The History of Video Production

An Elegant PresentationBy

Corbin Hamilton

Charles Ginsburg headed the research team at

the Ampex Corporation in developing the first practical videotape recorder.

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The Beginning…

Ampex sold the first VTR for $50,000 in 1956. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl

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Wow! That’s a high price

In the 1920’s, engineer Philo Farnsworth

devised the television camera. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl

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Turn on the television

The RCA created the first handheld mobile video

production camera, the TK-44, in 1972.

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In the palm of your hand

The first commercially available video cassette

recorder was introduced in 1975.

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Coming to a store near you

In 1891,Thomas Edison invented the first

camera to ever record video. http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-

film-and-video-production

Forward to the past

In 1894 Kinetoscopes were placed in an

amusement arcade located in New York. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/

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It’s an Arcade Game Right?

In Paris, Louis and August Lumiere presented

the first commercial exhibition of projected motion pictures, using a combined movie camera and projector.

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These Pictures Are Moving!

In 1902 Henry Miles set up the first film

exchange, giving people the opportunity to rent films instead of buy them.

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Its a Blockbuster

In 1906 the first animated cartoon was

created.

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Sunday Cartoons

In 1909 there were about 9,000 movie

theaters in the United States. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/

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Enjoy the show America

In 1927,talking films began with Al Jolson in "The

Jazz Singer". http://www.high-techproductions.com/historyof

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I Can Hear You Now!

In 1936 the first television broadcast was made

available in London. http://www.high-techproductions.com/historyof

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Hello?

In 1945 there were fewer than 7,000 working TV

sets in the country and only nine stations on the air. http://www.high-techproductions.com/historyof

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TV SETS

“Howdy Doody” premiered live on NBC in December

as a one-hour Saturday program. http://www.high-techproductions.com/historyof

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Howdy!

Color broadcasting officially aired in the U.S. on

December 17. http://www.high-techproductions.com/historyof

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It’s in Color!

The videotape was invented In 1951

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Videotape

The digital camera was first demonstrated in

1981. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl

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Digital Camera