Monday, December 17, 2018

Eve Plumb "The Moth" The Art & Craft Of Storytelling

Eve Plumb tells a great story at The Moth.
(More about the fire Eve talks about here:)

Saturday, October 13, 2018

DVD Transfer Aspect Ratio

The top image was taken from a TV set in the 1980s. The bottom photo is a DVD screen cap. It is an interesting look at how different the framing is in the transfer from the original 16mm to DVD.
Because the two ladies on the left are not shown in the top, it indicates usage of "pan and scan" when video transferring. Or, perhaps the top photo was an imperfect print that varied from the original before it was sent to local TV stations.  I do not know.  I DO know the top photo is a great glimpse at the Brady set.  This was taken at the very end of the series, perhaps the set was starting to have seen better days. There is exposed lumber on the brick steps, and the line where the carpet ends and sound stage floor begins is visible.  

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Alice's Ridiculous Stage Direction

Alice, using a pot holder, takes a hot cookie tray out of the oven.
With the other hand, she then picks up the hot cookies, bare-handed.
And places them directly from the oven into the cookie jar.
Then offers one to Charlie who gladly takes one from the hot cookie sheet.
She then just leaves it on the table, and walks away.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Florence with Frank and Sadie Delfino, The Brady Kids Stand-ins

The Brady Kids Stand-ins
Appearing in "Out Of This World"
Jim  McDivitt

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Florence Henderson and The Muppets










The Muppet Show 1976

On The Dinah Shore Show, with Jane Henson, Sandy Duncan, Ethel Merman, Jim Henson 1977

The Mike Douglas Show 1966

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

More "Westdale High"

Westdale High, a Paramount office building on the lot, appeared in a lot of other Paramount TV shows. Here, scenes from Mannix, Mod Squad and Mission: Impossible.