Business screen magazine (1946)

GOVERNMENT Chief ol Slatf for Communications Electronics ■ he Audio-Visual Division carries out these responsibilities and information pertaining to them may be obtained from: Lt. Col Frederick L. f^artin. Chief. Concepts and Doctrine ' Audio Visual Division OASCSE. Dept of Army Phone: OXIord 3-7193 The Commanding General. United States Army Material Command is responsible for the production and initial distribution of official motion pictures and related audio visual materials. Information concerning con tract for vnriting. production and procurement may be obtained from: Commanding General U S Army Material Command Washington. DC. 20315 Phone; (202) Oxford 2-2463 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY • The U.S. Department of the Navy produces motion pictures and still photographs for such purposes as training, maintaining fleet readiness, explaining new weapons and devices, and for medical historical, indoctrination, safety and recruiting uses, public relations to name a few key subiect areas. • Information and General Policy Procedures on all aspects of the Navy film program, including application information for commercial producers interested in bidding on Navy contract films are handled by the Comman|der. Naval Air Systems Command (AIR-539). INawy Department. Washington. DC. 20390. Capt. VI. R. Fraser. USN. Code (AIR-539) ' Photographic Management Officer ' Phone: OXford 3 3416 ,• Procurement policies and procedures, which involve information on technical questions iregarding bids, are handled by the Officer 'in Charge. Navy Purchasing Office, Washington. DC (Phone: OX 3-2901) A research and development group conducts tests, experimentations, development 'and evaluation of photographic equipment. Here, technical photographic specifications, instructions and other publications are also prepared Information about NPC may be obtained from: Commanding Officer. Naval Photographic Center. U.S. Naval Station. Washlington. DC. 20390. Capt. H. B. Lee. USN Commanding Officer Phone: OX 3-2101 Distribution: Prints of all Navy films available to the public can be purchased from the National Audiovisual Center. National Archives and Records Service. Washington. D.C. 20408. Civilians may borrow films from Naval District Public Affairs Officers. Training Aids Libraries. Aviation Films Libraries. , Recruiting Stations and Public Information ■Offices located throughout the United States will serve government requests for film ishowings. Requests for the purchase of Navy slock footage in commercial productions should be submitted to the Chief of Infor'mation, r^avy Department. Washington. D.C. [20350. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION National Archives and Records Service 8th and Pennsylvaina Avenue. N.W. Washington. DC. 20409 NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL CENTER Jack McLean, Acting Director Phone: (301) 440-7753 The National Audiovisual Center, a Division of the National Archives and Record Service. General Services Administration, provides five main services: 1. INFORMATION. The Center is the main contact with the public and the Federal Government regarding audiovisual materials available from Federal agencies and where and how they can be obtained. Detailed information is gathered on all relevant materials and is made available on request. 2. SALES. The Center functions as the central sales point for most completed audiovisual materials produced by the Federal Government. Over 4.500 motion pictures, film strips slide sets and foreign language tapes are listed in a sales catalog available from the Center. 3. DISTRIBUTION. The Center provides a uniform, efficient and economic loan service of audiovisual materials, primarily 16mm motion pictures, deposited in the Center by various Federal Government agencies. 4. STOCK FOOTAGE. The Center operates the NASA Film Depository containing approximately nine million feet of motion picture depicting activities of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space missions. Other Federal agencies are encourap.ed to place stock footage with the Center for better utilization by the Government and the pub 5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. The Center monitors basic ordering agreements cover ing production services, distribution services and other audiovisual services desired by the Federal Agencies It also p-oyides on request to other Federal Agencies limited technical assistance relating to such audiovisual services. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE National Library of Medicine National Medical Audiovisual Center Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Charles F Bndgman. Ph D . Director National Medical Audiovisual Center Phone: (404) 633 3351 Activities: As a component of the National Library of Medicine, the National Medical Audiovisual Center plans and administers a national program to improve the quality and the use of biomedical audiovisual materials in schools of the health professions and throughout the biomedical community through: (1) the acquisition and distribution of films and other audiovisual resource material; (2) audiovisual reference and research services; (3) consultation and assistance in the development and use of audiovisual materials and systems; (4) audiovisual research, training, experimental production, and other activities in the development of media to support medical education, and (5) encouragement of the production, dissemination and use of audiovisual materials. Distribution: Films are available from National Medical Audiovisual Center (Annex), Station K. Atlanta. Georgia 30324. on loan to schools of the health professions and other medical/health institutions and organizations throughout the U.S. The films are listed in the National Medical Audiovisual Center Catalog. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Baltimore, Maryland 21235 Russell R. Jalbert. Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs Phone: 944-500 ext 2187 Robert T. Fenwick. Chief. Audiovisual Staff. Office of Public Affairs Phone: 944-5000. ext. 5587 Activities: The Social Security Administration ALL* DAY Developing Ektachrome 7252'724l-2 and Printing Ektachrome silent & sound 7389 PLUS release prints Internegatives CRIs* MASTERS 16mm«8mm/super 8mm at bebell MOTION PICTURE LAB DIVISION 416 West 45 St. New York 10036 (2i2j245-8900 WRITE. PHONE FOR PRICE LIST. November/ December, 1971 39