HDTV Takes the Scenic Route

Studio 360

Set designers for television always want their sets to look good —whether a police precinct, fake emergency room, or news magazine backdrop — but they never want them to upstage the performers in the foreground. As Dave Johns discovered, these days the super-sharp resolution of high definition television is making set design much more of a challenge.

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