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Television & Broadcasting History Films 2 DVD Set

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In a nutshell, we find these films useful and valuable for many people and purposes. We hope the people who find value in them will feel they stumbled across a breath of fresh air into the past. So, whether you need a unique gift for a family member or a visual aid for your classroom, we will be here to offer you a relevant collection of footage that you have never seen.

Television and broadcasting buffs, mass communication educators and TV collectors will all have to have this special one-of-a-kind DVD collection of the best historic television films. We included all the classic historical movies and added in some rare films youve probably never seen before.

An RCA Presentation: Television

Length: 10 Minutes | Produced:1939

This historically valuable TV promotional video was produced to coordinate with the first regularly scheduled programs, coverage of the New York Worlds Fair in 1939. The film starts out by promoting RCA sound projectors and then moves on to an explanation of how TV works and how a broadcast is put together. NBC, which was owned by RCA, is shown producing shows in their Rockefeller Center studios. We see interesting glimpses of period broadcasting techniques, sets, and equipment. This film is the perfect way to learn about the history of television.

Magic in the Air

Length: 8 Minutes | Produced:1941

Listen closely to the narrator in this 1941 film, and you will learn a load of information about the invention of the television. A great informational video, Magic in the Air will teach you the basics of this cinematic novelty, from its basic functions to different techniques directors use to get the best shot. With the emergence of such a discovery, people all over the country were able to enjoy a football game from the comfort of their favorite armchair! Magic in the Air tells of the birth of television in a way everyone can understand.

Magic in the Air (Version 2)

Length: 9 Minutes | Produced:1955

The Reasons Why

Length: 26 Minutes | Produced:1959

A trip into the inner workings of early television technology! This film is a promotional relic from RCA about how they produce televisions. The footage shows all the steps in the making of a high quality TV, including design, engineering, manufacture, testing, and quality control. There is fascinating footage of older models, TVs with flickering test patterns, and even labs with bow-tied scientists doing research and design. Electronics and television enthusiasts will love this fantastic historical video.

Television Tomorrow

Length: 13 Minutes | Produced:1940s

Television Tomorrow is a grand historical video that illuminates television broadcasting history and early television history. The film was made to inform the public about the growing television industry and possibility for returning World War 2 veterans finding television jobs as well. While examining the future of the television industry, the video talks about early television development and design, showing all the old equipment used in the NBC studios, including pictures of early televisions, and more. The glimpse of the history of NBC is particularly rare and interesting. The film also makes some prescient observations about the future of television. Television Tomorrow was made to describe the future of TV in America, but now its an amazing relic that reveals the history of broadcasting in an accurate and fun way.

The Story of Television

Length: 15 Minutes | Produced:1956

This RCA-produced film tells the short history of television from the perspective held in 1956, which was itself an early point in the TVs history. After a detailed explanation of how TVs work and what the components look like, the film goes on to talk about how TV design is now moving toward reducing the size and cost of components and improving picture quality. We get to see many TV firsts, including footage of the first president on TV, President Roosevelt opening the NY Worlds Fair, the King and Queen of Englands visit, and the 1940 Republican Convention in Philadelphia. David Sarnoff narrates the film and appears as an interviewer, asking Vladimir Zworykin about TV technology at RCA. The last third of the film is in color, and it talks about how color television works, then goes to a listing of NBC broadcast shows, including Ding Dong School. Given that this is such a collection of precious early television, this film is tough to top when it comes to exploring television history.

Television Remote Control Tuner

Length: 6 Minutes | Produced:1961

This 1960s film introduces a new and improved remote control for any kind of viewing pleasure. It can fine tune, enhance brightness and color, even change channels! This exciting new innovation was welcomed into every home lucky enough to have a television, and people were more than happy to use it. Television Remote Control Tuner describes all the functions and options and theyre right at your fingertips. This invention made watching television even more fun than before. A great informational video, it also takes a glimpse at what 1960s American culture valued.