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As mentioned below there were also some alternative White Drapes. These may or may not have been bleached at considerable health-risk by [[Andrew Hood]]. | As mentioned below there were also some alternative White Drapes. These may or may not have been bleached at considerable health-risk by [[Andrew Hood]]. | ||
== In Use | == In Use == | ||
The obvious benefit of the black drapes was that as a set they were very easy to store, put up and take down, and adaptable as well as being cheap. However it did make the output look very dark. Presenters also had to be encouraged not to turn up wearing black tops, unless they wanted to end up looking like Holly from "Red Dwarf" on screen (although this did work rather well for [[Games Disaster]] III)! At one point in 1996/7 lots of programmes seemed to use white drape - or more accurately off-yellow drape. At least one edition of [[Week by Week]] was presented using white drape as the backdrop, and draped over the desk and the floor of the studio, making the show look like it was being hosted from a cloud. | The obvious benefit of the black drapes was that as a set they were very easy to store, put up and take down, and adaptable as well as being cheap. However it did make the output look very dark. Presenters also had to be encouraged not to turn up wearing black tops, unless they wanted to end up looking like Holly from "Red Dwarf" on screen (although this did work rather well for [[Games Disaster]] III)! At one point in 1996/7 lots of programmes seemed to use white drape - or more accurately off-yellow drape. At least one edition of [[Week by Week]] was presented using white drape as the backdrop, and draped over the desk and the floor of the studio, making the show look like it was being hosted from a cloud. | ||
== The end of the road == | == The end of the road == | ||
Towards the end of 2003 it was decided to try and limit the use of what had become known as "dreaded black drape" (or DBD for short),and this is one reason the [[Elections 2003]] set elements were used for a number of programmes. These days it is rarely used, except perhaps to cover up the studio wall where a set ends! | Towards the end of 2003 it was decided to try and limit the use of what had become known as "dreaded black drape" (or DBD for short),and this is one reason the [[Elections 2003]] set elements were used for a number of programmes. These days it is rarely used, except perhaps to cover up the studio wall where a set ends! | ||