Business screen magazine (1961)

few, Thin-Base Kodak Film Used in Glenn Orbit Flight ilf A new thin-base Kodak film '/as used in the pilot-observer amera of the Colonel John Glenn rbital flight, A. C. Thomsen, lianager of Eastman Kodak Com'■any's photo recording methods ales, reports. . The new, thin-base, high-speed lolor film enabled 590 feet to be baded on a normal 400-foot spool :d record Glenn's reactions. This k Kodak's Ektachrome ER, .0025,ich Estar base, 16mm. With an vSA exposure index of 160, the ilm can be used under low light bvels, or in high-speed cameras, I'homsen said. It was designed 'riginally for general scientific nd technical use. A newly designed camera took ictures on the new film at a high ite of speed during takeoff and ''■ inding and more slowly during "• le time of orbit, a total of 480 ". feet. The film, which is a little thick :? Ir than the wrapper on a cigarette ;c tack, was flown by courier to kodak in Rochester for proces ing. R. _ * * * 'arm Film Foundation Book§ (uPonl's "Unseen Harvesters" V Distribution of The Unseen iarvesters, reviewed extensively n the previous Issue 8 (Vol. 22) )f Business Screen and sponored by the DuPont Company, is )eing handled by the Farm Film -oundation, 1425 H Street, N. W. Vashington, D. C. Prints of this outstanding farm locumentary have been allocated o extension libraries throughout he U. S. handling these films on jehalf of the Foundation. For the iddress of the library source near ' ;st you, write the Foundation's )ffice in Washington, D. C. g' I * * * ■ iIPA's Chicago Man Wins .961 Sales Contest Award Extensive Film Coverage Brings Orbital Flight Story to World fr Fred E. istant Vice ago office \dvertising pans-based iidvertising :ompany's mtstanding nent. Awards, which included a SlOO pavings Bond and a $1,000 sales 'onus, were presented at the ompany's annual sales convention leld in New Orleans in January. ^' Magel, Resident As President in the Chi of the Motion Picture Service Co., New Or national theater screen company, won his "Topper Award" for 1961 sales achieve THROL'GH THE Magic of Camera eyes, through film and recorded voice, lands around the world are eye-witnessing the achievements of Lt. Col. John Glenn on his orbital flight. Three times the U.S. Marine piloted the Mercury spaceship around the earth, bringing it down to a near-pinpoint landing in the Atlantic Ocean. It was the first orbital flight by an American. For many months, the entire world waited for this epic flight. Now countries around the world are seeing it on film, in detail. Given Top-Billing Overseas America's first manned orbital space flight received the most extensive on-the-scene Voice of America coverage ever given a single event and was given top billing overseas through all other U. S. Information Agency services. USIA pooled all its resources — • the Voice of America, television, motion pictures, press, exhibits and book programs — into a highly-geared, coordinated effort to tell the world of Astronaut Glenn's flight. Ship First Prints in .'SB Hours The audio-visual fo'low-up promptly and with expert handling, spread the word around the world on film within hours. USlA's motion picture service produced a one-reel film of the orbital flight in 41 languages, and within 36 hours airshipped prints in both 16mm and 35mm to 107 countries, including those behind the Iron Curtain. Four Other Background Films In addition, newsreel clips were sent to 57 countries, and Spanishlanguage versions were sent to 12 countries. The motion picture coverage included Lt. Col. Glenn inside the Mercury capsule during the flight. USlA's television service produced a number of programs as background material for the orbital flight. These were used overseas in connection with the flight. Focus: Infinily was a 13-minute feature describing the importance of the flight and focusing attention on the fact that the American space shot was made "with the entire world watching." Other background programs included: Manned Orbit, five minutes of newsreel type footage used by local stations overseas in reporting the actual flight. Mercury Backup. 10 minutes of background footage on Project Mercury, featuring world-wide international tracking stations. Glenn Interview, five-minute interview with Astronaut Glenn deals with views on space . . . Architects of Space. 15-niinute program reporting on the development of the Atlas rocket used as the booster for Project Mercury. With speed and precision, through the technology of camera and film. Astronaut Glenn's thrilling orbital achievement was shared with the entire world — in countries far and near. For months and years to come, the film record of this great space feat will be telling the world that when America did it "the entire world was invited to watch." ^' * * * A F Telefilms to Distribute NASA''* "Mastery of Space" i The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is offering Mastery of Space, a 58-minute film in color, documenting the Project Mercury nian-in-space program and Lieutenant-Colonel John Glenn's orbital flight to television stations and networks through Association Telefilms' national film centers. Soon, 16mm prints of the film will be released to schools and community organizations. The film highlights America's first orbital flight, traces the development of the manned-space program, describes the techniques of launching and orbiting, and explains the purposes behind the nation's space probes. The final sequences of the film show the "Friendship 7" countdown, launch, ascent, tracking procedures and capsule recovery. There are also scenes inside the capsule showing Col. Glenn in orbit-to-earth conversations and manning the spacecraft. IB' Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr. (center) at NASA press conference, flanked by Astronaut Donald Slayton, scheduled for next shot i left> and Public Information Officer John Powers, "voice" of the Astronauts iseated on the right). PRODUCTION REVIEW