Sorry, what is going with Rachel?? She looks like her camera is at a higher angle....

[a kennedy]

and it’s kinda bothering me....I know it’s a stupid statement and should not be what we're talking about, just saying.

[mucifer]

1. I don't know. I don't have cable tv so I get it on tunein.

[NCLefty]

2. Looks like she's in Seattle if that's the Space Needle behind her.

So different studio, different set, different cameras, etc.

[Jarqui]

3. She is on the road with her book tour nt

[mopinko]

4. yup. she is on her book tour.

[rzemanfl]

5. +1. n/t

[a kennedy]

7. Thanks, and I know it's stupid of me to even mention it.

[2naSalit]

6. She's in Seattle, not her home studio.

She was in LA last night so that she can do her show and her book tour at the same time. It's too important, news-wise, for her to take time out from her day job and I'm thankful she's making it work.

[a kennedy]

9. Me too and feel terrible I quibble about her show not being the same as i'm used to.

[Taraman]

8. Great show tonight BTW

[pnwest]

10. I just remarked to the Mr. that she looks

like she’s had a cocktail. Flushed face, eyes a bit unfocused... not that there’s anything wrong with that, LOL, who among us HASN’T had a liquid lunch on a Friday

[Liberal In Texas]

11. I used to direct Broadcast News. I can address this as a retired professional.

The camera should be at what we call eye-level OR ideally just above.

You NEVER want the camera to be below eye-level. It makes the presenter seem to be looking down at the person watching and will give the viewer an odd feeling of unease or like the anchor is trying to dominate them.

You also don't want the camera to be too high above eye-level. It looks like your talking to someone on the stairs below you. And as the OP has said, it bothered him/her. It's just annoying.

I did not see the show mentioned, but crap happens on live TV and it could have just been a mistake by a camera operator. (The cameras are all robotic now and one person controls [programs really all the moves] between 3 and 6 of them.) Also, there a lot of people in the business who haven't been trained well, are under paid and don't really know what the F they're doing. And this could be another explanation.

[gibraltar72]

12. Breathe.