Looking around Alpha – 1

Behind the Scenes — Thu, 01 Sep 1960 22:00:39 +0000

THE RECEPTION HALL — and the receptionists who are the first people to greet the artistes and put them at their ease.

‘YOU NAME IT — WE’VE GOT IT’! is the proud boast of the Property Department where all the ‘odds and ends’ for a television production are purchased and stored for future use. Bottles, pots and pans, old gramophones, even elephants and banana trees can be provided by ‘Props’.

INSIDE WARDROBE DEPARTMENT where costumes are provided and last minute alterations and adjustments, pressing and running repairs are carried out at a moments notice.

IN THE STORAGE BAYS, scenery is stored away for next week’s programme, when it will be touched up and repainted where necessary, and reset.

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Looking around Alpha – 2

Behind the Scenes — Thu, 01 Sep 1960 21:50:32 +0000

THE TELECINE SUITE — where filmed programmes and the commercials are transmitted by equipment very similar to cinema projectors. There are five telecine projectors at Alpha.

IN THE LIGHTING GALLERY, high up in the roof lighting electricians set up the powerful studio lights.

SCENIC artists and painters work on scenery in their workshop.

A CORNER of the ‘make-up’ room.

SOUND engineers at work in one of the studio control rooms.

THE CONSOLE of the lighting switchboard looks like an organ console. Over 120 lights may be switched on and off during one programme – and all by finger tip control.

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