Memo to Leigh Diffey

storyline · 22 Oct 2005, 06:14 (Ref:1440297)

Subject: TV Monitors

Leigh - the production boys provide you with monitors in front of you for a very good reason - they are there so that you can SEE what you are supposed to be doing commentary on.

For example - a 30 plus second shot of a SINGLE car with front and rear damage is selected by the producer so that you can comment on it and not waffle. It took you, this afternoon, 35 seconds to see this car despite some very good high, low, side, rear and front on shots of the damage to the car - yet you still could NOT see it until he managed to completely fill the frame of the monitor.

Please adjust your glasses accordingly.

Signed,
TEN Management

Guest · 22 Oct 2005, 06:21 (Ref:1440303)

you do better then

storyline · 22 Oct 2005, 06:44 (Ref:1440321)

What's this - someone new looking for a quick exit?

Guest · 22 Oct 2005, 06:48 (Ref:1440326)

yes I am new, no I dont want a quick exit. BUT dont really give 2 hoots cause you look like you have no life outside of this forum, 287 posts since Sep 2005. Doing well chief!

Guest · 22 Oct 2005, 06:52 (Ref:1440329)

you are unreal chief, you dished out a big load of critiscm but couldn't handle a little back. I can call you chief, cause you do run this forum dont you?

marcus · 22 Oct 2005, 06:58 (Ref:1440332)

off to a great start here Guest.

this just doesnt go for you but everyone.

Attack the post NOT the poster.

can we get this back on topic please ?

Morris 1100 · 22 Oct 2005, 07:02 (Ref:1440335)

Wow! Two banned members in the one thread!

If only Ray Bell would come back and they could have a threesome.

storyline · 22 Oct 2005, 07:20 (Ref:1440339)

For the benefit of our 'guest' - Mr. Diffey was repeated 'warned' about this particular subject before he departed for overseas bike gig a few years ago. And, how would I know? Well I spent more than a few years working right alongside him at 10.

Morris - care to PM me please?

aussie_f3 · 22 Oct 2005, 07:29 (Ref:1440345)

Quote:

Originally Posted by storyline

For the benefit of our 'guest' - Mr. Diffey was repeated 'warned' about this particular subject before he departed for overseas bike gig a few years ago. And, how would I know? Well I spent more than a few years working right alongside him at 10.......

.....and were really good mates too by the sound of it!!!!

But you are right....he does tend to waffle a bit. But when its all said and done he does it better than I could!!!

storyline · 22 Oct 2005, 07:44 (Ref:1440354)

We were actually - but there are still a few callers who refuse to look at what is going to air instead looking out the window trying to call what is front of them - which is one of the reasons why, at many tracks, commentary is put, literally, in a black hole so they can't see outside. But some they can never get through to.

(It frustrates the hell out of the producer as well because he is also trying to give vision to what is being talked about - and when the two don't match...)

racer69 · 22 Oct 2005, 07:58 (Ref:1440362)

By the same token, do we want a commentator screaming "Besnard's damaged his car" when we can all see on the TV thats what has happened?

Guest · 22 Oct 2005, 08:37 (Ref:1440390)

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcus

off to a great start here Guest.

this just doesnt go for you but everyone.

Attack the post NOT the poster.

can we get this back on topic please ?

Sorry

storyline · 23 Oct 2005, 00:03 (Ref:1440929)

Quote:

Originally Posted by racer69

By the same token, do we want a commentator screaming "Besnard's damaged his car" when we can all see on the TV thats what has happened?

Not inthose words - but I do expect a competent commentator to talk about what they are showing you.

Dixie Flatline · 23 Oct 2005, 01:59 (Ref:1440958)

Have to agree with you storyline. Leigh Diffey doesn't impress me as a commentator. I think Network Ten could do better elsewhere.

storyline · 23 Oct 2005, 02:04 (Ref:1440960)

For the person listening who doesn't really follow motor racing he may be 'OK' - but for anyone who has a little bit of knowledge of the sport he tends to make too many silly mistakes - and the worst part - if he does make a mistake there is no 'I'm sorry - I have that wrong' - whereas at least Crompton will acknowledge a mistake (similarly others in the past, Oastler - even Bill Woods!)

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