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IS
Inspector Sands
aconnell posted:
Those overhead images are usually pooled to other broadcasters, like Sky, ITN. It gets mentioned on Newswatch quite a bit: 'Why are the BBC wasting licence fee payer's money on sending out a helicopter'?

Indeed, helicopter shots are a very obvious use of the Pool system. Not only is putting a helicopter up expensive but also it's not practical to have more than one hovering over the same location. AIUI sometimes Sky and the BBC will have one each which will take over from the other when refueling is needed
DE
derek500
[quote="Inspector Sands" pid="662728"]
aconnell posted:
AIUI sometimes Sky and the BBC will have one each which will take over from the other when refueling is needed


HD Skycopter has just taken over!!
PE
peterrocket Founding member
And now the long awaited 'Election 2010' closing theme!
BA
bai4943
peterrocket posted:
And now the long awaited 'Election 2010' closing theme!


It certainly has grown on me over the last few days! Does anyone have any copies of it??
AC
aconnell
Who is the composer BTW? I quite like the music now.
MA
madmusician
bai4943 posted:
peterrocket posted:
And now the long awaited 'Election 2010' closing theme!


It certainly has grown on me over the last few days! Does anyone have any copies of it??


Can I please echo this request. An excellent piece of dramatic music, IMO.
BB
BBC LDN
That whole montage with the orchestral Election 2010 theme was simply magnificent. A fantastic piece of music, a brilliant sequence of clips and images that they had to edit together quite quickly - it managed to not only visually tell the story of the evening's events, but the music (perhaps by coincidence more than design) fit the visuals perfectly too.

Long, indulgent presentation sequences such as this - as well as the likes of David Lowe's 2001 nine-minute election 'remix', and the two-minute 'sombre' closing titles used on BBC News 24 and BBC World in the early days of the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts - are rare, but they're well worth the wait.
GI
gillw72
Ben posted:
Newsroom posted:
Excellent timing from the BBC, one tends to think they were tipped off on timing - it was flawless.


The podium was wheeled out about 5 or 10 minutes before, a good hint.


wonder why Cameron had a different podium to Brown?
SK
skynewsfreak
gillw posted:
Ben posted:
Newsroom posted:
Excellent timing from the BBC, one tends to think they were tipped off on timing - it was flawless.


The podium was wheeled out about 5 or 10 minutes before, a good hint.


wonder why Cameron had a different podium to Brown?


I think it was because Brown had a written speech so needed Lecturn, Cameron didn't have a written speech so didn't need it.
FL
flaziola
Just spotted Huw creeping across shot in Downing Street, no doubt getting ready to present the Ten.
GI
gillw72
skynewsfreak posted:
gillw posted:
Ben posted:
Newsroom posted:
Excellent timing from the BBC, one tends to think they were tipped off on timing - it was flawless.


The podium was wheeled out about 5 or 10 minutes before, a good hint.


wonder why Cameron had a different podium to Brown?


I think it was because Brown had a written speech so needed Lecturn, Cameron didn't have a written speech so didn't need it.


good spot. I just assumed they would have left the one Brown used there...
DA
Dave Founding member
BBC LDN posted:
That whole montage with the orchestral Election 2010 theme was simply magnificent. A fantastic piece of music, a brilliant sequence of clips and images that they had to edit together quite quickly - it managed to not only visually tell the story of the evening's events, but the music (perhaps by coincidence more than design) fit the visuals perfectly too.


Agreed, is was very well put together, the only thing that stood out was the still image of David Cameron and the Queen but I guess it is rather an essential part of the story!

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