Sports journalists and bloggers covering NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MMA, college football and basketball, NASCAR, fantasy sports and more. News, photos, mock drafts, game. BBC News Program Experiences the Most Awkward Glitch. Viewers of BBCs News at Ten were entranced last night when a glitch in its system produced over four minutes of surreal beauty. As the program began, the usual opening rush of clips from around the world accompanied by dramatic music played. A breaking news graphic flew up onscreen and then there was silence. The host, Huw Edwards, sat at his desk, patiently awaiting his cue. But the cue was not coming. Instead, the breaking news graphic came up again. B roll footage from random segments randomly played and all the while we kept seeing Edwards at his desk, deep in thought. Around the two minute mark, the camera slowly zoomed in on Edwards in a moment that felt like a climax. But no, it snapped back to a wide shot and the idle host continued to contemplate the mysteries of the universe. Paul Royall, the shows editor, tells The. Guardian that a technical system crash occurred just as the show was about to begin and a backup system had to be initialized. Another glitch occurred later on Good Morning Britain that was blamed on the system overheating. If youre wondering why that lovely slow zoom occurred, its because the BBC uses a robotic camera system. In a blog post about the cameras, the network explains the two types of cameras it uses Furios, which are fixed to a dolly and run on tracks, limiting their movement to side to side, and Shotokus, which are mounted on three wheels and can move freely across the floor. They can either be pre programmed or controlled directly by a person.
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