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I clearly remember the sloping audience seating area having to be levelled up during my tour, I’m not sure if they used concrete or some sort of wooden construction. If I recall correctly, they used Marconi MKIX studio cameras (and Marconi’s version of the Ampex VPR machines). Cox T series presentation mixer etc. It wasn’t a big site from a technical perspective, I recall the mainly open plan office areas on at least one of the floors above as that’s where my interview took place albeit in a closed office room.
No it was all Sony C Format VTRs, BVH-1100 ( with bolt ons to enable automation control)
Thanks for the correction there (Apropos nothing, I always thought those machines were very ugly to look at!)
It must have been TV-am that had the Marconi machines which were to some extent automatically controlled too as they were used as part of some automatic break compilation software evening/overnight system. It wasn't altogether very successful at least in the early days, and the overtime bill was very high I understand for the engineers in VT. I recall the cameras were Marconi MkIX's and CDL vision mixers.
Thank goodness another job I didn't get! - although it looked a darn sight more interesting than C4.
Yes, I think TV-am was more or less a Marconi 'turn-key' install. C4 was a mixture, Marconi cams, and yes the 1100s were ugly beasts. Brookside also had 1100s I think, and Sony 300/330 cameras. That was an Kinloch (IPK) install I think ?
I clearly remember the sloping audience seating area having to be levelled up during my tour, I’m not sure if they used concrete or some sort of wooden construction. If I recall correctly, they used Marconi MKIX studio cameras (and Marconi’s version of the Ampex VPR machines). Cox T series presentation mixer etc. It wasn’t a big site from a technical perspective, I recall the mainly open plan office areas on at least one of the floors above as that’s where my interview took place albeit in a closed office room.
No it was all Sony C Format VTRs, BVH-1100 ( with bolt ons to enable automation control)
Thanks for the correction there (Apropos nothing, I always thought those machines were very ugly to look at!)
It must have been TV-am that had the Marconi machines which were to some extent automatically controlled too as they were used as part of some automatic break compilation software evening/overnight system. It wasn't altogether very successful at least in the early days, and the overtime bill was very high I understand for the engineers in VT. I recall the cameras were Marconi MkIX's and CDL vision mixers.
Thank goodness another job I didn't get! - although it looked a darn sight more interesting than C4.
Yes, I think TV-am was more or less a Marconi 'turn-key' install. C4 was a mixture, Marconi cams, and yes the 1100s were ugly beasts. Brookside also had 1100s I think, and Sony 300/330 cameras. That was an Kinloch (IPK) install I think ?
