A Requiem for NBC Burbank
In 1982, I began what was to become one of the most favorite periods of my life. I was...
Cable Television
As cable television’s customer base shrinks due to the rise in Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) delivery and driven by...
Monitors and Filmmaking
The difference between a movie and a video is that a movie is created in the filmmakers’ minds and...
Mechanical Television
Mechanical television. Does that mean motors, pulleys, gears and other moving parts? Why, yes. It does. Long before television...
Live – From Coast to Coast!
Today, we think nothing of clicking our remote and have live images from somewhere else in the world appear...
Television for the Troops
As America’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan winds down, I think back to another long running war –...
IMAG 101 – Part 2
IMAG 101 The previous post in this series covered the basic gear involved with an IMAG system. If you...
KTLA & the Atomic Bomb – LIVE!
On my annual pilgrimage to NAB this past April, I decided I would finally check out the National Atomic Testing...
The Mother of Invention of Videotape
In our file based acquisition world of 2013 where the editing process can begin immediately right there on the...
Vintage Video Collections
In 1953, color television became a reality in the US. At the time, the cameras weighed over 300 pounds...
