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The big 5
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at the rise of CD’s and CD-Rom technology. With the combination of that and the LaserDisc/VCD systems that were available but not widely adopted, we are on the threshold of the DVD revolution. Once again, the path to this new format would be a rocky road that needed…
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All that glitters.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at LaserDisc, the optical 12 inch transparent disc media read by a laser for music and video playback. This week we take that to the next level with the smaller CD technology as we start to get all interactive. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ It would be…
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Welcome to DiscoVision!
Hello my friends. This week we look at the what came after VHS. It was DVD right? Well that was a short blog, next week… ….WAIT a minute🤔 I am sure it wasn’t that easy? and once again with the audiovisual world there would be a fight to be the next big thing in home…
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Video Nasties.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at the new emerging video technology from the 1950’s for professional use as it gradually over the decades started to be ready for home consumers in the late 1970’s. With the changing technology came a shift in the horror genre. Not only in the graphic nature of the…
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Terrifying Changes.
Hello my friends. This week we will look at possibly the biggest leap forward in bringing the horror cinema, (and all cinema), experience to home audiences for them to own first time. It’s a revolution that started further back than you might think, this is the birth of the video cassette recorder. Let’s explore and…
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Horrific leaps in technology.
Hello my friends. It’s that time in the year when everyone gets a bit spooky as we move into October and Halloween will be upon us. During this month on the blog, we look at another passion of mine, the horror genre. We will also look at the incredible change in technology over the decades…
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Don’t be Cine-cal, it’s the new video age.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at 35mm cameras and SLR’s. This week l would like to look at my experiences with cine cameras and video cameras before we move onto semi-professional gear l used in the mid-1990’s next week. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ With my Grandfather being very much into his…
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Clicks,flashes & disc-overies.
Hello my friends. Carrying on from last week’s blog entry, we continue in the world of photography. This week, we will look at my first camera and some very different formats of taking pictures. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ I ended the last blog talking about a “little gem” of a camera which was…
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Early Developments..
Hello friends. As mentioned in my first ever blog entry “In the beginning” I have always been interested with cameras, photography and in later years, videography. But how did this all start? What cameras did l first get my little sausage fingers on as a child? Let’s explore. Welcome back ☺️ The first camera l…
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We’re off to see the Wizard.
Hello my friends. Continuing and concluding (for now) the musical theme of the last 4 weeks of previous blog entries, we are still in the early 80’s. I have my Casio VL-1 and l also have my beloved Commodore 64. A new wave of electronic music is sweeping in and my Father has a chance…
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