American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1959)

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HOLLYWOOD BULLETIN BOARD News and pictures of the A.S.C., its members, and important industry personalities CONTINUING STUDY OF video tape, begun two months ago, members of ASC last month gathered at NBC's color TV studios in Burbank, Calif., to study equipment and procedures for video tape recording and transmission of color. Hosts were Dick Welsch, NBC’s Dir. of TV Network Prodn. and Business Affairs, and Fenton Coe, Dir. of Film Production, assisted by other engineers. In photo above, left, Welsch explains' color video tape techniques to assem¬ bled ASC members. Seated, rear, are |L to R) Jack Kennedy, NBC Staff Engineer and Oscar Wick, manager of NBC's vid-tape operations. In opposite photo, Wick (L) explains vid-tape playback machine to ASC members John Fulton, Wm. E. Gephart, and Arthur Arling. ASC PRESIDENT Walter Strenge (Sth from left) and Arthur Miller, ASC (2nd from left) recently ossisted members of the Southern California Association of Amateur Movie Clubs in judging the Association's annual contest films at the ASC clubhouse. Others on judging panel were (from left) Warren Nash, President of SCAAMC; Homer O'Donnel, California International Productions; Harry Coswick, ACE, Editor of ‘Gunsmoke” TV film series; Denny Plumlee, editor and publisher of “Movie Photographer” magazine; Deane Harrison, Valley 8mm Club; and Honold Parks, Presi¬ dent-elect of Valley 8mm Club. ALAN STENSVOLD, ASC, directed the photography of Bob Hope’s 1958 Show for the U.S. Armed Forces in Europe, an assignment that took him to the Azores, Spain, Africa, Italy, France, Germany, and Iceland. For the job he brought a long six Mitchell cameras and two crews of Hollywood technicians, shot a total of ten shows in 12 days. Best of footage is to be presented on U.S. television by Hope sometime in January. IRVING RIES, ASC, left, and Elmer Dyer, ASC, study the Society's Roster of Members and reminisce on good old days of making movies in Hollywood. Ries is veteran who began career at old Metro studio, later went to MGM, following merger, where he subsequently headed that studio's department of special optical effects. He has since retired and is now a manufacturer of tripods ond other photographic equipment. Dyer is still an active cameraman. 26 AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER