Recreating Early Colour Outside Broadcast

This video was produced as part of the European Research Council funded ADAPT project based at Royal Holloway, University of London. For more information about the project visit www.adaptTVhistory.org.uk/ As part of the ADAPT research project into the history of television production technology (www.adapttvhistory.org.uk/), a reunited team of veteran camera operators, directors and engineers recreated an outside broadcast recording using North 3, a restored Type II colour mobile control room. This video shows how TV was made and how it looked to viewers at home watching colour TV at home for the first time in 1967. Producer: Amanda Murphy. Editors: Lisa Forrest, Dominic Clarke for ADAPT. Veteran participants: Director: Geoff Wilson. Engineering Manager: Ron Clare. Vision Supervisors: Roger Neale, John Coupe. Vision Engineers: Bill Baldock, Peter Foster. Cameras: Dave Taylor, Robin Sutherland, Rex Palmer. Lighting Director: Steve Harris, VT: Ian Rutter. Sound Supervisor: Doug Whitaker. Sound Assistants: Ken Osbourn, Dave Howard. PA: Jane Whitmore. Chief Rigger: Bob Parry. Additional help: Steve Jones, Brian Summers.