EastEnders shown up by HDTV
We’ve known for a while that some celebrities don’t look quite as good in high definition, and certain producers have even gone so far as to shoot their more distinguished actors in soft focus, but it now looks like EastEnders is the latest to fall victim to the curse of HDTV.
The Albert Square set looks OK on standard TV, but high definition shows up the scratches, bangs, and taped-over repair jobs that the Elstree set’s acquired over twenty years of regular use. As a BBC memo primly puts it, ‘HD will highlight scenery defects’.
The solution proposed is a move to a brand-new purpose-built Albert Square set at Pinewood Studios, to be made out of brick and concrete rather than cardboard and sticky tape.
Cynics are suggesting that it’s just a PR excuse, and that the BBC want to sell off the valuable Elstree land as part of cost-cutting measures, but we couldn’t possibly comment.
Blog posted on Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 at 10:02 am under Televisions. Leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.
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