An Oscar Week Favorite…Lewis Horvitz Directing The Awards
Here’s a video several have requested. From the 69th Annual Academy Awards show, here’s the director in the truck at the Shrine Auditorium on March 24, 1997. Gil Cates produced. Enjoy.
The “TONIGHT” Show’s Oldest Surviving Color Video…Sept 1, 1964 Above is a very rare piece of tape, that survived only because Stan Zabka, a former AD on the show, and a musical guest on this occasion, had a pal roll tape on his segment. A few years ago, he had our friends at DC Video […]
Ampex Training Tape: VR 2000 In a super rare set of tapes from Ampex, here are all three parts of the 1964 master training session for all new owners of the Ampex VR 2000, color capable, video tape recorder. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bFPPJgFUJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVmqqNitHJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjC-TsFbClI Ampex training on the operation of the VR-2000 2″ Quad VTR, part […]
This is one of several posters MAD artist Jack Davis did for Ampex. These were usually given out at NAB conventions in the early 70s. I have been asked many times if there are hi res versions, but not that I can find. Anyone have better images? Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee Source
‘Late Night With David Letterman’…NBC Debut, February 1, 1982 In honor of yesterday’s 21st Anniversary of the show’s move to CBS, here is more of Dave’s history…this is how it all started. The embedded clip is the first of three parts that are available online and is the show’s “grand opening”. In part two we […]