Interesting observation by a visitor

At the risk of sounding unlearned, whats a chroma wall?

A large wall or panel painted a a very bright shade of blue or green, evenly lit that the weatherperson stands in front of. The concept is called “chroma key” hence the term “chroma wall”.

Thank you David, sweet of you for explaining. I knew about the green wall, i just didnt know that’s what its referred to as. Webmaster, you can now delete my query.
Where is Jose Diaz Balart going Admin?

An additional note–it’s important to know that you can actually key off of any solid color you choose, but “chroma green” and “chroma blue” are chosen for an important reason–they occur nowhere in human pigment, meaning that you don’t risk keying part of someone’s arm or face , or even their eyes out. Also, at least in terms of the green, it is a rarely worn color, although one that some women seem to be able to pull off incredibly well.

In Chicago a couple of years ago on St. Patrick’s day, (a huge day for Chicago), one of the the reporters on CBS2 was wearing bright green and was doing her report in front of the green screen, lets just say it was interesting to watch that piece.

BTW do we know if they are changing the plex to be like Boston’s or will it be completely different? I am one that does not like the Boston plex.

They are not re-building the set, just not using it

Does anybody know what they do with the old set when they get rid of it. I am thinking they should donate to them third world countries that usually have some tacky news set.

That’s a good question. I’m going to try and see if they’d donate pieces of their set to my high school, because we’re in dire need of a set. Last year’s set was just plain disgusting, so we’re looking around at our options. I don’t see what problem they’d have with donating, because they could just write it off and get their money’s worth. Anyone know who I’d have to talk to?

the WSVN plex will probably be something similar to WHDH. Although closing the 2nd floor of the WSVN studio with blue panels, instead the see-thru rails now, like WHDH would make it even smaller than it already is. Will just have to wait and see

from what i’ve heard and seen in different schematics, first there was a technical problem with the wx set (several monitors did not work, some light panels were out, and it just didnt look good anymore.

that being said, i do believe that they are turning the wx set into an additional news set (similar to one of the stand-up sets that WHDH has).

the new plex will be A LOT like the WHDH set. we are currently building the new anchor desk and it resembles the boston one alot, additionally, the light-up blue panels that say “7News” will replace the railings and will be identical to WHDH’s. the difference will lie with the NewsDesk. it’s going to be a hot set!!! New desk, new backdrop, new monitors (plasma screens).

about the old sets being donated…NOT going to happen…SVN is so cheap that they will re-use every scrap piece of plastic, metal, or wood/cardboard in the new sets so as to avoid paying an extra dime…

OK…i’ve said enough and may get fired for all of this…but who cares…

Will we still be able to see the workers in the news room? Also, why do they want to close the railings, it makes it look a lot better. I am not looking forward to the new plex.

like Mike said, im not looking forward to the new set at all…i love the one they have, however i hope they surprise me with a great set like they did with the deco re-do, however getting rid of the railings would be a BAD idea, it is REALLY a major part of the plex, it looks alot better WITH it.

I want them to tone down the primary colors a bit. Too much red and blue. A darker shade whould look better. I like the WHDH set, especially the stand up area. SOMthing like that would be nice at WSVN. WSVN has the ugliest sports set around so i really hope they do away with it and come good this time. I would also like to see a set where anchors can correspond directly with other anchor/reporter like WHDH.
WHat i never get about 7 is how comes you never see the main anchor desk in the studio’s arial view. I thought all the action took place behind there. YOu can see apart of the ‘newsdesk’ behind the main anchor desk but I have never seen the anchor desk as being apart of the newsplex.
I like the rails too. I also like the two story idea. I remember a while ago Lynn was filling in for Belkys and she and Craig did New at 10 tease from upstairs. Man, it was the illest i’ve ever seen. It was awesome. WHDH also uses the second floor. Really awesome.
I wonder if they will change their graphics as well. Boston has some great graphics.

Is it me or did they stop the anchors from doing the teases after Laure left. I remember when they always had a great tease from outside or the 2nd floor. I hate the teases at the beginning with a voice over only. Caterina and Randy still do the teases at WHDH.

The weather and sports sets were in bad shape and really did look like shit on air, but I really hope they decide to keep the railings. And are they really that cheap, I thought they were one of the top paying stations in the market.

Far from top paying…try lowest

I like the blue colors the way they are now.
It’s all bright and lively. If you see the WHDH set you’ll know where they’re going with the blue.

there will be alot more blue…

they’re trying to work everything so that the anchor desk becomes a bigger part of everything. the reason they don’t use it much now is because of how terrible the area around the anchor desk looks (it’s not decorated…all you see is insulation, tubing, cables, the chroma wall and sports set)

don’t expect too many drastic changes overall…just no more red railings (replaced by big blue banner-thing {like WHDH}) and a few tweaks hear and there…and a new NewsDesk.

ok 2 questions is Rosh Lowe (WSVN) gay? I was just wondering from some of this body language from a thing he did tonight.

Also why is it that they never use the WEB CENTER at night? I noticed that they used it this morning by reading a statement from Michael Rapist Jackson

I also heard that the WX set was making most of the guys look too short, especially Johnston, so they are now building a new set and using screens and colors that make the guys look taller.

Johnston? Is he still on the air? I thought he was let go. Word on the street is that he was in another market looking for work recently. Hope they hire weather dwarfs wherever he ends up…..

Tom is simply on an extended vacation, it had to have taken a lot out of him to be filling in for our lovely child molester bill kamal

If by “extended vacation” you mean he’s out pounding the pavement looking for another gig (probably in the Northeast somewhere), then I agree. It’s a rather large indictment of his skills (or lack thereof) that he was summarily passed over after the Kamal debacle, though. Dollars to donuts says he’s done in FL.

WSVN is pretty good about updating the “News Team” page on their site (about the only thing they update on time). Anyway, he is still listed on there.

I think he’d be wise to stay at SVN. I’m not too sure he can make it anywhere else. He always looks like he’s asleep and he stammers a lot. I always wondered why he left Tucson anyway? Anybody know? I believe he was Chief Met over there and had his own TV show or something like that. Sounds like a pretty good gig to me. I wonder what happened?

First of all, I think Tom Johnston is good at what he does and did a fine job of filling in for Bill Kamal–he wasn’t hired to be chief met and svn never had their eye on him to do so.

Also, Tom is not on any vacation. If anyone was watching, he was just on during his regular shifts this weekend.

Apparently Johnston has more than a few skeletons in his closet, and a big bone flew out, prompting his move from AZ. He tried to cover it with the “it’s a great opportunity in a bigger market” line, but he had to leave town right quick before a scandel erupted. That’s the rumor, anyway…..

Ralphie,
Do you know Johnston personally or something? If so, I hope I didn’t offend you. I actually like Tom’s persona – he brings a humanistic aspect to meteorology, which is refreshing when you look at all these robotic guys and dumb broads. Did you hear the latest on Jackie Johnson over at KCAL? She called a .40 rain measurement a “40th of an inch” and a .30 measurement as a “30th of an inch.” EGADS! How embarrassing. Wasn’t basic math a part of her curriculum in High School?

No offense taken. Let’s just say some of the people I know ran in the same circles as some of the people he knows and leave it at that. Good guy for the most part, but kinda kinky, if you know what I mean.

Well, then he’s working in the right field, no? I mean, look at our own Bill Kamal. Who woulda thunk it? Maybe Johnston can fly under the radar and avoid being exposed publically, like Bill was. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with being kinky, as long as it’s legal, right? We’re all adults. But what Bill was doing was wrong. I hope Johnston ain’t into that crap, cause that just ain’t right.

Stick to commenting on people’s job abilities and what they do ON THE AIR, not what they do in bed.

Tom’s a smart guy and knows weather, unlike the two youngsters who’re still learning the ropes. He didn’t get picked for chief because he’s not local and didn’t have the recognition, although it can be debated whether or not people want abile weather dude or one they recognize. I personally watch Tom because I like him and because he doesn’t talk down to me. I feel like I can go out and have a beer with him as opposed to Steadham who I felt came off as the snobby professor in college. No beers with him.

That’s a good point, and I did mention in one of my posts that Tom does seem more human than a lot of these other robots/dumb models. I bet Tom would be a cool guy to hang out at a bar with. I’m rooting for him. But this guy Ralphie seems to have a serious bone to pick with Johnston. He needs to lighten up and fight his personal battles elsewhere.

I’d fuck him.

Hey, just reporting what I’ve heard. Don’t shoot the messenger…..