Mavimao said:

bilditup1 said:

Mavimao said:

The christmas special was shot on 70's era studio video cameras. (think soap operas). It's on magnetic tape not film.

Hmm, what kind of magnetic tape?

Perhaps 3/4 inch according to this site

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/about/equipment.html

3/4 inch or "U-matic" as Sony called it, was barely broadcast standard. (Sony initially tried marketing it as a home video format a few years before they tried Betamax!) I used it in high school and college. It was popular because it was affordable for small tv stations and other budget minded institutions.

CBS and Fox could afford more expensive formats.