Film and TV Technician (1957)

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May 1958 FILM & TV TECHNICIAN 245 The finest cranes are TRANSATLANTIC'S " Big Bill " camera crane Electrically driven and is suitable for black and white or colour photography. Can be used with or without tracks. Easy to handle and can manoeuvre very easily. The turret head can operate through 360 degrees. The lens of camera can be raised from 3' 6" to 16' 0". Requires only four men to operate it. "Academy " camera crane Electrically driven and adapted for TV. Can be used with or without tracks. It will pass through an average doorway 3' 6", and is driven by a HOv DC. 5 H.P. motor. Provides a lens height from 2' 6" to 10' 6" from the floor. It can pann around camera axis 340 degrees. " Baby " camera crane For black and white or colour photography. Battery driven and can be operated in studio or on location. Can be used with or without tracks in the studio — providing the floor is in good condition. On location, tracks are a necessity. Small enough to be driven through an average size door. Improved turret head can operate through 360 degrees. Requires only two men to operate it. Enquiries to Miss M. Haselwood, Transatlantic Pictures Corporation Limited, 36 Golden Square, W.l. REGent 8080