I stand corrected.The band’s moment of glory was 1965, and there certainly was videotape existing and in use by then. The format was in development by the early 50’s, and its earliest use occurred by the end of the decade, on into the 60’s, primarily for shows with budget restrictions or in need of quick production turnaround. Yes, there were kinescopes to film record shows that otherwise were broadcasted live, but that faded away before the 60’s.
Where The Action Is was taped on location, then edited later.
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A History of Videotape, Part 1 - Bitstreams: The Digital Collections Blog
As a Digital Production Specialist at Duke Libraries, I work with a variety of obsolete videotape formats, digitizing them for long-term preservation and access. Videotape is a form of magnetic tape, consisting of a magnetized coating on one side of a strip of plastic film. The film is there to...blogs.library.duke.edu
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