| Video Phone Demonstrated | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1609 |
| Catalog #: | 353593 | |
| Clip Number: | 353593-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 028-704-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:02:44 - 00:03:39 | |
| Location: | San Francisco, California | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Videophones INVENTIONS: Electrical LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, San Francisco | |
| Description: | Audio is low on screener Technicians make last minute adjustments for the world's first demonstration of a telephone of tomorrow at the Westerns Electronic Convention in San Francisco. It’s the Video Phone. Lift the receiver and you see your own image. Establishing shot - Electronic technicians making adjustments to the Video Phone. MCUS -Electronic technician showing a diagram of the wiring. CUS - Phone and a small viewing screen. CUS - Audience eagerly watching the demonstration. MCUS - Model sitting by the phone with a image of herself on the small screen. She dials the number and when the receiver is picked up on the other side, an image of a man comes on to the screen. CUS - Model smiling. | |
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