Cecil Beaton As War Photographer

“[The story of Beaton is always hinged on the war as being a transformative moment for him – a move from the frivolities of celebrity glamour to the realities of conflict and destruction. … [Yet] Beaton rarely got too close to combat and his images lack the gruesome realities of battle that you find in Frank Capa’s jarring work. Instead we get icons of war, men and women captured in moments of staged realities.”

How They Censor Live TV

“Censorship is a relatively simple process in modern control rooms. A censor views two separate video streams: the live action and the feed that is going out to viewers on a delay, typically of between 5 and 10 seconds. If the producer sees or hears something objectionable in the live feed, he or she calls out “dump” or a similar command.”