Chester Feldman

[The Pyramids]

The late Chester Feldman was on Richard's 'Family Feud' yesterday. He looked like a man in his sixties and wore a tweed jacket w/ elbow pads that were common back then & tie.

Richard brougt him out to tell a not-so-funny story about how he was in New York days before and unwisely accepted a ride from a limosine driver at nigh because there were no cab around.

What exatcly did he and Theodore Cooper in their roles as Creative Consultants for G/T?

[chris319]

That was Chester all right, replete with elbow-padded tweed jacket, except he wore a tie and not his usual fishing hat. Chester's role on FF was probably more of an accounting gimmick to write off his G-T salary. He probably wrote the script (consisting mainly of emcee language and a few stage directions) and that was about it.

Ted was what you would call a production designer. He designed all aspects of the staging: everything from hand props to display electronics and sound effects and mechanical devices to the general layout of the set itself.

[tvrandywest]

Chris and a number of other people would have a better read on Chester Feldman than I do. But since he brought Ted Cooper into the conversation, a word or two of credit is appropriate.

Cooper designed the entire look and staging of many of the GT shows. Of course, as a team effort, he worked in concert with others such as directors who provided input concerning camera angles and coverage. But Ted arguably contributed more than any other single individual in creating the overall look of each show's set and the flow of the action. Some of his miniature desktop cardboard mock-ups of the sets still reside with his family.

Randy
tvrandywest.com

[The Pyramids]

Sounds like a better credit would have been 'Developed By,' but I know such designations were never employed.

[chris319]

Except for Narz Concentration, Ted left the drawing of blueprints and the "pretty stuff" to the art directors -- things like the color scheme, graphics, materials, etc.

[mystery7]

[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Apr 24 2005, 11:23 PM\']Except for Narz Concentration, Ted left the drawing of blueprints and the "pretty stuff" to the art directors -- things like the color scheme, graphics, materials, etc.

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I imagine he used up a good stockpile of creative power on the TTTT set from 1969 too.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'mystery7\' date=\'Apr 25 2005, 05:50 PM\']I imagine he used up a good stockpile of creative power on the TTTT set from 1969 too.
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If by "creative power" you mean "weed", I'd agree.

[Jimmy Owen]

Is Ted Cooper of G-T the same Ted Cooper who worked on "Death Valley Days" and other TV westerns of the late 50s and early 60's?

[Tim L]

He (Chester Feldman) also was involved with the recently aired "What's Going On?".credited as "Program Staff" with Bob Warner

[chris319]

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Apr 25 2005, 06:40 PM\']Is Ted Cooper of G-T the same Ted Cooper who worked on "Death Valley Days" and other TV westerns of the late 50s and early 60's?

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I don't think so. Ted was doing TV in New York then and Death Valley Days filmed in Hollywood.

[ClockGameJohn]

[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Apr 24 2005, 04:39 PM\']Cooper designed the entire look and staging of many of the GT shows.

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...as well as the creation of the first "Pricing Game" ever played.

[tvrandywest]

And Ted Cooper's son is also creative with a good business mind. Corey Cooper's company provides computer design for game shows... the short-lived "Your Face or Mine" and "California BIG SPIN" lottery show among the clients.

Randy
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