The new set is excellent and really does fit the "ultra-modern" description given by TV3's director of news and current affairs Mark Jennings. Presenters sit at the same long glass-top desk in each show, and you are able to see under the bottom half of the desk - no getting away with wearing jeans now guys! It seems that the same desk is used for both 3 News and Sunrise, and the couch area of Sunrise transforms into the Campbell Live set at night. However, with clever background changes it doesn't look as blatantly obvious that they are using the same set as it did with the previous one. The wide shot of the set at the beginning of 3 News at 6pm looks amazing!
Sunrise and Campbell Live have kept the same graphics and they suit the new set perfectly fine. 3 News has completely updated theirs, however in my opinion the graphics have really let down the makeover. The set looks perfect but the graphics look like they have been created in Microsoft Paint and the tones of green and blue are extremely harsh on the eyes. The split screen looks like it was created at the last minute, and the text on the straps looks a little large.
Overall, the new set is perfect and is a real improvement yet it is let down by a poor graphics package for 3 News. Sunrise and Campbell Live seem to have come out as the major winners in the change of appearance - my absolute favourite part was the interactive screen John used on Campbell Live. Check out the screen shots I took below:
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