[Tech1] Windsor Castle

[Mike Giles]

There were no individual closing credits - just BBC Studios. 

And where oh where is someone with the gravitas of a Dimbleby? I gather he’s a very nice chap, but Mr Edwards often makes my blood boil and for the rest of the time he just annoys me! He gives the impression that he sees himself as the most important commentator of our time, even when he’s reading out the day’s COVID-19 statistics. 

I agree with other observations on shots, and I could not fathom why the wide camera in the studio was constantly moving sideways - I presume it was on an arm rather than crabbing, but there seemed to be no justification. 

I also presumed that the piper going off mic when he went through the doorway was meant to be symbolic of the soul departing from we earthly lot - but he went through too soon for my money. 

But a momentous occasion, for all that. 

Mike G

> On 17 Apr 2021, at 22:33, David Brunt via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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> I don't think the musicians were miked up separately.  When the bagpiper wandered off down a corridor the mics lost his sound. Didn't sound like a fade.
> 
> The Queen was stage right, I think with her children in the same pew.
> 
> The plinth the coffin was on sunk into the ground - extremely slowly - as the long list of the Duke's honours and titles was being read out. Just before the trumpeters.
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> -----Original Message----- From: Geoffrey Hawkes via Tech1
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> I didn’t like the lady soprano much either, mainly for the exaggerated mouthing as she sang, but the others were nearly as bad and seemed rather over earnest in their delivery, including the unnatural way they pronounced some of the words as unfortunately choristers feel the need to do, like always rolling their Rs.
> I think the director/crew overdid the shots panning down from the vaulted ceiling, especially when it meant showing a lot of the uninteresting empty floor space along the way.
> I was impressed with how the sound crew covered the singers as I could see no sign of slung mics in the wide shots and wondered how they did it. The same for the trumpeters at the end.
> It took me a while to work out where HM was sitting as they only showed mid-shots of her in place and not a geography shot to relate her to the coffin, which would’ve been nice. I know she had her head bowed most of the time and in the wide shots I was just able to see a hat which looked like hers but I couldn’t be sure.
> I also missed seeing the coffin disappearing during that bit as like in a Paul Daniels trick it had just vanished by the time they cut back for the blessings. Was it lowered through a hole in the floor or what? They said the Queen was watching as it went but perhaps I just missed the seeing the shot?
> I wasn’t impressed with Huw Edwards’ presentation in the studio afterwards, especially when he remarked about the reading from Ecclesiastes, when it was from the apocryphal book,  Ecclesiasticus when Ecclesiastes only has 12 chapters not 43. Someone should’ve corrected him in his earpiece.
> Incidentally, during the exterior shots at the end,  I could hear what sounded like talkback breaking through for ten seconds or so. Did anyone else notice that?
> I didn’t have time to wait for the end credits to see who the director, vision mixer and camera supervisor were or if it was a BBC OB that covered it, so await the answers here,
> Geoff Hawkes
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>> On 17 Apr 2021, at 17:15, dave.mdv via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>> By far the worst thing for me was the screeching operatic soprano voice which stood out of the supposed 'blend' of the choir, surely they have got several boy trebles who could have done the job far better! Yuk! Cheers, Dave
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>>>> On 17/04/2021 15:59, Graeme Wall via Tech1 wrote:
>>> Don’t know but the director seemed scared of mixes.
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>>> Graeme Wall
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>>>>> On 17 Apr 2021, at 15:18, David Denness via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>>>> Anyone know what units and/or crews are covering events at Windsor Castle today?
>>>> Harry and Meghan wedding was NEP BBC/World and Telegenic ITV
>>>> Dave D
>>>> David Denness
>>>> 2 Cambridge Park Court
>>>> Twickenham TW1 2JN
>>>> 07836 371108
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