The set of coronation street has expanded with being a studio based location to a real location base, this made the set more realistic which makes the street looks more realistic and also people live there which brings a realistic atmosphere than a studio with a fake atmosphere from this is gives a verisimilitude feeling. Granada have invested a lot of money into the show which helped them located/create a real street.Broadcasting has changed on coronation street from broadcasting in black and white in the 1960s to coloured broadcasting in 1969. Then after 9 years of broadcasting in colour there was a situation were the camera staff wanted a pay rise but they didn't get what they requested so they chose not to use the newer equipment so on the 8th February, coronation street was broad casted in black and white and they used to record some days and do live shows because they didn't have enough time to do all the recording in a week, so they recorded on Wednesdays and did live performances on Friday. Then after achieving broadcasting in colour they then moved to tape from carrying on from film which made filming much quicker.
HD stands for high definition which coronation street announced in the early months of 2010 that they were going to use HD equipment and were going to film their episodes with it in May 2010. This then included the production teams equipment getting upgraded such as their cameras, production vehicles, lighting and editing facilities. They also got an upgrade from a standard definition tape based system to a state-of-the-art HD file based system.
The video that was shown on the web page we looked at we could see from the responses from the production team and everyone that was shown on the video said that it has changed the of filming by making it much easier for everyone that is in the production team. It has made the video recording clearer and has made the quality of the picture look amazing and clear which has benefited the production of the show. This is also making it quicker to make the clips which means it would save money because they aren't taking as long to make the clips which will save them money making them. This is all the impact that HD has done for coronation street.
This was shot with a P2 high definition which provides crane shots from rooftops. The P2 HD is used at 100 mbs using akegan cameras the polecam toshiba camera which adds drama.
Coronation street are looking to improve the show by moving their base to Manchester which will provide the show with a bigger space for the new production team which will also upgrade all their equipment, technology and facilities for the years of 2012/13, the place that they would be moving to is called media city.
You share good ideas about the impacts of set upgrades, such as your point about increased verisimilitude in representation. You could improve this section by introducing dates (a graphical timeline would be ideal) and technological detail e.g. the fact that from 1960 until 1968, the entire Coronation Street set, both interiors and exteriors, was constructed inside one of Granada's studios in central Manchester, with the houses reduced to 3/4 in scale.
ReplyDeleteYou could provide more information about black and white and colour filming through the 60s (such as the transition from film to tape).
You provide a good overview to the introduction of HD technology into production. You could be more specific about the impact this had for the editing teams. Go to:
http://www.avid.com/US/about-avid/customer-stories/Coronation-Street-Celebrates-Its-50th-with-HD-Makeover
Look at the first paragraph of the section titled “Results”
You do not talk about other areas of technological advancement. Go to:
http://www.polecam.com/news/latest-news/338-coronation-street-first-for-polecam.html
How have new grip technologies impacted on production?
Your section on The Future is promising. Provide more detailed information about MediaCityUK. Go to: http://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/ Look at the Our Community, Commercial and Studios sections. Make bullet point notes. Incorporate graphics.
Try to integrate more hyperlinks for: key terms (e.g. broadcast); key technology (e.g. HD) places (e.g. MediaCityUk).
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