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Vintage History of Television and RCA
Television Development Film Collection
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This classic DVD
is a collection of films highlighting the early history of the television.
It includes television manufacturing at RCA showing RCA televisions
and RCA remote controls back when televisions were still built in
America, how TV actually works to get the signal from the television
studio to the television, early production techniques and early automation
in the form of remote controls and programmable timers for the TV.
A fascinating look at the early history of television. |
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Here are all the films
that make up this historical television history collection:
The Reasons Why (1959)
  
Explore RCA's New Jersey television manufacturing facility.
See how RCA televisions were designed, manufactured and quality
control inspected. A must see classic of the early history
of the television.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 26:42
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Magic in the Air (1941)
 
Go behind the scenes of Radio City and see how television
gets from the studio to your television. The film gives an
excellent overview of the history of American broadcasting
as a key milestone in the history of television. It also shows
the construction and operation of the iconoscope (the signal
sender) and the kinescope (the signal receiver.)
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 7:58
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Magic in the Air (1955)
  
Updated version of the 1941 version of this film (described
above) covering a few more advancements that happened in television
broadcast since that time. An excellent overview of how television
advanced over those several years.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 8:12
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Radio and Television (1940)
This film is a promotion for people to come work in radio
and television. It shows the various occupations in the industry
at every skill level and how people can participate in these
wonderful new communciation mediums. It is a fascinating snapshot
of the history of American broadcastnig and radio broadcasting
history.
Producer: Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:30
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RCA Presentation: Television
  
See how television was first introduced to the American public
in this film shoing the production studios of NBC, studios
at Rockefeller Center and equipment being used that was manufactured
by RCA to convert everything to television broadcast signals
that could be enjoyed in the living room.
Producer: Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 9:03
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Television Remote Control
  
See an early television remote control in operation. A model
demonstrates how it works by watching a varitety of shows
by flipping channels on the remote control and also changing
color, focus, etc. all from the remote control. This is definitely
a milestone in the history of television in America.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 5:46
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The Story of Television (1956)
  
Shows how RCA developed an all electronic television and goes into the
science of how a television works. The film shows how a picture tube is
built, an early television station, steps taken to improve picture quality
and reduce both the size and cost of the components that make up the television
and an animated sequence of diagrams that show how a television camera
converts live action to television signals.
Producer: Ganz (William J.) Co.
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 14:50
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Television Tomorrow
  
Great film showing the earlier development and production of television,
with good shots of the equipment that was used back then.
Producer: Unknown
Audio/Visual: sound, Black & White
Run time: 0:12:16
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New Seven-Function Remote Control for Color (1959)
  
This film demonstates another early remote control for a television -
in this case a 7 function remote control. There is no sound in this production
so it is a silent film.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Silent, Color
Run time: 3:24
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Programmer with Magic Memory (1959)
 
This film demonstrates the earliest of programmable televisions and shows
how a special device can automatically tune to preselected television
shows. This is a silent film.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Silent, Color
Run time: 4:00
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