Classic Intro Here's a cameraman at CBS Television City getting ready for the opening shot…
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FINALLY! Chuck Pharis Has Unpacked!
FINALLY! Chuck Pharis Has Unpacked! After the move from California to Tennessee a couple of…
After months of searching, I finally know the story behind this photo!
After months of searching, I finally know the story behind this fabulous photo array! This…
‘The Voice Of Firestone’, #2 NBC Studio 8H, 1949
Ultra Rare 2: 'The Voice Of Firestone', NBC Studio 8H, 1949 If you look closely,…
Follow The Yellow Brick Road…
Follow The Yellow Brick Road... In this rare photo from 'The Wizard Of Oz' we…
The Cameras Of The BBC
Quite Interesting This gives us a look at a lot of the different cameras the…
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 1 Long before 'American Idol', 'Star Search'…
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 4
The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 4 'The Amature Hour' originated from The…
Ellerbee Camera Collection Video Tour
Ellerbee Camera Collection Video Tour For those of you that have never seen this, here…
Marconi Mark IVs and RCA TK60s In Action!
Marconi Mark IVs and RCA TK60s In Action! From Jerry Lewis's 'The Patsy' from 1964,…
First KFO…Two Points Of Interest
Two Points Of Interest... Before it was renamed 'Kukla, Fran And Ollie' in October of…
CBS Uses Thomson Cameras…1985 NCAA Championships
CBS Uses Thomson Cameras...1985 NCAA Championships Yesterday, veteran cameraman Kevin Vahey mentioned in a note…
Vintage Video Collections
America's Camera Collections My friend Richard Wirth recently published this article "Vintage Video Collections" that…
Look Ma…No Viewfinders!
Look Ma...No Viewfinders! The RCA TK30s became available in late 1946, but there was some…
One Of My Favorite Cameras…Marconi Mark IV
One Of My Favorite Cameras This is the Marconi Mark IV. It's standard tube was…
The Baughman Pedestal
The Baughman Pedestal This little mobile pedestal was a real work horse from the 1950s…
The CBS Field Sequential Color System
The Answer to Randy West's Question, And More... In a recent post showing the CBS…
How ‘I Love Lucy’ Was Produced…The Details
Above is a view of tri-set layout on Stage 2 of General Service Studio where…
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (2 of 2)
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (2 of 2) These cameras opened from the rear and…
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (1 of 2)
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (1 of 2) This is the original version of the…
EMI, The Start Of Something Big…
EMI, The Start Of Something Big... Below is an EMI 203 Image Orthicon camera from…