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OUTSIDE — Discussing upcoming sequence of exterior shots of BMEWS Rodome in background with veteran cinematographer James Seeley, ASC, (center) is Writer-director Lowell A. Shaffer (right). Setting lens focus on the Arriflex 16 is camera operator Valdes Berzins.
INSIDE — To light vast Radome interior for photography, lOK’s, 5K's, Skypans and Deuces were employed by RCA’s motion picture unit to provide 94,000 watts of illumination. On camera platform at left are operator Berzins and James Seeley.
Progress Reports On Film
Film records of day-to-day progress of the Air Force’s BMEWS program are produced by RCA Motion Picture Productions under the guidance of veteran cinematographer James Seeley, ASC.
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Missile Early Warning System. With the threat of enemy attack by ICBM’s facing the free world, it has become es¬ sential that we have adequate warning to alert our retaliatory forces. The Air Force project involves the construction of giant radar sites at far north loca¬ tions, and employs a large complex of American industry to carry out the development and construction program. In order to provide all concerned with an adequate understanding of the en¬
tire program, the Air Force has re¬ quested Radio Corporation of America, prime system contractor, to produce motion picture him reports on the prog¬ ress and status of BMEWS.
A key member of the RCA motion picture unit is veteran cinematographer James Seeley, A.S.C. Seeley has recent¬ ly transferred to RCA’s defense motion picture unit from the Air Force Missile Test Center in Florida. In his present assignment, he is obtaining documen
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