Between 1941 and 1967, three major video standards were set. The U.S. NTSC standard was accepted by much of South and Central America and also Asian countries aligned politically with the United States. Germany initially developed the PAL system, but it is used throughout the world in English-speaking countries and those countries aligned politically with [...]
The 1950s has justifiably been called The Golden Age of Television. With the end of World War II, the economy had recovered and stabilized, and television had become so popular that magazines regularly featured articles on home decorating with the TV set as the centerpiece. The dining room table had been replaced by frozen dinners [...]
It is an adaptable form of nonfiction programming that has served various functions throughout the medium’s history: as a symbol of prestige for advertisers and networks, a focal point for national attention on complex issues, a record of the human experience and the natural world, and an instrument of artistic and social expression. Unlike other [...]
Born in Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, U.K., 13 August 1888. Attended Royal Technical College, Glasgow, and Glasgow University. Served as superintendent, Clyde Valley Electric Power Company; helped pioneer television transmission, successfully transmitting image of a Maltese cross several feet, 1924; gave scientists a demonstration of “Noctovision,” a form of infra-red television imaging, 26 January 1926; succeeded with [...]
The 1st Invention
In 1873 Joseph May a telegraph operator from Valentia, Ireland found the light affects electric selenium resistance. He realized that can be used to change the light into electric current using selenium photocell. Joseph May with Willoughby Smith (engineers from Telegraph Construction Company Maintenance) to do some further experiments that are reported in [...]
The job of the Director is to “drive the bus.” All of the other crew positions are coordinated by the command cues the Director gives as the show commences. To know “what to say and when to say it,” the Director will primarily rely on the script, the rundown, and the critical timing information regarding [...]
