Draft:Technology Connections

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum



Background

Technology Connections is an American Youtuber that focuses on technology and how it all works from things like video camcorders, to pinball machines, to even street lamps and EV-related technology, including chargers and brake lights.

Logo (September 23, 2015-Feburary 13, 2016)

Visuals: In the beginning, there is a shot of a 78rpm record spinning on a metal platter with a green velvet protector. Then, a hand moves in to place the needle in the groove of the spinning record, revealing that the player is of a Victrola type. After about 8 seconds of a shot, the screen is broken up into 4 quadrants; in the top left, there are two Nixie tubes as part of a Nixie tube clock, changing between different numerals. In the top right, there is a meter from a Rico Electronics vacuum tube tester, whose needle bounces to good before going back to it's initial spot. On the bottom left corner, a tuning indicator of an old radio; specifically a Philco Superhetrodyne receiver. On the bottom right, there are some gears and a spinning flywheel-thing. The thing then spins really fast, turning the gears in the process. After a few moments, the quadrants disappear to the tune of the beat as they reveal a simple MCS series Technics M218 cassette deck. Inside it are pink-colored reels spinning around while sitting on a shelf populated with a fish lamp, a cone, and a random assortments of 8-tracks and cassettes are on top of the deck. As the music comes to an end, the text "Technology Connections" comes up in Haettenschweiler font with a black outline.

Technique: Real-life footage combined with computerized text graphics.

Audio: A 23-note jingle played alongside the sounds of an old record player playing a record. Then, after 3 notes, the jingle plays again with more piano music. The last four notes finish itself off without any additional music.

Audio Trivia: This was, in the words of Technology Connections himself, self-composed on a "Yamaha keyboard and nothing else."

Availability: From the first few videos on the channel beginning with "Bell & The Invention of Artificial Sound" and ending with "Tape Recording: Taking the Electromagnet to a Whole New Level."

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