Muppetman03 10 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 According to Ryan Miller, WRC is getting a new set https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2c_Dvu_67/?igshid=NmE0MzVhZDY= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAP-TV 120 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 The bones of that set go back to 2010, correct? https://www.clickspringdesign.com/portfolio/nbc-wrc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4764 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) Oh good, now a certain user here can stop posting thrice-weekly threads asking if a new set is coming soon. Those will be replaced with thrice-weekly requests for progress updates. Edited February 21 by 24994J 2 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLT-DCA-ORF-PTI 81 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, KRAP-TV said: The bones of that set go back to 2010, correct? https://www.clickspringdesign.com/portfolio/nbc-wrc/ Yup, 2010 with the HD upgrade IIRC. When I saw this I was thinking, they just got a new set, but it was definitely almost 13 years ago! Time flies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaleighTVBOI1 31 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 4 hours ago, KRAP-TV said: The bones of that set go back to 2010, correct? https://www.clickspringdesign.com/portfolio/nbc-wrc/ Yes, finally there making use of probably, the left over space from NBC News vacating the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 516 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 This is a needed thing... I'm excited to see what they do with all that extra space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 381 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 That was an interesting one where they shoehorned to something more traditional a few years after launch. Guess the audience / focus groups thought it was too sterile Those vertical panels, the wood and broad landscape shots were a nice distinctive look for the market, curious to see if any of those cues stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetman03 10 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Chuck Bell had actually mentioned something like this back in December https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl3Oj4jOJCu/?igshid=NmE0MzVhZDY= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 381 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 23 hours ago, Muppetman03 said: Chuck Bell had actually mentioned something like this back in December https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl3Oj4jOJCu/?igshid=NmE0MzVhZDY= Spring of 2024 - guessing the set will finish before the newsroom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetman03 10 Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 The set is making its debut on Monday https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpDNCXCP0HS/?igshid=NmE0MzVhZDY= 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 943 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Let's see how it looks. So far WTTG looks like the best in the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recovering Producer 15 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 As of Saturday morning, they are on the flash cam which shows the feed room setup in their temporary newsroom. Presumably solo anchors until new set debuts, which would only affect their Sunday morning newscast on the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetman03 10 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 For the Sunday morning show, the anchors alternated https://www.instagram.com/p/CpH6IDKO9_r/?igshid=NmE0MzVhZDY= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD TV 60 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggi 472 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Watched a bit this morning… sounds like the set isn’t really finished yet as they kept teasing showing it off “over the next few weeks” and didn’t show anything beyond that very flat 2-shot. In the 6a hour they went back to using a live tower cam in the background and it looked pretty bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1090 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 It’s a little underwhelming. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetman03 10 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Here's more of the set https://www.instagram.com/tv/CpKreUDD59u/?igshid=NmE0MzVhZDY= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsean 128 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 After watching the tour, I like the set except 2 things: 1. The monitor behind the desk should have taken up the whole wall instead of being surrounded by the lighting. 2. The desk... Why is there just a small TV on the front instead of a larger display? Hopefully it's just temporary like when KNSD got their new desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinanews4 240 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) Very interesting. They took Studio A, which was an enormous studio, and divided it up into three smaller studios. WRC is in one. WZDC (Telemundo) is in another. And the use for the third studio, which looks like it might be smaller than the other two, has yet to be announced. Jummy Olabanji called it a "secret studio that we can't show you yet." WRC now has a rare luxury of space. In addition to the large column-free space that used to be the network newsroom, there's the studio WRC just vacated and there is the old MSNBC studio upstairs. I don't know that I would count the old Telemundo 44 studio as extra space because that was shoehorned into the building. At first look, I was a bit underwhelmed. But I realized there's a lot of grayish white "blocks" that make up the walls. Obviously, this is a nod to classic DC architecture. Once I realized that detail, I kind of liked it. Even though the effect does leave it looking a bit cold and sparce. There's a really cool DC map but its location in a corner by the door makes it seem like it might not make it on camera all that much. They are still in construction mode - they haven't fully loaded in the weather center yet. So, it will be another couple of weeks before the space is fully utilized. I do wonder if this is a preview of how WNBC will utilize the split Studio 3B. WRC's layout really does a great job of maximizing space and that will be essential in 3B. Edited February 28 by carolinanews4 typo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfomspphl 381 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Yeah the tight 2 shot looks like a college newscast, the metal accents behind the monitor make it look like a rolling monitor stand in a conference room and the graphic on the screen lacks depth - it all looks too close to the anchors like they're pressed against a wall. Maybe a better landscape shot will help that aspect, and they can rework the monitor accents. The DC stone is a nice nod, though white is tough for TV, and to be honest the layout of the studio and materials feel more like the lobby of a class A office building or museum than a The Other Site. Weather nooks look visually interesting with nice depth, we'll see how that plays out. Surprised they didn't keep this studio larger and put Telemundo in the former News 4 studio, but guess they have other uses in mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 131 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Reminds me a bit of the upgrade made to KNTV last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1090 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Obviously there are reasons for it but seems amateurish to move into a space that’s not ready for primetime yet. The shots this morning were so awkward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1462 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 7 hours ago, MorningNews said: Obviously there are reasons for it but seems amateurish to move into a space that’s not ready for primetime yet. The shots this morning were so awkward. Are you new to local news management in 2022? Amateurish is the standard quo now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaleighTVBOI1 31 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 15 hours ago, carolinanews4 said: I don't know that I would count the old Telemundo 44 studio as extra space because that was shoehorned into the building. Some birdie told me there new set is coming next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetman03 10 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 On 2/28/2023 at 10:13 AM, RaleighTVBOI1 said: Some birdie told me there new set is coming next week. Telemundo DC debuted its new studio https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cpdphgvh8LU/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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