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Tag: Cameraman
Jan Kasoff, Lead Cameraman, NBC New York (Ret.)
As a retired NBC network television cameraman, I just wanted to tell you how much…
The Elvis Comeback Mystery TK41s
The photo above shows Elvis Presley with his Road Manager Joe Espisito at NBC Burbank…
THE PERSONAL SCRAPBOOK OF GEORGE MOSES, ED SULLIVAN’S CAMERAMAN!
Thanks to his daughter, we are proud to display a totally unique piece of…
1 PICTURE…SO MANY QUESTIONS?!
Since I saw this photo, I've been mesmerized by it. I've asked all the…
The Surprising History of ABC’s First Handheld Cameras…LA vs. NYC
About six months ago, I met a character named Joe Maltz somehow. Turns out that…
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The RCA TK30 ERA…Part 1 (of 7)
THE RCA TK30 ERA: About the only way I could think of to present these…
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The NORELCO ERA…Part 5 (of 7)
The Norelco Era: Before we talk about the cameras, let's talk about Ed's "personal cameraman",…
The ED SULLIVAN SHOW, The MARCONI MARK VII ERA…Part 6 (of 7)
The Marconi Mark VII Era: In the summer of 1967, the Marconi Mark VII color…
RCA’S FIRST ICONOSCOPE CAMERAS & THE PROTOTYPE
We will see three different Iconoscope cameras here...the first three all electronic cameras made by…
Shooting Live TV Shows On Film By Karl Freund; “I Love Lucy” Director of Photography
Below this 1953 SMPTE article written by Karl Freund is a copy of his biography…
NBC/RCA First All Electronic Television Broadcast…July 7, 1936 + My Curated Video Tour
The First All Electronic Television Broadcast by RCA & NBC, July 7, 1936 +…
A PRIMER ON RCA’S EARLIEST COMPATABLE COLOR CAMERAS
I've just recently been able see these stunning in-house marketing photos that reveal some news…
Studio 8H and the Chapman crane
Among the very few things that have not changed since Saturday Night Live debuted in…
The Birth Of The Camera Mounted Electronic Viewfinder
With all of RCA's incredible advances and discoveries in television, you would have thought that…
A Production Primer By Television’s First Cameraman
In a photo taken in NBC's historic Studio 3H, we see Albert Protzman, the…
April 5, 1948, Chicago’s WGN Signs On…Great Vintage Pictorial
Above is a shot of my RCA TK10 from WGN...one of the original eight…
March 19, 1953…The First Televised Academy Awards Ceremony
March 19, 1953...The First Televised Academy Awards Ceremony Although we have an interesting video, let's…
March 10, 1933…2 Earth Shaking Events In 1 Day At W6XAO Los Angeles …
March 10, 1933...2 Earth Shaking Events In 1 Day At W6XAO Los Angeles No one…
Exclusive “Match Game” Photos In NBC Studio 8H
NBC cameraman Bob Batche took these photos in Studio 8H in December of 1968. Notice…
KTLA Anniversary Show
MUST SEE HISTORY OF EARLY LOS ANGELES TELEVISION! KTLA's 70th Anniversary Is Today! January 22,…