| UNCLE SAM'S TELEVISION Interesting item shows the development of television in the United States of America. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 59 |
| Catalog #: | 312641 | |
| Clip Number: | 312641-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 555 | |
| Timecode: | 10:05:45 - 10:08:50 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/TELEVISION: Production & Behind the Scenes ENTERTAINMENT/TELEVISION: Technology LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | Cut to inside studio at Radio City. VS preparing to go on the air. Cameramen and studio hands make final arrangements. CU lenses, view through viewfinder. MS studio lights swing around. A 15 piece orchestra prepares for broadcast perfromance. Two cameramen, side-by-side, don headphones, (cont.) the engineers give the signal, the orchestra plays, and they're on the air. The narration then switches to an American narrator who describes the specific camera angles and direction. First the "long shot" is explained. MS people in sound booth. Great MS-CU as tv camera dollys towards camera. Shot of orchestra as they appear on tv screen. VS intercut between booth with director and engineers and the soundstage where the cameramen follow the directors instructions (nat sound). The clip concludes with the three original viewers watching television at home in a dark living room. | |
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