Uh-Oh! Lucy and Desi in NoHo
Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz produced one of the most successful sitcoms in the history of TV, "I Love Lucy." Arnaz, along with German cinematographer Karl Freund, established the three camera setups that are still used today in sitcoms, enabling the actors to play out a scene in real time while being covered from wide, medium and close camera angles, and sometimes from a different perspective. Lucy and Desi also established Desilu productions and bought out the old RKO Studios in both Hollywood and Culver City. They invited other producers to create shows under their umbrella and to be shot at their facilities. Two of the most famous examples are "Star Trek" and "Mission: Impossible." By the late 60s Paramount bought Desilu, thus obtaining the rights to the two shows and eventually turning them both into motion picture franchises. But Lucy and Desi were there first, and without them it is likely that these two shows might never have gotten off the ground.
Uh-Oh! Lucy and Desi in NoHo
Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz produced one of the most successful sitcoms in the history of TV, "I Love Lucy." Arnaz, along with German cinematographer Karl Freund, established the three camera setups that are still used today in sitcoms, enabling the actors to play out a scene in real time while being covered from wide, medium and close camera angles, and sometimes from a different perspective. Lucy and Desi also established Desilu productions and bought out the old RKO Studios in both Hollywood and Culver City. They invited other producers to create shows under their umbrella and to be shot at their facilities. Two of the most famous examples are "Star Trek" and "Mission: Impossible." By the late 60s Paramount bought Desilu, thus obtaining the rights to the two shows and eventually turning them both into motion picture franchises. But Lucy and Desi were there first, and without them it is likely that these two shows might never have gotten off the ground.