News Gallery

Synopsis

A laserdisc developed to train vision mixers at the BBC, allowing users to see up to seven cameras and video sources and then mix them to rerun an edition of ‘One O’Clock News’. Twelve minutes of the programme, and all the footage which went into the making of it, is on the disc.

Series

Action, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Interactive videodisc. DOS. Philips VP406, 410 or 415 videodisc player. IBM PC AT (or 100% compatible) with minimum of 512Kb. EGA/VAG graphics adaptor (RS232 signal cable).

Year of production

1990

Availability

Sale

Uses

Television training, media studies.*

Subjects

Film & television production

Keywords

film and television editing; film and video production techniques; vision mixing

Production Company

Name

BBC Interactive Television Unit

Distributor

Name

MultiMedia Corporation plc

Phone

020 7391 8000

Fax

020 7391 8001

Address

Lynton House
7-12 Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9JY