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   |genre=Events Coverage
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   |broadcast=March 2003
   |broadcast=7 March 2003
   |producers=[[Cally Nixon]]<br>[[Chris Thornton]]
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Using the terrace room did have its problems.  It is a fairly small room to try and cram two fairly large sets into, and once lights, cameras and [[Big Telly]] had been hauled up the stairs outside and added to the mix there wasn't a lot of room to move!
Using the terrace room did have its problems.  It is a fairly small room to try and cram two fairly large sets into, and once lights, cameras and [[Big Telly]] had been hauled up the stairs outside and added to the mix there wasn't a lot of room to move!


There were technical problems on the night which led to [[Giles Burdett]]'s campus map graphics not making their debut until twelve months later, and the programme itself wasn't able to go on air until around 9.45pm.  The programme also suffered from using the dying Cox T8 (8-input) vision mixer  which gave out mid-programme.  YSTV's brand new [[Panasonic Max]] (4-input) was rushed back from HQ at the other end of campus and rapidly connected into the setup, leaving the presenters filling in sound only over graphics and VTs whilst this ocurred!
There were technical problems on the night which led to [[Giles Burdett]]'s campus map graphics not making their debut until twelve months later, and the programme itself wasn't able to go on air until around 9.45pm.  The programme also suffered from using the dying [[Cox T8]] (8-input) vision mixer  which gave out mid-programme.  YSTV's brand new [[Panasonic Max]] (4-input) was rushed back from HQ at the other end of campus and rapidly connected into the setup, leaving the presenters filling in sound only over graphics and VTs whilst this ocurred!


Fillers on the night included [[Woodenspoon]], the final of [[Games Disaster]], [[Have I Got News For YUSU]] and that year's [[NaSTA]] Best Broadcaster film.
Fillers on the night included [[WoodenSpoon]], the final of [[Games Disaster]], [[Have I Got News For YUSU]] and that year's [[NaSTA]] Best Broadcaster film.


The title sequence used time-lapse footage of that year's [[Battle of the Bands]]rig and other campus clips, edited by [[Ed Jellard]] and going on to be highly commended at 2004's [[NaSTA]] awards.  The theme tune was an original composition by [[Rob Humphrey]], Kev Gedge and others, which went on to be used for 2004's programme and 2005's [[Bona Dicta]] specials and 60 Second Manifesto.  It was revived (in a remixed form) for 2007's show.
The title sequence used time-lapse footage of that year's [[Battle of the Bands]]rig and other campus clips, edited by [[Ed Jellard]] and going on to be highly commended at 2004's [[NaSTA]] awards.  The theme tune was an original composition by [[Rob Humphrey]], Kev Gedge and others, which went on to be used for 2004's programme and 2005's [[Bona Dicta]] specials and 60 Second Manifesto.  It was revived (in a remixed form) for 2007's show.


Other than the technical problems listed the content on the night went smoothly.  The programme's main legacy was the links set - immeditately afterwards it became YSTV's generic news and current affairs set, and was used for [[YSTV Week]], [[Bona Dicta]] and all future election night programmes.  In recent years it has made all manner of appearances on shows such as [[YSTV Sport]], [[The Sofa Show]], [[FourPlay]] and most recently [[YSTV News]].  The coffee bar set made it's debut on [[Have I Got News For YUSU]] a week earlier, but has since appeared on 2004, 2005 and 2006's election night programmes and also [[The YSTV Great Big Christmas Game Show Thingy 2003]].  It is now part of the regular [[LipSync]] and [[Welcome to Venus]] sets.  All of this is a testament to the hard work put in designing and building in early 2003.   
Other than the technical problems listed the content on the night went smoothly.  The programme's main legacy was the set, which remains in use to this day.  Immeditately afterwards the links area became YSTV's generic news and current affairs set, and was used for [[YSTV Week]], [[Bona Dicta]] and many future election night programmes.  In later years it made all manner of appearances on shows such as [[YSTV Sport]], [[The Sofa Show]], [[FourPlay]] (repainted orange), [[YSTV News]] (repainted red and silver) and many, many more besides.  The coffee bar appeared on many subsequent election night programmes, but it has since been used most regularly in panel game-type shows, for which it isn't entirely suited due to the sharp point of the wood join at the back where the presenter sits, as it was originally designed to be sat in front of.  However it serves the purpose well, and has featured on [[Have I Got News For YUSU]], [[The Great Big Massive YSTV Christmas Quiz Game Show Thingy 2003]], [[LipSync]], [[Welcome To Venus]] and [[Your Answer's Rubbish]] to name but a few.  All of this is a testament to the hard work put in designing and building in early 2003.   


[[Image:Links set.jpg|thumb|right|The original design for the Elections 2003 set]]
[[Image:Links set.jpg|thumb|right|The original design for the Elections 2003 set]]
Behind the scenes photos can be seen [[http://ystv.york.ac.uk/fun/archive/en2003/index.php on YSTV's wesbite]] as can photos of the building of the [[http://ystv.york.ac.uk/fun/archive/ensets/index.php legendary set]].


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