How Technology Has Changed.

Sets

1960-1980

1960-1968- Granada Television studios in Manchester

                    Sets reduced to ¾

                    Studio filming to location based filming realism and a sense of   verisimilitude

1967- Granada T.V. decided to build an outside set.

          New set was built on some old railway near Granada Studios.

          Editing improver

1968- Colours were brighter

          Street was real

1980- Present

1982- New set was built near interior, opened by Queen Elizabeth II

Late 80s- Film was switched to videotape

1982- 2 units’ garage and factory were built on site.

1999- Granada studios Closed and the exterior was extended and updated

Pole Cam

No.1 running soap uses one.

HD creates drama

New production team

Tech Changes

2012- Move to Manchester, Solford.

Broadcast

9^th December 1960 - 3^rd March 1961- Wednesday- Friday

Black and white most of 60’s

Ep. 923- colour, Black and White inserts

HD- 22^nd March 2010

1^st HD 31^st May 2010

Widescreen

HD

More viewers

Better quality

Better resolution

Better sound

Avid systems- Faster editing

Budget

Cameras

Production vehicles

Lighting

Editing Systems