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Inside CBS Broadcast Center, 1978 Photo Tour
At this link are 29 classic images taken and shared by our dear friend Dennis…
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…
History’s First Marriage Of Recorded Sight And Sound…Circa 1894
History's First Marriage Of Recorded Sight And Sound...Circa 1894 From the inception of motion pictures,…
August 26, 1939…Major League Baseball Comes To Television
August 26, 1939...Major League Baseball Comes To Television 75 years ago today, the first professional…
Preparing For One Of Television’s Most Memorable Scenes…
Preparing For One Of Television's Most Memorable Scenes... We all know what happens next, but…
Making Movies In 1899…Lubin Studios, Philadelphia
Making Movies In 1899...Lubin Studios, Philadelphia Before there was Hollywood, there was Betzwood. Before there…
Ultra Rare Backstage Footage…’I Love Lucy’
Ultra Rare Backstage Footage...'I Love Lucy' What you will see here is an expertly edited…
“Gort! Klaatu Barada Nikto!”
"Gort! Klaatu Barada Nikto!" Just for fun, here is a rare production shot from the…
More From Glenn Mack, NBC’s Studio 6B ..
Above is another photo from Glenn of NBC's Studio 6B just after Johnny Carson had…
Someone’s In The Kitchen With Lucy!
Someone's In The Kitchen With Lucy! Ethyl and Lucy rehearse for a scene in the…
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Measure Twice, Cut Once Director of photography Karl Freund has his back to us as…
How ‘I Love Lucy’ Was Produced…The Details
Above is a view of tri-set layout on Stage 2 of General Service Studio where…
‘I Love Lucy’…What The Actors Saw
'I Love Lucy' From the set, here is a look at what Lucy, Rickey, Fred…
Eastmancolor: 1950
Eastmancolor: 1950 It's hard to believe, but single strip 35mm color film was not available…
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras In 1939, RCA designed and…
The Man Who Filmed ‘I Love Lucy’, Tells Us How It Was Done.
The Man Who Filmed 'I Love Lucy', Tells Us How It Was Done. By: KARL…