"Say, Mr. TV Producer... have you considered using Television Tape?"

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by Joel Cairo, Jan 8, 2005.

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  1. Joel Cairo

    Joel Cairo Video Gort / Paiute Warrior Staff Thread Starter

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    Just had this link sent to me this evening... at the risk of slashdotting the site, all of you vintage TV fanatics should take a look at this:

    http://www.televisiontape.tv/

    What could ever match the raw human drama of "Divorce Court"? :D

    -Kevin
     
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  2. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

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    ...thanks Kevin! I just finished watching it...that kid on divorce court looked like a very young Michael Landon!
     
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  3. Nobby

    Nobby Senior Member

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    JUst out of curiosity, is the black triangle seen in some shots in the top right hand corner of the screen a result of the kinescope process?

    A similar triangle is on some of the old Beatle Sullivan clips from Miami?
     
    Nobby, Jan 9, 2005
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  4. Mike Dow

    Mike Dow I kind of like the music

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    Kevin-
    I really enjoyed watching that--thanks for posting the link! :righton:
     
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  5. MMM

    MMM Forum Hall Of Fame

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    Neat! ...and it's not expensive! :agree:

    Too bad it looks like they don't have or can't use the tape for Television Tape. :shake:
     
    MMM, Jan 9, 2005
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  6. Dan C

    Dan C Forum Fotographer

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    Great fun! :righton:

    The shot at the end of KTTV's studios, that's sort of amazing. BIG studios for an independent station.

    Are they still at that space? Anyone know what's there now?

    dan c
     
    Dan C, Jan 9, 2005
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  7. Joel Cairo

    Joel Cairo Video Gort / Paiute Warrior Staff Thread Starter

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    Nobby:

    Well, I haven't seen the Beatles clips that you were referring to, but in this case, the master kinescope appears to have been pieced together from several different video-to-film transfers, and the triangle is indeed the "corner" of the rounded monitor that's being filmed. It varies at times from shot to shot, depending how "zoomed in" they were for each video clip.
     
    Joel Cairo, Jan 9, 2005
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  8. Joel Cairo

    Joel Cairo Video Gort / Paiute Warrior Staff Thread Starter

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    Well, if they ever want to send me a really good transfer of this film, I could fix that for them. :D

    -Kevin
     
    Joel Cairo, Jan 9, 2005
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  9. MMM

    MMM Forum Hall Of Fame

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    MMM, Jan 9, 2005
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  10. whitenoise

    whitenoise New Member

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    No, they're not.

    http://www.seeing-stars.com/TVstudios/FoxKTTV.shtml

    Worth noting that the building mentioned in this link is one they shared with radio station KMET for a while. I don't know if it's the same building they were in when this series was taped.

    I drove past the building with the bizarre white stairstep thing on top quite often as a kid with my Dad, who lived in Hollywood...
     
    whitenoise, Jan 10, 2005
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  11. Nobby

    Nobby Senior Member

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    Thanks, Kevin!
     
    Nobby, Jan 10, 2005
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  12. Steve D.

    Steve D. Forum Resident

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    KTTV Studios

    The former Metromedia-KTTV studios at Sunset & Van Ness in Hollywood have been totally demolished. A new high school is currently under construction on the huge property. KTTV/Fox11 & KCOP/UPN13, both now owned by Rupert Murdock/Fox, share facillities in new studios in West Los Angeles.
     
    Steve D., Jan 10, 2005
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