Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1930-1949
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Leaf #:
00034
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE)Êdocuments the technological progress of the film industry, highlighting technical developments in production and exhibition. Of special interest are articles about special effects, theater practices, lighting, and the introduction of the 16mm format. Initially titled "Transactions of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers."Digitized by the Prelinger Library and the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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July, 1939] TELEVISION STUDIO TECHNIC 29 daily designed for television. To anyone familiar with the large sound stages on the motion picture lots, this size may seem small (Fig. !(&)). Yet, in spite of our limited space, some involved multiset pick-ups have been successfully achieved by careful planning. Sets, or scenes, are usually placed at one end of the studio. Control facilities are located at the opposite end in an elevated booth, affording full view of the studio for the control room staff. Any small sets supplementing the main set are placed along the side walls as near the main set as possible, and in such position as to minimize camera movement. At all times, we reserve as much of the floor space as TELEVISION STUDIO FIG. 1(6). Television studio floor plan. possible for camera operations and such floor lights as are absolutely essential. At the base of the walls and also on the ceiling are scattered numerous light-power outlets to minimize the length of lighting cables. At the rear of the studio is a permanent projection room for background projection. Camera Equipment. — The studio is at present fitted for three cameras. To each camera is connected a cable. This cable is about two inches in diameter and fifty feet long; it contains 32 conductors including the well known coaxial cable over which the video signal is transmitted to the camera's associated equipment in the control room. The remainder of the conductors carry the necessary scanning volt