So a tram is going to crash off the viaduct and wreak carnage on the far end of Coronation Street? Isn't it odd that we see the tram going by in the opening credits (is it still there in the new HD credits? I must remember to look.) but we never *ever* see or hear the tram go by in the outdoor scenes of the show. If they use CGI to add it to the opening credits, surely they could do the same once in awhile in the outdoor scenes or at least use some added sound effects like they do with the Underground in Eastenders. Wanna bet they'll start doing it in the weeks leading up to the 50th anniversary crash?
Further to that point, how come nobody working in the temporary knicker factory complains about the noise of the tram going by overhead? Surely there must be some noise or vibration involved even if the viaduct surrounding the factory is brick. It can't be that well sound proofed!
I think the reason none of the knicker-stitchers ever complain about the noise of the tram is because it is on the Eccles line, which is a notoriously poor service.
ReplyDeleteAn episode of Corrie is 30 mins. The metrolink is rarely that frequent, so the chances of a tram going past at the same time are pretty remote.
This storyline is great! I do hope it is one of the new yellow trams that gets trashed - Manchester commuters will know what I mean.
They did show it once (and just the once!) when Kelly was leaving.
ReplyDeleteEasy answer - CGI isnt cheap enough for it to be done often
ReplyDeleteAye, it's the CGI but they could at least have the sound effect or someone in the factory complaining. Just because it's not a frequently used line is no excuse because though Corrie is only 30 minutes, the time line in the show itself is over quite often a whole day. The tram is bound to pass now and then
ReplyDeleteThe tram is in the titles, and it's one of the new yellow and grey ones, not the old turquoise ones.
ReplyDeleteAs you say it wouldn't be hard to play a tape with the tram noise now and then - EastEnders has done this ever since the show started. At least this disaster explains why everyone takes a bus into Manchester, rather than the tram - they know about the poor safety standards!
Tell you what, go to the Knott Mill pub on Deansgate in Manchester and see for yourself.
ReplyDeleteTrains go over regularly, and although you can hear the rumble, it's not loud enough to drown out conversation or music.
I do hope there isn't a real tram crash that week and they have to postpone everything again!
ReplyDeleteHaha I agree Rachel, surely Corrie cant be that unlucky!
ReplyDeleteBut that's just it, Annie. You can hear the rumble. They're in the factory at maybe with the machines going they wouldn't hear it but surely they must some times. And surely at least, on outdoor scenes, we could hear it if not see it. And as i said, i bet we will in the weeks coming up to the disaster.
ReplyDeleteWell now that we know that the street will be losing some major, well known characters in December, we're left to wonder who as the actors themselves ( or so we are told) don't know themselves who will be "killed" off in this most horrific accident brought to digital screens by special effects.
ReplyDeleteNever mind the factory girls complaining about any noise - if I were them I would be complaining about the lighting in their new factory! How can they work under those conditions?!
ReplyDeleteWhen the viaduct was open (in the 70's and most of the 80's) it looked a lot bigger than it does now, it looks tiny with Nick's Nick's (or whatever way you spell it.)
ReplyDeleteMaybe the knicker factory is built like the Bridgewater Hall! That is, on a sort of giant spring construction so the passing trams don't cause vibrations to ruin the concert-going experience. Or in the case of Underworld, cause wobbly stitching.
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