Having being in VT at the BBC in the 80s, this gives an insight into the quality of the training everyone got as staff . All chucked away in the Birt era...
Wonderful to see this. I always dreamed of working as a BBC cameraman (didn’t happen sadly) but never lost the thirst to know everything about tv production and cameras in particular. The artistry the camera operators achieved with these huge units in the 70’s and 80’s never ceases to amaze me. Sadly a lost skill these days.
thanks for posting these videos - I imagine the BBC and other people have more technical and training videos just gathering dust - I wish they'd show them here!
You realise that one of Alan's colleagues is using what's probably an identical camera to film _him._ You can see all the types of shot being discussed actually in practice.
As an obsessed reenager wanting to be a studio cameraman I practically had two books on loan from my library for 10 years😂 TV camera operations and the technique of the tv cameraman. I got the theory rammed into my head and just needed the practical experience
Nobody could explain why those cameras were so crazy big at that time. Only a few years later, Ikegami showed with their Unicam system that this is possible.
Wood Norton Studio A had 3 x Link 110s in 1982 (I was there in '81) though there was one EMI 2001 used for line up practice which I believe is still there as a museum piece@@AdamWood
Can anybody bring insight into the unique coloured burn-in artefacts on overexposed or bright objects? In this training video I see a bright blue, but I've also seen other footage that was either magenta or green?
Having being in VT at the BBC in the 80s, this gives an insight into the quality of the training everyone got as staff . All chucked away in the Birt era...
Training films like this. Pure gold. Really going into proper detail and not just flashy visuals.
Wonderful to see this. I always dreamed of working as a BBC cameraman (didn’t happen sadly) but never lost the thirst to know everything about tv production and cameras in particular.
The artistry the camera operators achieved with these huge units in the 70’s and 80’s never ceases to amaze me. Sadly a lost skill these days.
thanks for posting these videos - I imagine the BBC and other people have more technical and training videos just gathering dust - I wish they'd show them here!
You realise that one of Alan's colleagues is using what's probably an identical camera to film _him._ You can see all the types of shot being discussed actually in practice.
www.youtube.com/@bewilderbeestie - Never put a camera person in front of the camera and give them a script ...But as this was the BBC Alan did well.
Thank you very much for this trip down memory lane. But I am working with much smaller cameras today!
When I worked with these big cameras in the studio on air, we had camera assistants that took care of the cables.....
As an obsessed reenager wanting to be a studio cameraman I practically had two books on loan from my library for 10 years😂 TV camera operations and the technique of the tv cameraman. I got the theory rammed into my head and just needed the practical experience
This is a really nice tutorial. Complete with telling you what is going to be more of a difficult task.
Nobody could explain why those cameras were so crazy big at that time. Only a few years later, Ikegami showed with their Unicam system that this is possible.
Fascinating, Thanks for uploading this. I really enjoyed watching. Liked and subscribed!
I worked as a studio engineer at tv centre in the late 80’s. I only ever worked with the Link cameras and they were beasts and somewhat unreliable.
1982! I began working with big studio cameras in about 1990.......BTS cameras without any shot boxes......
John Henshall post one on operating a 2001 camera..He recorded the tutorial in 1975..What year was this one recorded..
1982
Wood Norton Studio A had 3 x Link 110s in 1982 (I was there in '81) though there was one EMI 2001 used for line up practice which I believe is still there as a museum piece@@AdamWood
Allen has a nice kettle
Can anybody bring insight into the unique coloured burn-in artefacts on overexposed or bright objects? In this training video I see a bright blue, but I've also seen other footage that was either magenta or green?
On "our" cameras we had two handles, one for zoom and the other for focus.
Why not 50p?
6:18 looks like clogged video heads. Was this intended in the presentation?
What happened at 5.48? Video tape damage?
Is it a black and white viewfinder?
You should always calibrate your viewfinder with a color bar or a contrast card, and not to "your personal taste"!
is he still about ?
Were people still wearing flares in 1982??
I expect this was actually recorded sometime in the 70s.
The number of typos in the booklet is somewhat disappointing.
So the BBC called it a pedestal and not a dolly?
Or ‘Ped’ for short. Not just a BBC thing in terms of use
Dolly is a film term which is a very different piece of kit
Wait for the alcohol level in your bloodstream to drop, before attempting to adjust the horizontal hold. 📺🤣
WHO CUT HIS HAIR STEVIE WONDER?
This is PURE GOLD!
Today, any i***t who picks up a DSLR mounted on a fishing rod, struts around as if they've won 20 Oscars.
Do those rules apply to porn too?
Weights are propably bare lead😅
They could make a serious dent in the store room ceilings if a ped wasn’t properly locked before a camera was unmounted
Cannon EP connectors in evidence.
Thats some big gimble!!
creo que en este año lo prodriamos llamar tecnologia primitiva
Too much friction and you lose your video signal!