Business screen magazine (1959)

(CONTINUED FROM PAGETWENTY-TWO) of motion pictures for commercial, theatrical or television release and in all laboratory processing; to correct abuses; secure freedom from unjust and unlawful exactions; encourage cooperation in the industry and with other associations. 1959 Activities: 1. Continuation and expansion of functions of the Association. 2. To acquaint industry, advertising agencies, television networks and other potential sponsors with the work of Canadian film producers. 3. Make a Constitutional change whereby the Executive structure will have two vice presidents and six directors. 4. Form a new committee to study all phases of the film industry in Canada. 5. Investigate a proposed move of the Head Office to Toronto and appoint a secretary-treasurer. 6. Continue the distribution of the booklet "The Motion Picture in Business" which is directed to executives in all types of Canadian business. R* NATIONAL TELEVISION FILM COUNCIL: NEW YORK CITY Office: 200 West 57th St., New York 19, N.Y. Phone: COlumbus 5-0756. Chief Officer: Robert Gross (American Film Producers), president. Executive Secretary: Bernie Haber (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn ) . Meetings: The Council meets on the fourth Thursday of each month (except July and August) in New York City, where its active membership is primarily located. PROFESSIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION GROUPS Activities : Quarterly forums on subjects of industry-wide interest; symposiums on television-film problems ; talks by members and guest speakers; annual awards to outstanding TV-film personalities in recognition of their encouragement of the use of film on TV. Purposes: To act as "United Nations" of the TV-film industry, providing a clearing house for all segments of the trade and a place for solving mutual industry problems; to improve technical and commercial operations in TVfilm broadcasting; to provide a means for various segments of the industry to settle diff'erences through amicable compromise and cooperation. ^ TELEVISION FILM ASSOCIATION Office (of the President) : -John P. Ballinger, Screen Gems, Inc., 1627 W. 20th Street, Los Angeles 7, Calif. Officers: John P. Ballinger (Screen Gems, Inc.), president; Jack M. Goetz (Consolidated Film Industries), vice-president; Charles E. Buzzard (Buzzard Enterprises), treasurer; Frank Wolf (Gross-Krasne-Sillerman), secretary. Directors And Committee Chairmen: Robert E. Hufford (Eastman Kodak Co.), information and education; Howard Landau iPermafilm), profirani; Robert C. Vinson (Armed Forces Television Service), waijs and means; Edward Hunt (KTLA-TV), TV station relations. Purpose: To maintain a liaison between the producers and distributors of television film, the television stations, and the companies providing material and services to the television industry, to establish better operational practices and particularly, whenever and whereever feasible, to standardize these practices;, to solve any particular problems in regard to operational practices presented to the association by either the members or the industry. Present Projects: To establish as a standard a special television film leader graduated numerically into seconds at sound speed (24 frames second ) which remains constant in both .35mm and 16mm film to replace the present television film leader which is graduated numerically into lineal feet and loses its meaning when reduced from 35mm to 16mm. To establish a standard cue mark and cue mark replacement for television film to eliminate the present destructive and time-consuming practice of each television station individually cueing film. , To promote the general usage of a "Booking ■ Request Form" by the television stations which expedites confirmations and eliminates transcription errors. j I To educate the film handler at the television } station in order to simplify his work and pro ; long the life of television film prints. ^ i (OTHER GROUPS LISTED ON PAGES 26. 30, 3^ for years an Outstanding leader in the Midwest, annoimces opening of their Hollywood studios HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA the best in titles and art to serve the film capitol of the world ■ « Tru-line acetate overlays a Photographic method of reproducing on acetate, type, illustrations, logos, etc. in opaque white, black and 6767 SUNSET B LV D perfectly matched colors film titles t. V. art and type overlays t..v. color corrected packages slide art and titles ad and package comps STUDIO IS A SUBSIDIARY OF GRAPHIC ARTS WORKSHOP INC. OF CHIC Hollywood 2.3374 •24 BUSINESS SCREEN MAGAZINE