TV Guide (March 26, 1954)

Page scan 00061 from TV Guide

Record Details:

Title:
TV Guide
Date:
March 26, 1954
Publisher:
Philadelphia: Triangle Publications, Inc.
Volume:
TV Guide - Chicago (March 26, 1954)
Leaf #:
00061
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 28, 2022
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Behind-The-Scenes Look At Television T o THE viewer, television is as simple as turning on a switch. But in the studio, it’s something else again. As a matter of fact, the business of producing a television show is in¬ credibly complicated. This photo was made at ABC’s No. 1 studio in New York to try to explain to the average viewer what goes on during a telecast. It shows a rehearsal of “Side by Side,” a Motorola TV Hour play starring Helen Hayes and Dennis King. In the control booth, separated from the stage by a glass partition, are James Walsh (1), associate director, and Herbert Brodkin (2), executive producer. Brodkin usually watches from the next room and his chair is occupied by Don Richardson, the di¬ rector. Richardson follows, by means of monitors (A), the images being re¬ corded by three cameras, all in con¬ tinuous operation. He selects the pic- tiu’e he wants to go out on the air by telling George Weber (3), technical director, for example, to “take 1.” The number refers to one of the three cameras, in this case the camera operated by John Bisson (6). Weber then presses the button controlling the signal from this camera on the panel (B), in front of him, and the picture is telecast. Imero Fiorentino (4), is the lighting engineer, while Rolf Drucker (5) is the video engi¬ neer. Drucker controls the quality of the picture as he follows the action on 18