Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1957)

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Chief Photographer Jim Whisenant of station KTRK-TY, Houston, Texas, shown above behind the newsreel camera, uses nothing but Du Pont film for all news and feature programs. Here he films Miss Sharon Sims for the introduction of a special feature. Bill Gatlin, Du Pont technical representative, watches over Jim Whisenant's shoulder as he edits a feature film. From camera to TV screen in 30 minutes— with Du Pont Type 931 film Du Pont Type 93 1 film is used exclusively for the 8000 feet of news and feature work done each month at station KTRK-TV, Houston, Texas. Chief Photographer Jim Whisenant tells why: "By taking advantage of the inherent ease and speed of processing Du Pont 931, we can film local news events up to half an hour before air time. In one case, we finished shooting at 5:30 p.m., drove 12 miles back to the studio, had the film processed and on the air at 6:03 p.m. "Virtually all our work is done with available light. We have been able to 'push' 931 film to well above 250 ASA, and while there is a small amount of grain at the extremely high levels, it is not objectionable for television transmission. This ability to rate film so high gives us many shots that we couldn't normally get— and that means better news coverage, of course." Jim Whisenant develops Du Pont Type 931 as a negative, and polarity is switched in transmission to produce a positive image. Jim finds he can process the film in about 10 minutes. "It's in the drying that we really save time,'' he says. "Du Pont Type 931 dries in less than half the time of any film I ever used before. All in all, we couldn't ask for a better news film." Want more information? Ask the Du Pont Sales Office nearest you, or write to DuPont, Photo Products Dept., Wilmington 98, Del. In Canada, DuPont Company of Canada (1956) Limited, Toronto. DU PONT MOTION PICTURE FILM SALES OFFICES Atlanta 8, Ga 805 Peachtree Bldg. Boston 10, Mass 140 Federal Street Chicago 30, III., 4560 Touhy Ave., Lincolnwood Cleveland 16, Ohio. . 20950 Center Ridge Road Broadcasting • Telecasting Dallas 7, Texas 1628 Oak Lawn Avenue Los Angeles 38, Calif., 7051 Santa Monica Blvd. New York 11, N. Y 248 West 18th Street Phila., Pa. . 308 E. Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood Export Nemours Bldg., Wilmington 98, Del. I0P0NJ REG, III S. FAT. OFF. BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . . . THROUGH CHEMISTRY April 29, 1957 • Page 95