BBC weather presenter Jennifer Bartram has joked that her weather coverage has been “rough around the edges” during the coronavirus pandemic as she has been forced to present from the roof of her Liverpool home.
The Northeast weather presenter took to LinkedIn to get a behind-the-scenes look at her facility and revealed that she used an iPhone and a tripod to film live weather forecasts from the lawn of her communal balcony.
She also revealed that she’s been using a green screen in her bedroom for pre-recorded predictions for the past 12 weeks in lockdown – and joked that she “needs to remember not to wave her hands around”.
BBC weather presenter Jennifer Bartram has joked that her weather coverage has been “rough around the edges” during the coronavirus pandemic as she has been forced to present from the roof of her Liverpool home
Sharing a clip of her jumping around on the lawn of her communal balcony and superimposing a map of the UK weather, she said: “Lockdown has changed a lot of things about the way we broadcast but working from home has real limitations if it depends on the weather I thought anyway.
“Over the past 12 weeks, my bedroom has been transformed into a working chromakey studio and my balcony has been the spot for live weather forecasts using just an iPhone and a tripod.
“One of the best things about being forced to work from home is the opportunity to experiment – and this prediction using my lawn as the green screen has been my favorite example of that so far. It’s rough around the edges but definitely has potential.
The Northeast weather presenter took to LinkedIn to get a behind-the-scenes look at her facility and revealed that she used an iPhone and a tripod to film live weather forecasts from the lawn of her communal balcony (seen).
Sharing a clip of her jumping around on the lawn of her communal balcony and superimposing a map of the UK weather, she said: “Lockdown has changed a lot of things about the way we broadcast but working from home has real limitations if it does depends on the weather I thought anyway.’
She then tweeted a picture of the green screen in her bedroom and wrote: “Trade secret for weather during lockdown.
“My green screen at home is really small compared to an entire studio, so I can’t wave my hands around for fear they’ll just go away. So you’ll see me clasping my hands tightly to remind me not to wave!’.
Many BBC presenters have worked from home or with a reduced team in the studios.
Last week the BBC confirmed they will need to air reruns and the impact of the pandemic on schedules will be heavier next year.
James Purnell, director of radio and education, said the company was working to get filming going again.
“Yes, we will have to have some replays. The main reason is that it’s very difficult to film at the moment,” he told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
She also revealed she’s been using a green screen in her bedroom for pre-recorded predictions for the past 12 weeks in lockdown – and joked that she “needs to remember not to wave her hands around”.
Many BBC presenters have worked from home or with a reduced team in the studios
