1947: Year Of The Candle
This historic magazine ad zeros in on the need for 90% less studio light (and heat) with the brand new RCA TK10, equipped with the recently perfected Image Orthicon tube. This, and the sister TK30 field version, were the first cameras that could actually make a good pictures using only a single candle as a light source.
‘I Love Lucy’ 3 Headed Monster…Came From ‘Truth Or Consequences’ In researching the story I posted just before this on the first television game show with a live audience to be shot on film, I came across this interesting fact. The excerpted paragraph below is from ‘I Love Lucy’ editor Dann Cahn on the problem […]
The Whole Story Of Disney On Television… On September 24, 1961, “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World Of Color” debuted on NBC. To mark the occasion, of the anniversary, here is that first color broadcast, and the whole story of Disney on TV, which starts at ABC. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee ____________________________________________________ Walt Disney was the […]
TeleTales #58…Hauling Ass Into History! A Dream Of Jeannie? What does this picture of a donkey in the backseat have to do with television history? Actually, quite a lot. This is a publicity shot for a 1964 movie called “The Brass Bottle” which costarred Barbara Eden. Although she did not play the genie that lived […]
‘Peter Pan’…Behind The Scenes #3 What a wonderful, one of a kind, shot to open with…Chris Walken’s Captain Hook coat and hat at his resting chair on the set. All that hoofing and singing takes a lot out of a guy, but it was worth it! Thanks to Rob Balton for these great shots. More […]
And now were back to super lighting sets for HD and to help wash out the facial wrinkles of our aging news anchors, lol.