The Weird History of Archival Film Formats

Adam Savage’s Tested November 3, 2025
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Adam Savage’s Tested is a content platform and community playground for makers and curious minds. On Tested.com, the highly- engaged Tested YouTube channel, and at conventions and events, dynamic makers share ideas and inspire each other to build their obsessions. Led by Adam Savage, the Tested team explores the intersection of science, popular culture, and emerging technology, showing how we are all makers. Adam also takes viewers behind the scenes of films, TV shows, theater, and museums, shining a spotlight on the craftspeople and artists who make the magic we all enjoy. Tested is also: Norman Chan, Joey Fameli, Josh Self, Kristen Lomasney and Thomas Crenshaw.

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Adam spends the day at the Paramount Pictures archives, where Executive Director Chuck Woodfill walks Adam through a sampling of the long history of film media that the archives preserves and maintains. Starting with film negatives and prints from the earliest of Paramount Pictures films, we track the progression of media through various analog formats and into the digital age. Have you ever seen a 19mm Sony tape cassette? Tested Team Youtube Channel @TestedTeam ASC Video Series: The History of Hollywood Film Cameras and Cinematography: https://youtu.be/SPOLxZfVB-o The History of Hollywood's Large Format Film Cameras!: https://youtu.be/uRg_qjXMZjE Adam Savage Learns About VistaVision Filming Cameras at Paramount: https://youtu.be/YX9eV_JeVR0 Signed Adam Savage books: https://adamsavage.com/collections/new-new-new/products/adams-book-signed-and-personalized-every-tools-a-hammer-life-is-what-you-make-it Shot by Joey Fameli and edited by Norman Chan Music by Jinglepunks Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://tested-store.com Savage Merchandising: https://adamsavage.com/ About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Meet Adam in Person: https://www.tested.com/events TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@testedcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/testedcom Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom Discord: https://www.discord.gg/tested Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching!

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