By Laurel W

akefield

HISTORY OF VIDEO

PRODUCTION

VIDEO CAMERA • Half-Inch Reel To Reel Camera

In 1972, Akai made a premature version of a video recorder called a VCR, or a videocassette recorder. With this new invention, the VCR could hook onto the camera, and display images on the screen. People who used the VCR needed a cable to show the images they had recorded.

VIDEO CAMERA• Video Cassette Camera

After a few years, in 1976, thanks to JVC, VCRs switched to VHS. That was the first shoulder-slung video camera. It was also the first VCR to use cassettes.

VIDEO CAMERA• Betamax

In 1982, Sony came out with a Betamax camera along with the first VCRs. The VHS and Betamax cameras were hard to handle and carry.

FIRST CAMCORDER Shortly after Sony introduced the Betamax format, Sony and JVC came out with the first

camcorder. Along with its camcorder, JVC introduced the Mini-VHS format.

MINI-DIGITAL VIDEO CASSETTE In the 1990s, Hitachi introduced the video digital cassette. This new format had higher

quality. The video cassette was replaced by camcorders. These camcorders could record video onto DVD-Rs.

THE 1800S 1872-1877: A series of photographs can be viewed by stroboscopic disc

THE 1800S 1884:George Eastman invents flexible photographic film

THE 1800S 1887: Thomas Edison patents motion picture

THE 1800S• 1895:In France, motion pictures were shown to the public

THE 1900S 1907:Used ray tube to make television images

THE 1900S• 1923:Patent for the iconoscope

THE 1900S• 1927:Began taking films with Al Johnson in “The Jazz Singer”

THE 1930S• 1930s:RCA creates black and white broadcasting experiments

THE 1930S1936:First broadcast on television is made in London

THE 1930S 1938:George Valensi came up with the first idea for color television

1945 There were only nine working television sets in America. Four in New York, two in

Chicago, two Los Angeles, and one in Philadelphia.

In October, Gimbel’s Department Store held the first large-scale television demonstration

1946 The Blue Network, which is part of NBC, becomes part of ABC

NBC and Gillette form the first known “television sports extravaganza”

In October, the Television Broadcasters Association announces that “television is ready to proceed on an expanded basis”

1947 “Howdy Doody”, a children’s show, premiered live on NBC for one-hour every Saturday

In March, FCC pushes off any final decisions about Color TV but reaffirms go-ahead on existing standards

NBC debuts “Meet The Press”, a show made for TV news

1948 “The Ed Sullivan Show”, makes its debut in June

Advertisers accept the medium: throughout the year, 933 sponsors bought TV time, a rise of 515% from the year 1947

By the fall, FCC has issued 108 licenses for new TV stations. Hundreds more applications were pending

The earliest cable systems were made in remote areas in Pennsylvania and Oregon.

The newest TV series of radio comedy is sponsored by B.F. Goodrich

In September, Milton Berle makes his TV debut on “The Texaco Star Theater”

1949 In January, the number of TV stations grows to 98

FCC adopts the Fairness Doctrine, making broadcasters responsible for finding and presenting every side of an issue while going over a controversy

U.S. Department of Commerce confirms TV’s selling power when it declares in May, +

SOURCES http://www.ehow.com/facts_5304617_history-video-camera.html

http://www.high-techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm