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Al! continue on.... any other phx memories?? 
 
 
ok  telemation sold ivc cameras and did not make them  themselves??
Thanks,

Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC  

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In a message dated 12/9/2010 5:36:53 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
altv at att.net writes:


I was the 13th employee hired at Telemation Productions.   The Production 
arm started as an industrial video company/equipment demo  studio with a 
couple of Ampex 7800's and some IVC 1"'s.  We also  had IVC cameras (guess what 
company Telemation distributed)My boss,  Scott Kane, talked the company into 
buying 2 Ampex 1200 and that started  the expansion.
 
At the time, most commercial work was done at WGN and a few other  
stations.  They tended to do 30 second commercials in 30 seconds  with 3 cameras.  
Telemation (along with another company, Editel)  did single camera shoots 
with a lot of editing.  We quickly  overtook WGN in the videotape production 
business.  I started in  the evening shift making 2" dubs and adding local 
tags to commercials...  both of which became extremely profitable.
 
When we moved from a 15 hz control track and a magic marker to an  RA 4000 
we thought we were in the big time.  By the time I moved to  LA in '79 they 
had added the Seattle and Denver offices, 5 1200's,  a VPR 1 and some PC 
70's from Western Video.
 
My recollection is that the Phoenix office was converted from a  film 
facility.  They ended up getting a windfall there when the  city decided to 
expand the street in front.  The city fathers  visited the office to discuss the 
buyout of the property.  They  were shocked when they realized the expanded 
lane will run right through  the equipment room, instead of some half-empty 
warehouse.  The  company got a lot of money and a new addition on the side 
street.
 
Sorry for the long-winded answer.  I learned a lot about  Capstan and Drum 
servos there.
 
Al  Killion


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