Monthly Archives: April 2011

Filming Hypnosis

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Rumble TV

One job in the early 80s springs to mind whenever stage hypnosis comes up in conversation. We were hired to film a show at the Glasgow Pavillion for hypnotist Robert Halpern, who successfully managed to pack out this famous theatre … Continue reading →

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The Royal Wedding

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Rumble TV

Well yes, we did watch the royal wedding here at Rumble – for purely professional reasons of course. The television coverage was incredibly good and thorough to say the least, with absolutely every inch filmed of Kate Middleton and Prince … Continue reading →

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Decision By Committee

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rumble TV

Despite how easy technology and e-communication has made it to turn around an entire production without ever setting an eye on a client, our producer and director value meeting in person. Certainly at the outset of a production, a discussion … Continue reading →

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Autocue

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Rumble TV

With the death of Huber “Hub” Schlafly this week, our thoughts turn to the invention of a piece of kit which became the marvel of the broadcasting industry. Our first autocue was a primitive system andrequired little actual physical setting … Continue reading →

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Jewel Case Mountain

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Rumble TV

In the good old days of video production, the music library was a visible feature of any edit suite. Cabinets were dedicated to housing CD upon hundreds of CDs each in their colourful and space-consuming jewel case. There was something … Continue reading →

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