Is the new LFTV studio blue screen?

[sixgun]

i only mention this because in the latest LFTV, Andrew Maguire said 'We're in our new studios today.'
We were used to seeing Andrew Maguire in his room surrounded by trading screens.

Then we saw a change. We have an odd looking background and lighting.
Looks like a dungeon to me with the subdued lighting. Not the most flattering lighting i must say.
The brick wall looks like wallpaper - not real bricks.
The screens look 2-D.
It all appears blue screen.
Then i look more closely at the previous room - there's that halo you can see with blue screen?

Is the new studio just a different background projected on a blue screen?

Was it all blue screen from the beginning? i think so.

 

[ROS]

Appears to be. On Air sign, neon sign, and brick wall seem projected. Nice thing is there is very little expense to change "studios" as often as one likes.

 

[NoJoKin]

i only mention this because in the latest LFTV, Andrew Maguire said 'We're in our new studios today.'
We were used to seeing Andrew Maguire in his room surrounded by trading screens.

Then we saw a change. We have an odd looking background and lighting.
Looks like a dungeon to me with the subdued lighting. Not the most flattering lighting i must say.
The brick wall looks like wallpaper - not real bricks.
The screens look 2-D.
It all appears blue screen.
Then i look more closely at the previous room - there's that halo you can see with blue screen?

Is the new studio just a different background projected on a blue screen?

Was it all blue screen from the beginning? i think so.

Whatever they're using, the lighting makes Andrew look sick and pale to my medical eyes. I'd be telling the patient to take a vacation at the beach asap and get more sun. Would it be possible to "warm" up the light a little bit so he doesn't look like someone that's been in prison w/o sun exposure for 10 years?

Just to add a little -- I'm assuming they are using LEDs* in that studio. But one can at least find "warmer" LED lights, in the range of ~2400-3600K that will be more pleasant and relaxing for Andrew's eyes/brain and give him some color. Incandescent bulbs, which give the full spectrum of light frequencies, would be best for him.

(*LEDs for various reasons are horrible for the eyes and the brain, esp. when high K LEDs [essentially blue light, eg, 6500K] are used, esp. at night. And they're not really cheaper or "environmentally friendly." Removing incandescent bulbs was most definitely not intended to be beneficial to our health or wallet, just as trying to move us toward "green energy" was not intended to be beneficial for the economies of the world or our health, just the opposite, but that's a topic for another time and chatroom.)

 

[sixgun]

Whatever they're using, the lighting makes Andrew look sick and pale to my medical eyes. I'd be telling the patient to take a vacation at the beach asap and get more sun. Would it be possible to "warm" up the light a little bit so he doesn't look like someone that's been in prison w/o sun exposure for 10 years?

i agree - 'Not the most flattering lighting i must say.' He does not look a well man in these productions. Please take note Kinesis.

His facies looks dreadful. This 'dungeon' as i called it, could be a tomb and Andrew Maguire has post demise been inturned there. Live from the Vault literally doesn't look to have much life.

 

[Ted]

Agree, the setting needs refinement. Has so far been a backward step.

 

[NoJoKin]

i agree - 'Not the most flattering lighting i must say.' He does not look a well man in these productions. Please take note Kinesis.

His facies looks dreadful. This 'dungeon' as i called it, could be a tomb and Andrew Maguire has post demise been inturned there. Live from the Vault literally doesn't look to have much life.

Sixgun ... don't know if you've watched the latest LFTV, but regardless, go look at it (again, maybe) and then on a duplicate screen, find the one from 4 weeks ago and compare. Someone read these posts and agreed. The lighting is much better ... much warmer. Andrew doesn't look so pallid and ill anymore! Looks like we have made him healthier!

 

[sixgun]

I noticed there was an improvement when i saw the video earlier today.

This is from a month ago Episode 152



This is today Episode 155


This is from the previous 'studio'



There is certainly more warmth to Andrew's complexion in the most recent video. Not as much as previously. I would say it could do with a little more warmth but it is much better than it was.

My comments were a little harsh when i posted before but i thought it was justified to stimulate some action.

 

[NoJoKin]

I noticed there was an improvement when i saw the video earlier today.

This is from a month ago Episode 152

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This is today Episode 155
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This is from the previous 'studio'

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There is certainly more warmth to Andrew's complexion in the most recent video. Not a much as previously. I would say it could do with a little more warmth but it is much better than it was.

My comments were a little harsh when i posted before but i thought it was justified to stimulate some action.

I didn't think they were harsh at all. Maguire is one of the prominent faces of Kinesis, so there is value in making his appearance as pleasant and as healthy as possible.

And btw, it appears that you chose a screenshot from #152 that is overall warmer than most. I was looking at #153, and that was quite pallid in comparison w/the new episode.

As far as the old studio, w/the gray wall and flat lighting, his skin color was warmer, but w/no highlighting at all, his face was somewhat pasty and almost 2-dimensional and expressionless. The newer lighting is much better, IMO, and his facial expressions more animated ... though yes, it could still be a bit warmer.

 

[sixgun]

I didn't think they were harsh at all.

i said he looked like a corpse or similar

 

[Ted]

It still looks terribly uninspiring. Here is a guy who is right in amongst the intricate world of the wholesale gold market, with decades of experience and deep contacts, and it gives the impression he is transmitting from the basement of an old house in Mother England. To me, that background is a total disservice to the status that Andrew Maguire should be shown for his gold knowledge and as a Director of Kinesis. How that background fits with the sharp strategic thinking of the Kinesis management team is beyond me. How about London, Sydney or New York skyline at night? Inspire us!

 

[Lozion]

What's happening in the siloooed ring-fenced casino nowadays?

 

[sixgun]

It still looks terribly uninspiring. Here is a guy who is right in amongst the intricate world of the wholesale gold market, with decades of experience and deep contacts, and it gives the impression he is transmitting from the basement of an old house in Mother England. To me, that background is a total disservice to the status that Andrew Maguire should be shown for his gold knowledge and as a Director of Kinesis. How that background fits with the sharp strategic thinking of the Kinesis management team is beyond me. How about London, Sydney or New York skyline at night? Inspire us!

I said:

"His facies [general outward appearance especially the face] looks dreadful. This 'dungeon' as i called it, could be a tomb and Andrew Maguire has post demise been inturned there. Live from the Vault literally doesn't look to have much life."

I think that is the vibe you are getting. It is now a bit better than before with signs of life in his complexion, rather than the sallow, waxy visage we witnessed before.

The background - the flat wallpaper brick walls. The subdued lighthing - the mother's basement appearance. I certainly looks like the basement i had in a previous extensive Victorian house i had in Mother England.
The first background i actually thought was real and this was Andrew in his home trading room all kitted out for him to follow the markets and make his videos. It had a genuine feel to it albeit quite low key. The dungeon is clearly a blue screen mockup. Well both of them seem blue screen but the first is unremarkably reassuring.

i think it could be better - look genuine - not like for example the piles of silver bars in Aracdia Economics videos. Kind of like a Bill Holter interview where it is a genuine room in his house. There will be a million possibilities if you use a screen. I'm not suggesting any but i am saying the lighting could be a lot better and it could look real. It should actually be a background that does not strike the viewer at all. What is important is Andrew and what he is saying - we shouldn't be wasting time and energy pondering over the background.

 

[NoJoKin]

I said:

"His facies [general outward appearance especially the face] looks dreadful. This 'dungeon' as i called it, could be a tomb and Andrew Maguire has post demise been inturned there. Live from the Vault literally doesn't look to have much life."

I think that is the vibe you are getting. It is now a bit better than before with signs of life in his complexion, rather than the sallow, waxy visage we witnessed before.

The background - the flat wallpaper brick walls. The subdued lighthing - the mother's basement appearance. I certainly looks like the basement i had in a previous extensive Victorian house i had in Mother England.
The first background i actually thought was real and this was Andrew in his home trading room all kitted out for him to follow the markets and make his videos. It had a genuine feel to it albeit quite low key. The dungeon is clearly a blue screen mockup. Well both of them seem blue screen but the first is unremarkably reassuring.

i think it could be better - look genuine - not like for example the piles of silver bars in Aracdia Economics videos. Kind of like a Bill Holter interview where it is a genuine room in his house. There will be a million possibilities if you use a screen. I'm not suggesting any but i am saying the lighting could be a lot better and it could look real. It should actually be a background that does not strike the viewer at all. What is important is Andrew and what he is saying - we shouldn't be wasting time and energy pondering over the background.

Hehehehe ... did you just go schizo on us, sixgun?

After 3 3/4 paragraphs making valid points, you all of a sudden, in the final 1/4 paragraph, do a 180º and punch yourself in the face for saying things that make total sense.

Yes, what Andrew has to say is w/o a doubt the most important part of LFTV. But ... No, I agree with the comments that really this could and should look better. As I said, he is certainly the best-known face connected w/Kinesis, and both the lighting and the room should reflect well on one of the most innovative companies in the entire financial sector. IMO.

 

[sixgun]

Hehehehe ... did you just go schizo on us, sixgun?

Thankfully i am not schizo [yet].
The present setup although slightly better lighting has room for improvement in my opinion but i am not suggesting any specific background - cityscapes - trading rooms - a vault - a sunny Carabean island. Whatever is decided the lighting / colour balance still have room for improvement.

 

[AlM]

I think Andrew's a director and Tom is the CEO, with Kinesis growing out of conversations they had years ago.

Now @sixgun - you say you're not schizo?? Is the person who tells you that in the chatroom with us now? He is for me. Let's see what this triggers.

 

[Ted]

Have a look at some of the backgrounds Steve Van Metre uses on his YouTube channel. He used to use some medieval wall background, and then six months ago something changed. A lot better now.

 

[The Moonshaft]

Uncomfortable blue-tinted light on the right side of Andrew's face, distracting video images moving in the lower left, bathroom-quality audio and a camera that's bouncing a little from time to time. This "studio" could be much better and the changes needed are obvious.