Hockey Wembley 1963

Adam Hawkes
Sep 29, 2024
1 min read

Updated: 1 day ago

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Restoration details

An example of a kinescope recording captured on black-and-white 16mm film. This sample clip shows noticeable scratches and debris throughout, as well as a synchronisation issue caused by the monitor not being properly aligned with the film transport. Kinescope recordings are inherently softer and often exhibit a smeared appearance, since the image is recorded from a screen with lower fidelity than the 16mm film format itself. PFClean can address these issues by removing scratches and debris and enhancing overall image clarity.

Film details

In this 1963 example of a Welsh women’s hockey match, the live television broadcast was preserved using the kinescope process, a standard technique prior to the widespread adoption of videotape. During the live transmission, a television monitor displaying the broadcast signal was filmed in real time using a 16mm film camera, with the camera and monitor carefully aligned to maintain stable playback. This method created a film record of the live broadcast that could be archived or rebroadcast at a later date, making kinescope an essential tool for preserving live television from this period.

This clip is from the Hockey Wales archive.