Business screen magazine (1946)

JteUo. '7A*^: liJluf, md ltd m.e. (^uoie {fou (ut ipa/i. He^t jjulL coIm-, iCMnd maiicM, Satti P.S, We fACKiuce excellent IjilmA. on m&dedi Imdcfeti. SAM ORLEANS AND ASSOCIATES, INC. • II Slericklldg 3 1 1 W. Cu BEHIND THE TELEVISION SCREEN Phone 37-S800 TENNESSEE B fc H SOUND PROJECTOR • Offered for reduced price sale is one complete 16inm Bell & Howell sound projector, witli extra monitor speaker, extra cables, in perfect condition, \n exceptional bu\ for any organization. Address Box 109, BustNF.SS .ScREFN. Chicago 10, III. National Television Film Council Plans to Form Film Clearance Unit ♦ The National Television Film Council has forged ahead with plans to form a video film clearance bureau and a directory of tele\ision films. Rosalind Kossoli of .\-¥ Films, Inc. was named chairman of the sub-committee in cluirt^e of the 1 \' film directory, while William L. Roach, legal coitnsel for United Artists Piclures, was appointed head of the sub-commiiiee forming the TV film clearance bureau. Demonstrates New Balowstar Lens for Poorly Lighted Video Scenes ♦ Because it makes possible telecasting under extremely low lighting conditions, the new BalowsT.AR lens, perfected by Dr. Frank G. Back and handled by Jerry Fairbanks, Inc.. may prove to be a giant stride toward technical perfection in television. The lens was used successfully for the first time in telecasting the Christmas services from St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, by VVJZ-TV. Due to its high resolution and contrast power, the f/1.3 Balowstar allows TV cameramen to tele\ise from interiors and exteriors with as low an illumination as one-fool candle power. Fhe moderate telcphoto lens has a 7 inch focal length and is 6 inches in diameter. Los Angeles Electric Power Film Offered for Free Television Use ♦ Morf Power to You, the 25 minute film that shows how electric power helped turn an arid section of the West into one of the largest metropolitan districts in the Uniled States, is now available for television use, free of charge. Handled by Simmel-Meservey, Inc., the film is being offered to television stations through the courtesy ol the Uos ,\ngeles Department of Water and Power. It tells how the Colorado River was bridled to benefit a communii\ 266 miles away. Essentially, the film depicts the construction story of the world's largest transmission line as it progressed through rugged mountains, ancient ghost towns and metropolitan suburbs. TELEVISION FILM NOTES ♦ The full story of the Berlin airlift, filmed in Germany with the cooperation of the U. S. Air Force, was telecast for the first time over .\BC on five consecutive days this month. From the take-off at Frankfurt-on-Main to the landing at Berlin's Templehof ,\irdromc. viewers were treated to air views along the shuttle run. Other scenes show air-lift pilots being interviewed, planes being loaded and tmloacUcI III precious cargo and the uaim welcome given these daih planes b\ native Berliners. Video Music Series Stars Spaeth ♦ Dr. Sigmund Spaeth, wellknown music authority, will discuss .\mericair music in a series of 15-minute video films. The series is being pioduced by General Film PRonucTtoNS Corporation. Cleveland Pitcher In Video Films ♦ Gene Bearden, star pitcher of the Cleveland Indians, will be featured in a group of television-tailored films slated for early production at the studios of Jerry Fairbanks, Inc. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, makers of Camel cigarettes, is the sponsor. Also in production is a new commercial film for the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Peerless Film Processing Licenses to Calvin Company and Telefilm ♦ The Calvi.\ Company , of Kansas City, and Telefilm Laboratories, of Hollywood, have been licensed to offer their customers Peerless Film Processing .Service. 16 or 35 Film PROCESS IT THIS NEW EASYWAY "America's Finest Processor' FONDA FILM PROCESSING EQUIPMENT DIVISION YOU'LL WANT FONDA'S NEW DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET Send today for your complimentary copy of the new illustrated booklet giving complete details of the Fonda Film Processor . . . America's finest developing machine. Explains the patented Fonda top-friction drive mechanism, which eliminates film slack. Fonda offers almost any speed range . . . processes any type film. Address Fonda Division, Solar Aircraft Company, 2210 Pacific HighwaVi San Diego 12. STAINLESS PRODUCTS san diego 12, calif. 34 BUSINESS ^.CREEN MAGAZINE