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Wow…What a difference! Part 1
Hello my friends. This week we journey back to 1997. The film Titanic was set to make its home video release and it was a massive launch and l had just started my first day at my new job. This job l would have for the next 10 years and it would allow me to…
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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…
1970’s, 1980’s, Amiga, CD, CD-Rom, Cinema, Computers, Film, LaserDisc, Mac, Philips, Retro Audio, Retro Computers, Retro Gaming Consoles, Sega, Sony, Uncategorized, VHS, Video, Windows70’s, 80s, Amiga, Cinema, Commodore, Computers, electronics, Film, IBM, music, PC, Philips, retro, Sony, Toshiba, VHS, Video, video editing, Video games, video tape, vintage audio, Windows -
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…
1970’s, 1980’s, Amiga, CD, Computers, Electronic Music, Film, LaserDisc, Mac, NEC, Philips, Retro Audio, Retro Computers, Retro Gaming Consoles, Sega, Sony, VHS, Video70’s, 80s, Amiga, CD, CD-Rom, Cinema, Commodore, Compact Disc, Computers, electronics, Film, Philips, retro, Sony, VCD, VHS, Video, Video games, video tape, vintage audio -
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…
70’s, 80s, Cinema, DiscoVision, electronics, Film, LaserDisc, MCA, NEC, PC Engine, Philips, Pioneer, retro, Sega, Sega CD, Sony, Turbo Graphix, VHS, Video, Video games, video tape -
Horror for the masses.
Hello my friends. This week we shall conclude our October long look at horror films through the ages and the leaps forwards in technology that brought those to us. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ We now head into my favourite period, the 1980’s and this decade would change the horror genre again and also…
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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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Focused Filming.
Hello my friends. Last week we looked at cine and video cameras. This week we will dive into my experiences with semi- professional video camera equipment, editing units and the interesting world of videography of that time. Let’s explore and welcome back ☺️ Last week, we left the blog in the last throws of the…
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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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The Sloane Ranger
Hello friends. If you have made it this far, then 10 points to Gryffindor and welcome back. If my Grandfather was my technology mentor, then my Father encouraged it in me as a child growing up. He worked as an electrician from an apprentice at the age of 16, right through his working life. He…