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sounds_sound  ·  3811 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An occult history of the television set.

My take away is that the kind of television described in the article was one that allowed something to be seen that couldn't otherwise. Like how night goggles or UV vision gives us access to something normally obfuscated. In a way, I think that idea is very much alive in TV, and by extension film altogether. It is, after all, still an illusion. But through all of the make-up and lighting, sets and camera tricks, we allow ourselves to believe.