Photo 1: MOMI on Waterloo Street.
Photo 1 shows MOMI as viewed from the National Theatre. Waterloo bridge is just to the right. Hayward Theatre and Royal Festival Hall in the back.
Photo 1: MOMI on Waterloo Street. |
The War Museum is far from any
underground stations, so we took an omnibus back to Waterloo Station. Then we walked over
to the Museum of the Moving Image. MOMI is a modern exhibition of a very comprehensive
collection of artifacts of moving image technology and art from the days shadow puppets
hundreds of years ago in the orient right up to modern media like HDTV and digital
satellite transmission. Photo 1 shows MOMI as viewed from the National Theatre. Waterloo bridge is just to the right. Hayward Theatre and Royal Festival Hall in the back. |
 Photo 2: Display of film sound from player piano (left) through digital multi- channel Dolby |
It was interesting to note the similarity of film development between American and England. In contrast, the differences in television development (because of government ownership and control in England vs. free enterprise in America.) Only with the very recent availability of direct satellite broadcasting have television viewers in Great Britain had more than 3 or 4 (government run) channels to choose from! |
 Photo 3: A Teleprompter (called Autocue in England)  |
There were many working, interactive exhibits including one where you could go into a mini studio and try reading the news right off the prompter in front of a live camera. The rest of the museum visitors can view your performance on monitors outside the studio. |
 Photo 4: The goofy robot from Dr. Who. |
There were lots of real artifacts (props, costumes, scripts, etc.) in addition to the reconstructed parts of the well done exhibits. |
Next: St. Martin in the Fields Concert