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Mass Media

Lighting
The talent would either be lit from
lights attached to the ceiling, as
pictured, or by standing studio
lights. The standing lights were
more common in the early years of
mass media.

1950S

TELEVISION

STUDIO

BEAMING THE NEWS AND

ENTERTAINMENT STRAIGHT INTO
PEOPLE’S HOMES, 1950S, ENGLAND

Cameramen
During the early years
of television all of
the shows were live.
In some studios the
Presenter
cameramen would film
The first television presenters
one show and then
came from a small demographic;
literally swing around
middle to upper-class males.
180 degrees to the
Television has always reflected
other side of the studio
society and so, as the 1950s gave Filming equipment to film another show.
way to the 1960s, more women
During this period a whole host of
came to be seen on the gogglebox
different cameras were in use by
and they were eventually given
television companies, there wasn’t one
increasingly important roles.
bit of kit that had become universal.
Among the most popular cameras,
though, was the Pye Mk 3, which was
used from the beginning of the 1950s
to the end of the 1960s.
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