My first thought too, Chuck. But having thought some more, a single camera,
single viewpoint implies a small studio stage. Multiple cameras would be of
no use in such a setting - but would be a necessity in a larger set (as I
recall, TV cameras of early 1960s were hulking monsters not noted for "go
anywhere" characteristics). So perhaps what Chris recalls were simply big
sets, perhaps even outside, rather than studio sets which were little more
than a couple of flats to provide a background!
Piers
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Chuck Norcutt
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Subject: Re: [OM] British Television Photography
I know nothing of the subject but can't imagine how 2 cameras would give
extra depth unless you were wearing 3D glasses. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/4/2016 11:28 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
> Many, many years ago when I lived in Britain for a short period of
> time, I couldn't happen but to notice that the television programmes
> had an enhanced aspect of depth that was absent in American
> television. One of the retro channels here is broadcasting the
> entire Avengers series in chronological order, and I'm noticing that
> aspect once again.
>
> The first couple of episodes got my curiosity up as there was no
> female character, and looking up the history of the series on
> Wikipedia I learned that I had watched the only two remaining
> episodes from the initial 1961 season. Now I'm watching episodes
> with Honor Blackman and Julie Stevens, years before Diana Rigg
> appeared.
>
> Anyway, one of the things mentioned in the Wikipedia history was that
> two cameras were used in the recording, and I'm wondering if this is
> the method by which they got that extra sense of depth. Anyone here
> knowledgeable about this?
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro - Hunter S. Thompson
>
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