Movies for TV - Early Television Foundation

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FUNDAMENTALS
Fig. 5-2. RCA film recording equipment. A high voltage projection
type cathode-ray tube is housed on the left-hand top
cover, a film camera either 16 mm or 35 mm is on the right,
and below are the controls and auxiliary equipment.
a kinescoped show are wages, overhead, and film. Compare this
with a repeat show with all the extra costs for talent and studio
technicians as well as stage hands, etc. The film costs might be
as high as $50 for a half-hour show plus overhead but this is
nothing compared with live repeat costs.
The program-in-a-can feature is also extremely convenient.
As has already been shown, the coaxial network and micro-wave i
relays have not yet covered the country, and it will be a long time !
before all the smaller towns receive service. Even today, it is im-
possible to get outside programs in Los Angeles, the home of \