Have the BBC totally lost it?
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WTF is going on with the BBC's obsession with blurring children? Just watching Your Money Their Tricks on BBC1 now and they're doing a bit on Theme park rip offs, they're blurring everyone at the park except those involved in the article, its just mental, what are they trying to achieve apart from making the whole thing look ridiculous....
24lemons said:
If somebody's face is recognizable then you need them to sign a model release otherwise you have to blur out their face or so I understand.
Don't believe so. Part of going for a wander in a public place is a tacit acceptance that you may be filmed or photographed. The BBC blur people out as a courtesy, more than anything else, recognising that people may prefer not to be on TV.
I might suggest that this is quite tame, and relatively acceptable and un-noticeable, compared to trying to watch any programmes made in the US on channels like Discovery, History etc. on Sky.
They blurr out every single logo, name and bits of text that could possibly be construed as 'advertising'...to the extent that often the only thing on screen that is NOT blurry is the face of whoever is talking...
It's so distracting and ridiculous, and they would be better off not doing it as far as I'm concerned, because every blur I see on screen now intrigues me so much, to the extent that I attempt to actually identify the logo that's been blurred out - hence defeating the object of doing it entirely. If they didn't bother blurring out the logos, I would probably never even notice them.
Pointless
They blurr out every single logo, name and bits of text that could possibly be construed as 'advertising'...to the extent that often the only thing on screen that is NOT blurry is the face of whoever is talking...
It's so distracting and ridiculous, and they would be better off not doing it as far as I'm concerned, because every blur I see on screen now intrigues me so much, to the extent that I attempt to actually identify the logo that's been blurred out - hence defeating the object of doing it entirely. If they didn't bother blurring out the logos, I would probably never even notice them.
Pointless
24lemons said:
If somebody's face is recognizable then you need them to sign a model release otherwise you have to blur out their face or so I understand.
If that was the case then things like Glastonbury would need to have the entire crowd blurred out. Every news article where people walk behind the presenter reporting from the scene and if it was live they just couldn't do it.I've noticed it a lot more recently (more so the logo blurring) and there doesn't seem to be a particular rule for why it's done as far as I can tell. In fact sometimes when the program is shown the first time it often isn't blurred but if they repeat it then it is, and that's not just the live stuff.
Does my head in.
king point? One minute someones logo is on full display, in the next scene it's blurred out, a scene later it's back on display. poing said:
If that was the case then things like Glastonbury would need to have the entire crowd blurred out. Every news article where people walk behind the presenter reporting from the scene and if it was live they just couldn't do it.
I know I'm being miserable, but...Glasto ticket conditions said:
12. As a condition of sale the ticket holder consents to being filmed, photographed and recorded for Television, radio, webcast and other public broadcast in any medium and/or for any video or DVD as part of the audience and/or by onsite CCTV cameras and recordings for security purposes.
jas xjr said:
you want to watch trailer park boys , they blur the face of a cat
You've seen the show?!!!I've been dying to tell people this, but the only person I know who watches the show was also there, so telling him didnt give me the satisfaction I was after.
I met them! I met the trailer park boys! Was fkin awesome
Ahhhhhhh thats better.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
I might suggest that this is quite tame, and relatively acceptable and un-noticeable, compared to trying to watch any programmes made in the US on channels like Discovery, History etc. on Sky.
They blurr out every single logo, name and bits of text that could possibly be construed as 'advertising'...to the extent that often the only thing on screen that is NOT blurry is the face of whoever is talking...
It's so distracting and ridiculous, and they would be better off not doing it as far as I'm concerned, because every blur I see on screen now intrigues me so much, to the extent that I attempt to actually identify the logo that's been blurred out - hence defeating the object of doing it entirely. If they didn't bother blurring out the logos, I would probably never even notice them.
Pointless
Or is it....They blurr out every single logo, name and bits of text that could possibly be construed as 'advertising'...to the extent that often the only thing on screen that is NOT blurry is the face of whoever is talking...
It's so distracting and ridiculous, and they would be better off not doing it as far as I'm concerned, because every blur I see on screen now intrigues me so much, to the extent that I attempt to actually identify the logo that's been blurred out - hence defeating the object of doing it entirely. If they didn't bother blurring out the logos, I would probably never even notice them.
Pointless
RedWhiteMonkey said:
Apparently cinema bought popcorn is really really expensive, who'da thunk it?
And in next week's episode .. why you shouldn't let 3.14keys do your driveway .. This is like Watchdog for the incredibly gullable. I'm not sure if they are trying to copy C4's SuperScrimpers really badly or just trying to tap into public anger towards anybody trying to make a profit.
Edited by fido on Wednesday 3rd July 22:48
Brother D said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
I might suggest that this is quite tame, and relatively acceptable and un-noticeable, compared to trying to watch any programmes made in the US on channels like Discovery, History etc. on Sky.
They blurr out every single logo, name and bits of text that could possibly be construed as 'advertising'...to the extent that often the only thing on screen that is NOT blurry is the face of whoever is talking...
It's so distracting and ridiculous, and they would be better off not doing it as far as I'm concerned, because every blur I see on screen now intrigues me so much, to the extent that I attempt to actually identify the logo that's been blurred out - hence defeating the object of doing it entirely. If they didn't bother blurring out the logos, I would probably never even notice them.
Pointless
Or is it....They blurr out every single logo, name and bits of text that could possibly be construed as 'advertising'...to the extent that often the only thing on screen that is NOT blurry is the face of whoever is talking...
It's so distracting and ridiculous, and they would be better off not doing it as far as I'm concerned, because every blur I see on screen now intrigues me so much, to the extent that I attempt to actually identify the logo that's been blurred out - hence defeating the object of doing it entirely. If they didn't bother blurring out the logos, I would probably never even notice them.
Pointless
Conian said:
jas xjr said:
you want to watch trailer park boys , they blur the face of a cat
You've seen the show?!!!I've been dying to tell people this, but the only person I know who watches the show was also there, so telling him didnt give me the satisfaction I was after.
I met them! I met the trailer park boys! Was fkin awesome
Ahhhhhhh thats better.
Another Trailer Park Boys fan here! Perhaps we should start a seperate thread I really think TV companies are totally confused about the need for burring and bleeping. I have a guilty pleasure of watching cop chase shows, some of them show every detail, names, faces, swearing, the lot and others aren't even worth the bother having removed virtually all content. Surely all TV companies have legal departments who know the rules on this but there's no consistency at all.
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