Action (May 1941 - Mar 1958)

Judd Smith, Film Librarian, is seen at the cutting desk going through black and white negatives to obtain any usable scenes. After the selection the film is then catalogued, marked and filed in storage cans. Cathey Burrow, Film Librarian, is seen checking a roll of film on the Movieola. All possible background and scenic film is salvaged for later use. It is then checked and placed in cans for storage. and a four l)y six filing card is prepared with a synopsized description of the particular footage. To this is added filing data such as production title, the names of the director and the cameraman, the date shot was photographed, the “take number,” and the “key continuity” number. An identifying frame of positive film is next clipped to the card. Carl then classifies these. The cards and the film are then turned over to the filer who deposits the film in the can, writes the number of the can on the film “leader” and on the card, together with a number to identify the roll among the other rolls in the can. Thus space in the cans is used to the best advantage. So aecurate is the filing and eataloguing that positive shots, negati\'e shots, and sound effects all may be found in one can, and on a moment’s notice. The catalogue pages are loose-leaf and divided alphabetieally into main categories. Each page contains seven frame apertures. The film fits in them like a snapshot in an album. Only similar scenes appear on any given eatalogue page. Duplicate catalogues of sound effects Ten A view of another storage location for the film: the top story of the cutting building. Sid Peck, seen transporting cans of film along the catwalk, goes through each of the Technicolor negatives to discover any usable film.