October 15, 1951…’I Love Lucy’ Debuts On CBS, Tribute 3 Of 4
October 15, 1951…’I Love Lucy’ Debuts On CBS, Tribute 3 Of 4
Rare Color Footage…In Context
As you saw in the pilot episode post just before this, the script from the pilot was rewritten and was used as Episode 6, Season 1 with the title “The Audition”. In the closing curtain call here, we even see Pepito again briefly.
Although photos and filming by anyone on the set was prohibited, somehow, someone in the audience the night of October 12, 1951 managed to get these few minutes of color film, which is expertly edited into footage from this episode.
I have posted all of today’s videos before, but now for the first time, with all of them together, there is a greater context for you to see the linkage between them. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxsiItd1iN8
A Request from an “I Love Lucy” fan who lives in New Jersey, United States. This short 8mm Color film Footage was fimed by an audience member of “I Love Lucy…
Going to say that looks a bit too high of resolution for 8mm. However, in that era there were very compact magazine load 16mm cameras with normal C mount lenses.
One of those operating @ 16fps silent speed (around 1/30th sec. exposure) with Kodachrome with an f1.8 lens wide open on a brightly lit set could have taken that. As a mater of fact, if it existed then, Tungsten balanced “Type A” Kodachrome was faster yet. When daylight was ASA 25, Type A was 40.
Some 8mm cameras were pretty small, since they took 25′ reels. It would be pretty easy to smuggle one in in an overcoat or purse.
8mm footage certainly was shot on Kodachrome, which in that time period was rated around ASA 8. Amazing that they could get an exposure. Anyone know typical stage Fc readings? No restrictions on audience cameras in those days!