Business screen magazine (1961)

NATIONAL AUDIO-VISUAL ASSOCIATION, INC. National Office: Fairfax, Virginia. 'ontact: Don White, executive vke-presilent; or James W. Hulfish. Jr., director of inormation. )fficers: Harvey W. Marks (Visual Aid Cener), Denver. Colo., president: Mahlon Marin (M. H. Martin Co.), Massillon. Ohio, first lice-president: H. A, Fischer (Photosound of Mando). Orlando. Fla.. second vice-presiient; Robert P. Abrams (Williams. Brown & arle), Philadelphia. Pa., secretary: E. F. larpster (Harpster Audio-Visual Equipment. nc), Cleveland, Ohio, treasurer: W. G. Kirtey (D. T. Davis Co. of Louisville), Louis'ille, Ky.. chairman of tlie board. )irectors-at-Large: J. W. Kintner (Photo ind Sound Co.), San Francisco, Calif.; Harjld Newman ( Newman Visual Education "o.). Kalamazoo. Mich.; Eloise Keefe (T.E.A. Film Library). Dallas. Texas; Joseph VIeidt (Cousino Electronics Corp.), Toledo, Ohio. Regional Directors: George Roghaar (New England Film Service. Inc.). Arlington, Mass.; Murray O. Cunningham ( E. J. Barnes Co.), New York, N. Y.; Malcolm P. Ewing (Jasper Ewing & Sons, Inc.), Jackson. Miss.; Stephen J. Bartha (Bartha Visual Education Service), Columbus, Ohio; Edward C. Taylor (Taylor Films). Huron. S. D.; M. W. Huseman (South Texas Visual, Inc.). Corpus Christi. Texas; Max H. Rarig (Rarig Motion Picture Co.). Seattle, Wash.; George Gibson (Toronto Camera Exchange Ltd.), Toronto, Ont., Canada. Principal Committees: The activities of NAVA are carried out primarily through committees, such as: Trade Practices Committee. Stephen Bartha. chairman: Membership Committee. Harold Fischer, cluiirman: Resolutions Committee. Alan Twyman. cliairinan: 1961 Convention Program Committee. Mahlon Martin, cimirman: Nominating Committee, W. G. Kirtley, chairman: Educational Committee, Ellsworth C. Dent, chairman: Industry and Business Council, Robert P. Abrams, chairman: Religious Council. Harvey Marks, chairman: Insurance Committee, J. W. Kintner. chairman: Trade Relations Committee, Paul Ruedemann. cluiirman: Public Relations Committee. Murray Cunningham, chairman: Entertainment Film Committee, Tom Brandon, chairman. S" NATIONAL TELEVISION FILM COUNCIL: NEW YORK CITY Office: 1600 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Phone: PLaza 7-5915. Chief Officer: Robert Gross (American Film Producers ) , president. Executive Secretary: Bernie Haber (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn). Meetings: The Council meets on the fourth Thursday of each month (except July and Professional Film and Television Groups August) in New York City, where its active membership is primarily located. Activities: Quarterly forums on subjects of industry-wide interests; symposiums on television-film problems; talks by members and guest speakers; annual awards to outstanding TV-film personalities in recognition of their encouragement of the use of film on TV. Purposes: To act as "United Nations" of the TV-film industry, providing a clearing house for all segments of the trade and a place for solving mutual industry problems; to improve technical and commercial operations in TVfilm broadcasting; to provide a means for various segments of the industry to settle differences through amicable compromise and cooperation. ^' SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION ENGINEERS Office: 55 West 42nd Street. New York 36. N. Y. Officers: John W. Servies (Vice-President. National Theatre Supply Company), president: Reid H. Ray (Reid H. Ray Film Industries), executive vice-president: Norwood L. Simmons (Motion Picture Film Department. West Coast Division, Eastman Kodak Company), past president: Deane R. White ( Photo Products Department, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.. Inc.). engineering vicepresident: Ethan M. Stifle (Eastman Kodak Company ) , financial vice-president: Harry Teitelbaum (Hollywood Film Company), convention vice-president: Garland C. Misener (Capital Film Laboratories), sections vicepresident: Herbert E. Farmer (University of Southern California), secretary: G. Carleton Hunt (General Film Laboratories), treasurer: Charles S. Stodter. executive secretary. Local Section Chairmen (for contact): Atlanta— Wesley R. Sandell (Kodak Processing Laboratory). 4729 Miller Drive. Chamblee, Ga.; Boston— Robert M. Eraser (ITEK Corporation). 700 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 15, Mass.; Canadian — Findlay J. Quinn (Transworld Film Laboratories. Ltd.), 4824 Cote des Neiges Road, Montreal. Quebec, Canada; Chicago— William H. Smith. 201 W. Ivy Street. Chesterton, Ind.; Dallas-Fort Worth — Malcolm D. McCarty. 440 Wildwood Road. Dallas. Tex.; Hollywood — Ralph E. Lovell. 2554 Prosser Avenue, Los Angeles 64, Calif.; Nashville — Frank M. McGeary (Motion Picture Laboratories). 781 South Main Street. Memphis 6, Tenn.; New York — James W. Kaylor (Movielab Film Laboratories), 619 West 54th Street. New York 19. N. Y.; Rochester — Eric C. Johnson. 139 Tobey Road. Pittsford. N. Y.; San Francisco — Donald E. Anderson, 1718 Valley View Avenue. Belmont, Calif.; Washington, D. C. — William E. Youngs, 231 Mayflower Drive, McLean, Va. Committee Chairmen: J. L. Pettus (Commercial Electronics Products, Radio Corporation of America), sound; R. G. Herbert (Bell & Howell Company). 16 & 8mm; R. E. Birr (General Electric Company). ASA sectional committee PH22; Walter Beyer (Universal International Pictures), film projection practice; W. T. Wintringham (Bell Telephone Laboratories), television; E. H. Reichard (Consolidated Film Industries), laboratory practice; R. M. Morris (American Broadcasting Company), television studio lighting; A. M. Gundelfinger (Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation), color; Gerhard Lessman (Bell & Howell), screen brightness; H. A. Chinn (CBS Television Network), video tape recording; F. J. Kolb (Eastman Kodak Company), standards; A. C. Robertson (Eastman Kodak Company), film dimensions. Journal: The SMPTE publishes a monthly Journal, received by all members, which contains technical articles keyed to the interests of Society members, new product information and industry news. Purpose: The Society works toward the improvement, along technical lines, of film production and exhibition, television and equipment and film manufacture. Published reports, standards and specifications are made available through the Society and derive from the work of various committees. Conventions: 89th Semi-Annual Convention, May 7-12. King Edward Sheraton Hotel. Toronto. Canada; 90th Semi-Annual Convention, October 2-6. Lake Placid Club, Lake Placid. N. Y. » NUMBER 1 • VOLUME 22 • 1961 TELEVISION FILM ASSOCIATION, INC. Office (of the President): John P. Ballinger, Screen Gems, Inc., 1627 W. 20th Street, Los Angeles 7, Calif. Officers: John P. Ballinger (Screen Gems. Inc.). president: Jack M. Goetz (Consolidated Film Industries), vice-president aiul cluiirman of the board: Nicholas C. Muskey (Bekins Film Service).. secretary-treasurer. Directors: Robert G. Hufford (Eastman Kodak Co.); Fred C. Lindquist (Geo. Bagnall & Assoc); Stanton M. Osgood (Ted Bates & Co.); Warren Strang (Hollywood Film Co.). Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. Purpose: To maintain a liaison between the producers and distributors of television film, the television stations, and the companies providing material and services to the television industry, to establish better operational practices and particularly, whenever and wherever feasible, to standardize these practices; to solve any particular problems in regard to operational practices presented to the association by either the members or the industry. Present Projects: To establish as a standard a special television film leader graduated numerically into seconds at sound speed (24 frames, second) which remains constant in both (LISTING continues ON FOLLOWING PAGE) 13