On Set Communications 101…
Long before the were intercoms and walkie talkies, there were DBMs…Damn Big Megaphones.
The year is 1922 and the man in the center is Douglas Fairbanks. He is the star of the film being shot here, which is ‘Robin Hood’. The man about to speak into the DBM is Allan Dwan and this is the only way directors could give last minute instructions to casts and crews on this kind of huge outside set. Enjoy and share! – Bobby Ellerbee
Picture Parade…A Random Walk Through Some Interesting TV History There is more on each photo. Enjoy! -Bobby Ellerbee Source
Speaking Of ‘Gunsmoke’…How About Some Great Outtakes? Long before blooper shows came to television, this reel was put together by CBS for one of their fall season kick off meetings for their affiliates in the early ’60s. It’s hosted by James Arness and features a lot of gags from his show, but we’ll also see […]
This is where Lester Holt anchors the weekend edition of NBC’s ‘Nightly News’ show. This is Media Room 1, which is one of four small studios inside Studio 6E, otherwise known as the Global Media Center. The control room for all four is right next door. This was the main news desk used by Tom […]
A Treasure For SNL Fans…Save And Bookmark This Site http://snltranscripts.jt.org/ This is the most complete and interesting ‘Saturday Night Live’ sites I’ve ever seen. If you want a full account of the show’s history, you’ll find it here. Enjoy and Share! – Bobby Ellerbee Saturday Night Live Transcripts Saturday Night Live Transcripts contains over 4,000 […]
Here’s a clip from the scene about to be shot in the photo. http://youtu.be/I8AZjrhhpOQ?t=10m52s
Allan Dwan
No amplifier required! 🙂
Western Electric demonstrated the first tube-amplified electric public address system in 1919. This is much more compact that that.
Mathias Overstreet
Wireless since say one!