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In March 2003 YSTV received a lot of equipment from a company called {{unsure|Accenture}}, including a DV camera, a security camera now known as ''[[DeathStar]]'', [[pen camera]]s, a large equipment desk and a new vision mixer. Whilst this meant the usual DaVE vision mixer wouldn't have to be trundled out to OBs, it left the new [[Panasonic Max]] (as it was christened) lying dormant most of the time. | In March 2003 YSTV received a lot of equipment from a company called {{unsure|Accenture}}, including a DV camera, a security camera now known as ''[[DeathStar]]'', [[pen camera]]s, a large equipment desk and a new vision mixer. Whilst this meant the usual DaVE vision mixer wouldn't have to be trundled out to OBs, it left the new [[Panasonic Max]] (as it was christened) lying dormant most of the time. | ||
With new content desperately needed for the station [[Jonathan Bufton]], | With new content desperately needed for the station [[Jonathan Bufton]], [[Dave Baker]] and [[Ed Jellard]] - encouraged by the outgoing active membership - installed it in a corner of the studio, with some spare setboards, monitors, a small desk, a bubble tube and the new OB sound desk. The setup echoed - OK, entirely copied - the "broom cupboard" Children's BBC set of the late 80s and early 90s (which was actually the BBC1 continuity announcer's booth). The idea was people would be able to host their own shows without needing a full crew to get it on air, and mix chat with music and whatever people wanted. The "skeleton crew" idea was also in order to cope with the anticpated collapse in active membership at the start of 2003/4. | ||
The four inputs on the vision mixer were assigned to the camera, the two VCRs and a "guest" source - which included pen cameras, [[DeathStar]], a computer next door in the control room (for internet reviews) and live TV channels. The "broom cupboard" also provided a handy booth for the NaffoCue operator to sit in during programmes such as [[YSTV Week]], with the technology for that cleverly built into the small set. Long term, should the concept take off, the idea was to use the set also as a general "presentation" area - for example doing live or pre-recorded in-vision links into programmes - to give budding presenters more chances to get on air. | The four inputs on the vision mixer were assigned to the camera, the two VCRs and a "guest" source - which included pen cameras, [[DeathStar]], a computer next door in the control room (for internet reviews) and live TV channels. The "broom cupboard" also provided a handy booth for the NaffoCue operator to sit in during programmes such as [[YSTV Week]], with the technology for that cleverly built into the small set. Long term, should the concept take off, the idea was to use the set also as a general "presentation" area - for example doing live or pre-recorded in-vision links into programmes - to give budding presenters more chances to get on air. | ||