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13th Nov 2020, 11:31 am | #41 | ||
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Re: Television Advert 'Warning' Symbol
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14th Nov 2020, 1:28 pm | #42 |
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14th Nov 2020, 1:53 pm | #43 | |
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Back on topic, it was a sign to put the kettle on, and in more modern times hit mute on the remote. |
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14th Nov 2020, 3:02 pm | #44 |
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Re: Television Advert 'Warning' Symbol
Hopefully still OT - does anyone remeber the Channel Four red flash to warn viewers the next bit was naughty? It certainly got the viewing figures up, at least for recording so the more interested viewer could fast search till the red fash appeared, which I think was the opposite of the intention.
When a TV (or even a cinema film years ago) showed the cue dot I'd get a bit fidgety as I used to be a 16mm projectionist at school and on a ship and old habits die hard.... |
14th Nov 2020, 6:17 pm | #45 |
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Re: Television Advert 'Warning' Symbol
Wasn't it a triangle Glyn? I can't remember the colour.
I was looking at an old training manual for cinema projectionists, Apart from knowing all about film, arc lamps etc, they also had to stoke the boiler with coal.
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Friends called it the "smut flag" and its presence kinda guaranteed they'd put its VideoPlus+ "PlusCode" into their VCR to record it for back-from-the-pub-on-a-friday-night viewing. These days we have Babestation-on-demand. |
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18th Nov 2020, 6:39 pm | #47 |
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18th Nov 2020, 6:56 pm | #48 | |
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Channel 4's red flag may have boosted viewing figures but this production didn't! David
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18th Nov 2020, 11:31 pm | #49 |
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Re: Television Advert 'Warning' Symbol
This was their answer to the cue dot, common to be seen before a live programme.
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