A New Television Studio

Yukinobu Ujiie, Yasuo Itow

The largest and newest studio at the NHK Broadcasting Center intended for large-scale production is provided with the latest equipment. Remote-control lighting devices include monopole equipment suspended from lighting bridges and red-green-blue plus white additive equipment set in the cyclorama pit to make the studio appear deeper, to hide special-effects lighting devices and to permit color effects as desired. A large motor-driven camera crane with a reach up to five meters ($16 {1\over2}$ ft) allows for a wide range of smooth camera work. The low-position dolly allows obtaining low angle shots with good control of the camera. Special effects can be obtained through specialized amplifiers. Color can be added to superimposed titles; color-phase change in the color-coder and variable-wave deflection (with any of five cameras) are possible. The audio mixing console is specially designed for TV broadcasting. There are 40 motor-driven microphone suspension mounts in the studio; small condenser microphones are used.

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Published
1972-07
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J08254