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KFOX CONSTRUCTION
Video: Walk Through A New KFOX
Slideshow: New KFOX Set Almost Ready!KFOX Goes Under Construction
Posted: 4:13 pm MDT September 3, 2008Updated: 2:33 pm MST December 12, 2008
October 22, 2008
Whew! We did it!! It's been two days since we unveiled the new set and so far, the response from viewers has been very positive. Of course, cancelling the newscasts on Sat. and Sun. was a little rough for our dedicated news viewers but we had to do it to make sure we hooked up all the cameras correctly to the computers we use in the back. So basically the first time we got to see the final product was on the air - scary!!! Since then, we've been busy with some minor tweaking of lights and microphones, hopefully nothing that our viewers are noticing. We appreciate all the calls and emails about the set - THANK YOU! And enjoy!!Liz
October 2, 2008
The lighting designers arrive today. People are now regularly coming in to the newsroom to check it out. The only snag so far - an electrician tripped a circuit last night, wiping out a hard drive of ours. On the air, that meant no graphics or "cg's" as we call them in the news world - basically, anything that has to be typed in like names or locations. Our engineers are now trying to figure that out - all the while, the set re-design continues.....
October 1, 2008
The beginnings of the main news set are up and there are wires everywhere!!! We have more dust in this place than an El Paso home in March ... and the sounds of the saws and drills going off makes talking to our viewers on the phone hard. I was out on Tuesday with a head cold and came back today to a whole new news look. Noreen says, "We look like we're more modern." I told her, "Yeh, we're leaving the '90s behind."
September 29, 2008
FX Group has arrived with the set!! And it's HUGE!! Already they have put up the beginnings of what will be our Weather and Traffic area. The buzz in the newsroom is good!
September 25, 2008
The monitors arrived today from Circuit City. 19 small monitors, a 30-something, a 40-something and the big one -- a 72" monitor!! My crew is already plotting how to put a PlayStation on the big one - as if!!
September 24, 2008
This place stinks! I know, I know, lots of folks think that about their workplace but we think it because of all the new paint! Not only did Alex and his crew repaint all our walls but we had to use a heavy-duty oil-based paint on the studio floor. The fumes were incredibly strong so we had 6 fans going and three doors open to the outside. Even then, the sales team upstairs felt light headed and some went home. The news folks toughed it out. Slowly but surely, this project is coming along.
September 17, 2008
OMG! We really did it - we tore down the news set in a day!!! At 8:45am, the noise of hammering, falling and the calls of "Timmmmberrr" could be heard. The neon lights that used to line the back walls were disassembled. The walls are now a mix of teal and blue since not everything is painted.It feels a lot like "KFOX Under the Sea." Just throw some fish and kelp on the wall, we could have an instant prom theme. As the paint fumes waft, the dust kicks up and more and more stuff piles up in the middle of the floor, this news team keeps plugging away. "The news never takes a break." Apparently, neither does our staff.
September 15, 2008
I walked in today to the sound of massive hammering, sawing and then a loud KABOOM! That's when I knew - wow, this is really happening! Luckily, the loud bang wasn't anyone getting hurt, just the sound of a piece of our weather set being tossed to the floor.Tuesday, KFOX gets painted. The last time we had a paint job was in September 2006 following the floods. Our newsroom had been partially flooded and we had to vacate the newsroom so that the walls could be dried and then painted. The good news this time - we won't be teal!! We here at KFOX were never really fans of the color so we're pretty excited about the new hue which, according to Benjamin Moore paints, is called "Chicago Blues."We spent time Monday taking down the KFOX signage. It's a little sad, like moving into a new house. You love the old one even if you really like the new one. Several of us are now taking mementos to remember "the good ol' days."I wonder if the logo will be worth anything on EBay. Ha!
Liz
September 3, 2008
KFOX is known for a number of things: our award-winning breaking news coverage, our Severe Weather Team, and our up-to-the minute updates on kfoxtv.com.And while those attributes will never change, there is one thing about us that will – our new set. In late October, KFOX will reveal a brand new look for the first time in 11 years!We don’t want to give too much away but we can tell you this: a news set makeover isn’t an easy task. In late September, we will no longer broadcast from our traditional news set. Instead, we will move our anchor team to a different part of the KFOX building while our news set goes under construction.We will update you on our progress and even give you some sneak peeks before the big unveiling. All you have to do is click on our video diary to see our progress.Check it out now and make sure you log in regularly to see the latest developments!Elizabeth O’Hara
KFOX News Director
KFOX-TV’S NEW SET FACT SHEET
KFOX’s new set was designed, built and installed by Orlando-based FX Group, an Emmy-winning scenic design firm.FX worked with KFOX’s creative and news teams to give them new ways to present the news unlike any other station in El Paso.• The new set covers approximately 1150 square feet of studio space.• The set gives KFOX anchors and reporters over 4 locations to present news, weather, sports and interview segments.• The set is equipped with over 17 high definition monitors and a DLP screen. These monitors allow KFOX to display news, weather and sports video feeds and graphics.• FX designed the set entirely using state-of-the-art 3D computer modeling and rendering.• The set was built in pieces at FX’s facility in Orlando – a 50,000-square foot building that’s nearly the size of two football fields.• Once construction was completed, the set was shipped to El Paso via tractor-trailers.• The KFOX set is designed for high definition broadcasting.• The new set is illuminated by professional-grade lights. FX’s lighting designer carefully positioned and focused each lamp to ensure the set and anchors look their best.• The set’s colorful backgrounds were printed on large-format digital printers, which are illuminated from behind the set.• The new set uses a variety of materials, including Plexiglas, Baltic fresco laminate, oiled cherry laminate and brushed aluminum laminate.For more information about FX, visit www.fxgroup.tv.
Whew! We did it!! It's been two days since we unveiled the new set and so far, the response from viewers has been very positive. Of course, cancelling the newscasts on Sat. and Sun. was a little rough for our dedicated news viewers but we had to do it to make sure we hooked up all the cameras correctly to the computers we use in the back. So basically the first time we got to see the final product was on the air - scary!!! Since then, we've been busy with some minor tweaking of lights and microphones, hopefully nothing that our viewers are noticing. We appreciate all the calls and emails about the set - THANK YOU! And enjoy!!Liz
October 2, 2008
The lighting designers arrive today. People are now regularly coming in to the newsroom to check it out. The only snag so far - an electrician tripped a circuit last night, wiping out a hard drive of ours. On the air, that meant no graphics or "cg's" as we call them in the news world - basically, anything that has to be typed in like names or locations. Our engineers are now trying to figure that out - all the while, the set re-design continues.....
October 1, 2008
The beginnings of the main news set are up and there are wires everywhere!!! We have more dust in this place than an El Paso home in March ... and the sounds of the saws and drills going off makes talking to our viewers on the phone hard. I was out on Tuesday with a head cold and came back today to a whole new news look. Noreen says, "We look like we're more modern." I told her, "Yeh, we're leaving the '90s behind."
September 29, 2008
FX Group has arrived with the set!! And it's HUGE!! Already they have put up the beginnings of what will be our Weather and Traffic area. The buzz in the newsroom is good!
September 25, 2008
The monitors arrived today from Circuit City. 19 small monitors, a 30-something, a 40-something and the big one -- a 72" monitor!! My crew is already plotting how to put a PlayStation on the big one - as if!!
September 24, 2008
This place stinks! I know, I know, lots of folks think that about their workplace but we think it because of all the new paint! Not only did Alex and his crew repaint all our walls but we had to use a heavy-duty oil-based paint on the studio floor. The fumes were incredibly strong so we had 6 fans going and three doors open to the outside. Even then, the sales team upstairs felt light headed and some went home. The news folks toughed it out. Slowly but surely, this project is coming along.
September 17, 2008
OMG! We really did it - we tore down the news set in a day!!! At 8:45am, the noise of hammering, falling and the calls of "Timmmmberrr" could be heard. The neon lights that used to line the back walls were disassembled. The walls are now a mix of teal and blue since not everything is painted.It feels a lot like "KFOX Under the Sea." Just throw some fish and kelp on the wall, we could have an instant prom theme. As the paint fumes waft, the dust kicks up and more and more stuff piles up in the middle of the floor, this news team keeps plugging away. "The news never takes a break." Apparently, neither does our staff.
September 15, 2008
I walked in today to the sound of massive hammering, sawing and then a loud KABOOM! That's when I knew - wow, this is really happening! Luckily, the loud bang wasn't anyone getting hurt, just the sound of a piece of our weather set being tossed to the floor.Tuesday, KFOX gets painted. The last time we had a paint job was in September 2006 following the floods. Our newsroom had been partially flooded and we had to vacate the newsroom so that the walls could be dried and then painted. The good news this time - we won't be teal!! We here at KFOX were never really fans of the color so we're pretty excited about the new hue which, according to Benjamin Moore paints, is called "Chicago Blues."We spent time Monday taking down the KFOX signage. It's a little sad, like moving into a new house. You love the old one even if you really like the new one. Several of us are now taking mementos to remember "the good ol' days."I wonder if the logo will be worth anything on EBay. Ha!
Liz
September 3, 2008
KFOX is known for a number of things: our award-winning breaking news coverage, our Severe Weather Team, and our up-to-the minute updates on kfoxtv.com.And while those attributes will never change, there is one thing about us that will – our new set. In late October, KFOX will reveal a brand new look for the first time in 11 years!We don’t want to give too much away but we can tell you this: a news set makeover isn’t an easy task. In late September, we will no longer broadcast from our traditional news set. Instead, we will move our anchor team to a different part of the KFOX building while our news set goes under construction.We will update you on our progress and even give you some sneak peeks before the big unveiling. All you have to do is click on our video diary to see our progress.Check it out now and make sure you log in regularly to see the latest developments!Elizabeth O’Hara
KFOX News Director
KFOX’s new set was designed, built and installed by Orlando-based FX Group, an Emmy-winning scenic design firm.FX worked with KFOX’s creative and news teams to give them new ways to present the news unlike any other station in El Paso.• The new set covers approximately 1150 square feet of studio space.• The set gives KFOX anchors and reporters over 4 locations to present news, weather, sports and interview segments.• The set is equipped with over 17 high definition monitors and a DLP screen. These monitors allow KFOX to display news, weather and sports video feeds and graphics.• FX designed the set entirely using state-of-the-art 3D computer modeling and rendering.• The set was built in pieces at FX’s facility in Orlando – a 50,000-square foot building that’s nearly the size of two football fields.• Once construction was completed, the set was shipped to El Paso via tractor-trailers.• The KFOX set is designed for high definition broadcasting.• The new set is illuminated by professional-grade lights. FX’s lighting designer carefully positioned and focused each lamp to ensure the set and anchors look their best.• The set’s colorful backgrounds were printed on large-format digital printers, which are illuminated from behind the set.• The new set uses a variety of materials, including Plexiglas, Baltic fresco laminate, oiled cherry laminate and brushed aluminum laminate.For more information about FX, visit www.fxgroup.tv.
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