Business screen magazine (1944)

IIGHT TIME & FILM I (Continued from Page 57 ) kI overseas has some additional |nervisor>' and supply functions not ■rformed by the sub-exchange and -II require some additional personnel j addition to the minimum requirefc-nts showTi below. , In all service commands and in ^erseas theaters, the Signal Officer ts on his staff a Visual Aids Officer uh duties as follows: ia. Supen'ises all Film and Equipi?m Exchange activities within the cmmand. This entails considerable i\d supervision. Therefore, an assist^t Visual Aids Officer has often been ihuired to operate the Central Film ;ld Equipment Exchange in his defs absence and assist in the supervion of the sub-exchange. b. Assumes full responsibility for f maintenance, distribution, and exhition of training films, filmstrips. < entalion films, and entertainment Ins, as well as for the dissemination ( information regarding films. :. Plans the physical layout of the dhange for maximum efficiency of teratJon. Procures and trains adcfnie personnel. 1 Conducts active liaison with t ining officers, orientation and spe( 1 service officers. Keeps them inrmcd of film materials available and iTommcnds ways and means of proiiiiing film use. p. Ad\'ises Directors of Training rtarding projection and film requirei^nts, projection facilities and proper •^cening environment. f. Encourages and provides faciliip for training, education and special !nicc officers to preview all films and t make definite plans for use of the [ lures. l Maintains liaison with higher aut trity on all requirements and refris necessary for the proper operain of film distribution activities vhin the command. 1. Tabulates and anaU-zes all field r torts from sub-exchances. Recom mends proper action and controls to insure efficient operation of all distribution activities within the command. i. Establishes and supervises library and projector operator training courses as needed. [Probably 150,000 16mm projector operators have been trained and certified during the .\rmy Training Prngram. j. Prepares publications where needed to supplement existing publications on film materials and film utilization. To assist the \"isual Aids Officer at the Central and sub-film and equipment exchanges, the following additional personnel have been required: a. Booker b. Secretarv c. Projector Technician d. Film Inspector e. Shipper and stock clerk .\fier four years of extensive Film and Equipment Exchange operation, it has been thoroughly determined that no \'isual .Aids Program or Film and Equipment Exchange operation can succeed without a qualified officer in charge of the program, assisted bv the minimum personnel indicated. Other pertinent and important facts relative to Army Film and Equipment Exchange operations are as follows: 1' n All standard makes of I6mm projection equipment, although not originally designed or produced for such extensive use, have proven to be very durable — with proper care and maintenance — even when operated several hours per day. over a thrcevear period and under ail kinds of conditions. (2) Even with 35,000,000 per month attendance at film showings practical!) no film damage has occurred, due to proper maintenance of film and training of qualified operators. :3j Where general interest films are used and they do not have to be shown at a specific time or place in the training program, the print.s and total cost can be reduced and great coverage obtained by circuiting of prints as shown in these pages. "SERVICE" IN CANADA MEANS GENERAL FILMS LTD • Six Offices to serve you whether it be . . . • Motion Picture Projectors • Stillfilm Projectors • Screen and Accessories • Film Material • Stillfilms and 2x2 Slides • For Classroom Instruction • Religious Education • Sales Training • Exclusive Canadian Distribiiton for . . . VICTOR ANIMATOGRAPH CORP., i6mm sound projectors. JAM HANDY Sound slidctilm materials and equipment. ENCYCLOPAEDIA-BRITTANNICA Classroom films VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE mstructional films. . . . and lines from many other leading manufacturers. GENERAL FILMS LTD. Moncron Montreal Toronto Regina Winnipeg Vancouver "From Coast to Coast" IIILCOS ENTIRE 1946 VICTORY CONVENTION FILMED BY WEST COAST The New ' Stondord' 16mfT Silenf and Sound Plan to-day for to-motrow with 16mm Automotion" — Continuous — Portable i"|>K, 12 Rt.i.L.s TO Snow Pini.co's Di»thibitors and 23,000 dealers thr Cori'i"n's extensive 1946 program. The record film prORram, replacing with Iter effectiveness the usual meeting, was produced by West Coast Sound idios (NYi. .\ppearances by Philco executives were highlights of the film. 'f^MY PICTORIAL ISSUE Aircraft Engineering Co. 22 Raydol Ave. Secaucus, N. J. Manufacturers of 16MM Silent and Sound "Standard" and "Automotion" Projectors. I6mm ' Automotion" — Coin Operated 16mm "Automotion" Deluxe Cabinet — Continuous — Sound WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 97