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cbs color
Ceebee,
The photos of the "technician" appears to be of Fred Coe, the famous CBS producer of dramas of the era. Photo of Fred below from the UCLA Archives. He produced Playhouse 90 and many other dramas for them and may have been pressed in to service as a director for the event shown. The console looks to have only the one camera connected...and only one color monitor. Follow the taped-up camera cable in the second photo. It looks like the only one going to the console.
The CBS camera in the Balanchine shot is a RCA B&W camera with the color wheel inside the modified body behind the turret. Probably a 10 given the date. Neither the 10 or 11 had the side vents as manufactured. The camera also has the grey/white stripes which was used as a quick camera adjustment chart. More on this CBS B&W trick from this wonderful equipment website by Bobby Ellerbee;
http://www.eyesofageneration.com/bobby_TK11_A_31.php
Dave A
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Last edited by Dave A; 05-06-2009 at 08:31 PM.
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