TeleTales #100…When Your’e Hot, Your’e Hot!

On March 3, 2015 - TV History

TeleTales #100…When Your’e Hot, Your’e Hot! Television City

Here’s an RCA TK11 in cool down mode, on a “Playhouse 90” set at CBS Television City. As opposed to cameras at local stations, network cameras get a real work out. They are on for hours on end blocking shots and rehearsing. This one is mounted on a Houston Fearless Panoram Dolly. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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5 Comments

  1. Ashley Scott March 3, 2015

    coolest camera dude, ever

  2. Chuck Pharis March 3, 2015

    Smoking IN the studio! Remember those days!

  3. David Crosthwait March 3, 2015

    “As opposed to cameras at local stations, network cameras get a real work out.” What? Local stations kept their cameras on 24/7. Maybe the beams were off during non-usage but they nonetheless were still running. With one exception, every station I knew of left the cameras on all the time, whether in production or not.

  4. Tom Houghton Asc March 3, 2015

    Remember that dolly in some film stages in nyc. A real tank but very stable.

  5. Russell Ross March 3, 2015

    Notice the viewfinder hood. Sort of akin to what N.Y. used on Chapman Cranes. Big and wide, so that the cameraman didn’t need to bury his head in the viewfinder so that he could easily see to his left and right.