I was just alerted to a phono related YouTube video featuring our favorite tinfoil guru! This was a very well produced interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_tSqgV2_qI From [email protected] Thu Nov 9 09:22:05 2006 From: [email protected] (Andrew Baron) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:12:00 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Great video on YouTube In-Reply-To: <001901c703c1$fd3b93a0$6500a...@scott> References: <001901c703c1$fd3b93a0$6500a...@scott> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Thanks for posting this link. It was great to see Rene and some of his collection. Being a media-oriented production, I expected a lot of glaring errors, but this one did a better than average job. Among the odd statements in the narrative, was the mention of the industry turning to coin-op machines during the depression, while showing the Edison coin-slot machine. Incidentally, did you catch Rene slipping the Indian-head penny into that phonograph to demonstrate it? You can't help but love a guy who's attention to detail is this complete! I enjoyed the tin-foil demonstration, and the way they edited it to have the machine complete the nursery rhyme. I found it odd that the Class-M was described as a dictating machine; certainly an important part of its function, but not how I would choose to pair the audio-visual experience with the narrative when showing that historically significant electric model. I don't think the point is missed among historians that dictating or other purposes than entertainment held an equal or even more prominent place in the early thoughts of the inventor, but it could have been stated in a more informative way. My only regret is that I was seeing what must have been the tiniest fraction of what the production team filmed. The fast paced sequence of ultra-close-ups and their related (and boosted) sounds made for a dramatic rapid-fire tapestry of visuals that should hold the attention of a modern audience, but the collector / historian in me wished for the zoom to be a little further out so I could see more of the beauty of the machines being demonstrated. A half-hour production would just begin to do justice to such a presentation. It would have been great to see just a bit more of some of the treasures that Rene was shown barely beginning to demonstrate in the final edit. Nice, however, to see that rare exhibition of the Auxetophone, and the fact that Rene had to shout to be heard above it was impressive. It was also fun and engaging to catch a fleeting glimpse of some of the collection such as the Bettini equipped Edison, etc. All in all, I admire the fact that during what must have been a very laborious editing process, they managed to retain as much of the pertinent educational information as they did. What a nice opportunity for the viewing public! Thanks again for sharing this. Andy Baron On Nov 8, 2006, at 10:43 PM, Scott Colgrove wrote: > I was just alerted to a phono related YouTube video featuring our > favorite tinfoil guru! This was a very well produced interview. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_tSqgV2_qI > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
