I'm happy for the toned down, simpler look, I feel as if now they may have toned it down TOO much, almost like they were saying "Here. You complained about your last package and wanted something simpler, so here you go." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Interesting how the lower thirds are formatted. The reporter name and location appear in small text above the story name, then disappear. Definitely different than any other graphics package I've seen recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeggleston 1 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Has anyone else heard that other Gannett stations such as WXIA (11Alive) will get new sets/ graphics packages as well?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoryan 21 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 This package will fit a station like KARE 11 much better, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 This package will fit a station like KARE 11 much better, IMHO. not to mention that every time I see those multicolored lines of light moving about my first instinct is to think that it's an NBC station opening... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1487 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I like those L3s and I like the rather obvious tie-in with the USA Today coloring, though it would have been nice if they coordinated with typefaces as well (USA Today uses a custom variant of Futura). I'm also not surprised this is the look that they're going towards. For quite some time now, KUSA has been broadcasting in 16:9 SD and has recently been using flat, fit-to-size L3s for the weekend opens. I'll keep an eye out on KUSA, but knowing Gannett, it seems like they prefer rolling out a new look on podunk stations first before it makes its way to the flagship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NewsHound Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 That "new music" sounds like production music. I think I liked the "broken fax machine" better. As far as the look, I really like it. Much improved. Definitely connecting the new USA Today look on the broadcast properties, and thats a very bold move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I'm watching WFMY's 11pm newscast online at the moment. The lead was about Obama's remarks on gun violence, they ran a background on semi-/automatic weapons, the anchor emphasized starting a discussion about the gun control debate. They also reviewed when to stop for a school bus after a story about a child hit and killed after getting off the bus. Can anyone from the Triad fill me in... is this typical of the "News 2.0" format? It's been around for a while but haven't seen much of it. It's very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 268 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 That "new music" sounds like production music. I think I liked the "broken fax machine" better. As far as the look, I really like it. Much improved. Definitely connecting the new USA Today look on the broadcast properties, and thats a very bold move. Either that or Enforcer... But still, their use of minimalism is quite unique. At least they pull off the "flat" look better than even CBC does (the black is much more pleasing on the eyes than CBC's white blocks) Or, I guess Gannett finally upgraded to Windows 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1149 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I definitely like the new graphics. Smooth, simple and they put a lot more information into the the L3s than the last package did. And it was genius for Gannet to color-code the types of news (ie NEWS, WEATHER, BREAKING, OPINION, ECT.) AND add a news ticker, just like the cable news networks. I think they might just be the future of local news graphics...well after WPVI's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 423 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I was just in Greensboro about two weeks ago. Its a good format but also it was a weekend newscast that I was watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Watching WTSP's noon news on their website. The graphics are OK and the lower thirds remind me of HLN. But I agree with the USA Today coloring scheme. The new theme does sound like production music (and yes, I will miss the old theme). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4159 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 not to mention that every time I see those multicolored lines of light moving about my first instinct is to think that it's an NBC station opening... Considering that many of Gannett's stations are NBC affils (including KARE, KUSA, WBIR, WGRZ and onetime NBC O&O WKYC), it actually is an open that could be on par with the NBC O&Os. But I am seriously impressed. The overall layout is visually pleasing and 1000% less clunky. Hopefully WKYC will continue to use the alternate cuts of Propulsion (primarily used for weekday evening and weekend evening newscasts, very well at the discretion of primary anchor Russ Mitchell) but even this standard production music is a mammoth upgrade over Rampage's utter disaster of a theme. Kudos to G3 for finally getting it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I don't know if the change from Gannett music is universal. WFMY's weather bumper still uses a cut from it. If it's gone, I WILL miss it - I think it's a very distinctive music package and one of the very, very few that has managed to stick in my head in a positive way. Maybe I'm wired weird, maybe I'm sick of Gari's synthesizers, maybe it's because this doesn't sound like local news music in the least, but I really like that package. As far as WTSP's remarks about "feedback about our graphics", I'm sure that IS a response to constant complaints - but not our consistent complaints. Here is a screenshot of a Gannett-owned station with the old setup: That is a LOT of information in a LOT of places. I remember it being worse than this, actually, but I would imagine a viewer would feel extremely overwhelmed. What do you pay attention to? In this respect the infobar is a hell of a lot cleaner and easier on the eyes. I think I'm mixed on the new graphics. They are, on the face of it, very plain, although I think the new open and some of the segment openers are fantastic. It's not a knock against it, though. Groups and designers were trying so hard for flash and flair that they sacrificed readability. I think CNN and the CBS O&Os, amongst others, showed that you can have a more informational lower third that is still attractive, and there is a definite trend towards simpler, more discernible graphics. The infobar is clearly what G3 focused on, and they've done a good job with it. Borrowing the color coding from USA Today and making it not just a part of the look, but a visual indicator of what type of story it is - I think that is a great idea. I think the rest of the graphics suffer a bit in comparison - those weather graphics are way too plain - but it's obvious the focus isn't on making it flashy, but providing information. Which is, well, what news graphics are supposed to be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skbl17 188 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 No changes yet at the Atlanta duopoly. I'm also mixed on the new look. While I love the new opens, I think that the L3's are just a little too simple. The color-coding is nice though, but unless they explain the meaning behind it at all stations (WTSP did a good job,) the average viewer won't know or likely care. The weather graphics are actually nice (I'm still hoping WXIA will drop the WIZ). I'll withhold full judgement until WXIA/WATL gets the look on air here. Honestly though, Gannett should have at least given stations latitude over music. The new music sounds adequate, but it does sound a bit like production music; no notable signature or note. Gannett should at least let the stations decide on whether to use the new music, use the current Rampage package, or choose a different package (I loved it when we had Alive). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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