Business screen magazine (1944)

SVPIP < mfTML ACCePTAMCe scKeeufNe PKOCMreM£/fT ^_^__^ 1^'^'wt C PRODUCER J, , (Morrotf nrervfts) i¥oatPie/*fT ><}^^^;r ^mmi^^mm MAsreK sop/pr PKOCMfMfffr KUfMes , (MOrrOMPKTvaes) (Mirr/tM Ptcrvsis) Procedures for Navy Training Film Production iiv Kifliartl II. Lewis. LI. Toiudr.. USIVR "Navy training film production is bounded on the North by Navy Regulations, on the South by the Severn River, on the East by Washington weather, and on the West by Production Procedures." THUS wrote a new Naval Reserve officer who had just completed a quick overview of the charts, booklets, and lists of do'i and don'ts that comprised his introduction to the Navy training film production program. Basic to that program is a core of procedures established to meet the intricate requirements imposed by the Navy, including efficient and economical procurement ; detailed records of progress and accomplishment ; regular and systematic controls of production and distribution; official checks for technical accuracy and film craftsmanship; and confirmation of the training value of eaih film. To avoid duplii'alion of cflort and to fix responsibility in meeting these rigid requirements, the Training Film and Motion Picture Branch of the Navy Bureau of .Aeronautics has four sections directly concerned with training films. These sections arc assigned the responsibility of cataloging, procurement, supervision, and distribution of training films. Each section works in close cooperation with the other three, and all share in the over-all responsibility for training film production. Many people arc responsible for the successful production of each Navy film, but there are two people assigned to each new project who are responsible for seeing it brought to completion: The Project Supervisor and the Technical .Adviser. The Project Supervisor, assigned by the Training Film and Motion Picture Branch, knows film production procedure and techniques; he knows the problems of film production in the Navv. and ]5rncediires for meeting them ; and he . knows, above all, how to coordinate the efforts of many persons and activities to one predetermined end — an effective train ■ ing film. The Technical Adviser, assigned by the bureau or activity requesting the film, is a specialist in the subject to be treated and is responsible for the technical accuracy of the film. Together, the Project Supervisor and the Tech • nical Adviser plan and supervise the project from start to finish. To facilitate their work, the personnel of the four sections of the Training Film and Motion Picture Branch provide assistance on production problems. From the Project Supervision Section, special assistance is available to the Project Supervisor from Project Officers, Training and Research Specialists, artists, and writers who may be called upon to contribute their ideas and experience as the project develops. Also, there are special desks in the Branch which assist in matters of securitv. travel, visit authorizations, and arrangements for special equipment and personnel needed in the production. Tin' prod ihmt. whether Navy or conimer(i.il. provides experts in script writing, photography, animation, direction, and all the other details of film production. pA-erv person participating in a Navy training lilin production has specific responsibilities, and lull a|)proval of the w^ork done in each stage (il production must be obtained before the next is started. Through this routine, false starts 34 BUSINESS SCREEN MAGAZINE