Business Screen Magazine (1965-1966)

^latcli a Porpoise:" TINUEI) FROM PAGE 51 ) is no place in the world Hiamas for underwater jilio;if|y. The ocean is liiiht aqua L)l and crystal clear. Ihere is itj; turbulence in movement wvatcr that the photoiiraphic It; are fantastic. I'wenty or y.'ct down, the li^ht is excel (lad written a sequence into stipt in which Captain Wilray. Director of Collecting H.Vlianii Seaquariuni. would Hi porpoise because of fight, liat marred its appearance. Jsly, this was to show that prfcct specimens would be r.ible for the Fair. Kley was ic doubt whether this was e — to find a peculiarly I porpoise in the great At Captain Gray, veteran of years collecting marine life. I us that we could find just porpoise. Good to his promscarred porpoise, evidently m of a fight with a shark, ught in the net and Captain rejected it for shipment to ir. The scene was shot as lughout the latter part of ining scenes, the porpoises ily weren't afraid of the s and crew, but the stars ixluction unit became one appy family. Even when ■ ere made from the bucket herry picker" directly over he big animals were expectlake an 1 8-foot leap out of ining pool, they exhibited E\ery member of the unit, ic director to the grip, fell with the cast of the show, the training complete, they ansportcd in large custom>xes to the airport and so ^''orld's Fair. Always docile, cred no photographic prob did they rebel too much :onfinement of the boxes, ward the cargo plane to 'cS^ CURED *ATlFllM PROTECTIVE TREATMENT PROTECTION Against ater. wear-climate :hes finger marks jjW lONC 11*1 n<. tioutii. [ KOJICTION inuNo riuMi (ILM SfRVICINO «nd OlSTRiauTtON PROILEMS SOtViO. COMPtfTl TV FILM SKPEDIIING . ,nd MOTION PICTUB! StSVICINO. fILM STRIPS-CUT CANNtO and PACKACEO «ATE .-A.. <J' WEST 4J-d ST«[tT HATE CORP NEW roiiK. n y New York the scenes presented a photographic problem because of a misumlerstaiiding with the airline regarding power for the lights. There was nothing to do but shoot color with available light. However, this was acceptable enough to show the conditions under which the porpoises travelled to New York: First class — with a plane to thcmsehes — courtesy Eastern Airlines. The last scenes were shot at the World's Fair and it was very cold. I he people who came to view the porpoise show at the Florida Pavilion wore overcoats, so odd shots and cutaways of the audience could not be made. However, before our film was edited, with the sound, etc.. we were able to send a staff cameraman back to get the necessary scenes. It was ironic that, with the difficult scenes we had made in the open sea. simple audience reaction scenes were so much trouble and so expensive to make. We must come back to the original commission Burtt)n Clark had given to Reela — five separate films to be made. Before shooting was completed it was suddenly decided, on a Friday morning in June, that an additional promotional film would be needed. The editor, sound engineer and director-producer Sack came back to Reela that Friday night and put together a 3 Vi -minute promotion film that so pleased Clark that he subsequently made a Spanish version for Latin America. It was a short, steep pull, but six months after we finished all subjects we were rewarded in receiving a 1965 Cine "Golden Eagle" and an Educational Film Library Association "Blue Ribbon" for the half-hour show. To Catch a Porpoise. And — we are proud — all of us, including the director, cameramen, sound engineer, editor, grip and — no doubt, the porpoises would be proud if they knew about it! • Below: Tvd Sack ((.sr.s hull horn It) kibitz crew on masthead . . . musifex inc 45 w. 45 St., n. y. c. COMPLETE MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS . =, SERVICE h5t?( • BACKGROUND MUSIC EDITING • SOUND EFFECTS EDITING • ORIGINAL SCORES • MUSIC LIBRARY FOR LEASE . . . • SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY FOR SALE . . . • MUSICAL SOUND EFFECTS DISCS FOR OUTRIGHT SALE • SOUND TRANSFER FACILITIES • COMPETITIVE PRICES Musifex talent proven on over 5,000 productions FLY -PHONE -WIRE -WRITE NOW FOR FULL INFORMATION AND CATALOG E. ROBERT VELAZCO ci 6-4061 Quality . . . TIME AFTER TIME, IN TIME at / iTvc:: or ii 16-35mm Developing and Printing •il Black White v. Eastman Color it Ektachrome ''■: Kodachrome ■si: Reduction & Blowup Printing ^ Reversal Printing ond Developing 'includes free edge numbering) tV Editing and Conforming A free Booklet is available Ihal will be helpful in budget preparation and the handling of pre-print materials. Write today. 33 WEST 60TH STREET • NEW YORK, N. Y. 10023 Telephone: COIumbus 5-2180 • A C 213 R 7 VOLUME 26 1965 113