Business Screen Magazine (1965-1966)

The Green Bay Pack !.>w York Giants, r. Ferocious, ^an-hour gusts raged 'jikee Stadium while jure, which started at les. dropped steadily, hd payed ten dollars a ;h the game, huddled i.'ts listening to it on jios. e field, bonfires were jami the hands of the H through these .Antfons. Sabol and a team f-anien made their way Adelines, the end zones. fxes. filming the action jny different angles as lital work. Film brittled in the cold. Cameras lad to be thawed out fires till, the cameramen went to the hospital fingers, another tem t the circulation in a the standpoint of get ) done, the conditions irst possible. 12.000 Feet of Color he job done they did. of Ektachrome Comand high speed Ektaersal film were e.\fK>sed And when these had down into the final olor film, entitled. ProLonitesi Day. results I worth the effort. 1 at Toot's Shors" Resfilm drew raves from "It is the finest football ever seen." said Naje Commissioner. Pete Dther commented. "The k was so good I could 5C bumps on the baton lur Daley, sportswriter / York Times, summed 1 his column. "Because fers so much analytical ly be the best football y to date." lion From .Ml Angles he big reasons tor the s that Sabiil and his ilmed the game from :eivable angle. There ras in the end zones. :ameras at the sidelines, ras were high in the e the 50-yard line, one ry play, the other using : lens to get close-ups 3tion. Another camera d to cover bench reacteams to the developlED ON PAGE 62) 2.000 Milo JoiirncN Tlir()iio;li Nonv Fn^land Culorriil Panorama Vloiifi "H«Tilaf:« Trail" Tapliires Srenitand llist<>ri«-al Sifrhl* <>f Inltrt-I l<> Millions nf \ i«-«<r« Ntw England's Heritage Trail, which was conceived in 1960 by a group of New England civic associations with the approval of state development commissioners, is the subject of a new film sponsored by the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Boston. Premiered at the Johnny Victor Theatre in New York last month. The New EngUiiul Heritai^e Trial was introduced by James B. Mcintosh, executive vice-president of New England Life, and by James B. Roberts, vice-president. .Anticipate 60 Million Viewers It is estimated that the film, which cost S50.000 to produce, will be seen by some 60 million people. "We decided to sponsor this picture." Mr. Mcintosh said. "when we learned no film depicting America's first heritage trail existed. We believe the trail is important to New England economically and historically and that a film which tells its story will be of genuine interest to people everywhere." From Skiers to Stone Cutlers From skiing to sky diving, from sailing to stone cutting, the 28': minute color film covers the traditional and unusual sights along the highway trail's 2000-mile length. The enigmatic Mystery Hill Caves at North Salem. N.H., which may antedate Columbus by 4000 years, receive detailed treatment. Paul Rcvere's birthplace. Daniel Webster's home and its massive Witches' Elm. the U.S.F. Constitution, and the Mystic Seaport are among other important places visited. A montage of area colleges appears, as does a scries showMinute .Man stutue at lAxinfitou seen in film of "Hcritafif Trail." ing each state capitol. There is skiing at Stowc. \t.. and stone cutting in Barre and Proctor: s|^>cctacular aerial views of RhinJe Island and its coastline; granite quarrying in Frankfurt. Maine and memorable scenes of Casco Bay. The lakes, seacoasts. hills, meadows, and valleys of the sixstate region are pictured flowingly in the richly colored wardriibes of the four seasons. A Pair of Lovel> ^oung Kjcs The principal character in the film is W endy Packer, an 11year old actress from Hazardvillc. Conn. She plays "Barbara Anne ". a child whi> takes an imaginary trip along the trail accompanied Young Wendx Packer iii/iV/c.v t/Vticr.s on Scii Eniilaiul Hcritafic Trail. by "Deming Jarves." early 19th century manufacturer of Cape Cod's cherished Sandwich glass. Production of the film began 15 months ago at the studios of Bay State Film Productions. Inc.. in Springfield. Mass. Kd knowlton of Charlton City. Mass.. wrote the script. Camera crews logged 6000 ground miles and 750 miles in the air during shooting. More than 10.000 feet of color film were James B. Hoberts, vicc-prciidint of Scic England Mutual Life /ri.vurancc. wai one of hosts in .V. Y. James B. .Mcliitosli (/). "/ .\ r u Lnfiland Miittuil I.ifr In.suranci Co. and Duiiil Dotjii . Hinj Slate Fihn Production.s, the producer. shot. Of these. 1 .026 feet are used in the completed film. 52 Million Saw Previous Film New England Life officials say a 60 million estimated audience for the new film is based on the company's previous successful film. AV» Enifland Portrait, which has been seen by 52.000.000 people since its release in 1956. New Lnaland Portrait is still in circulation, still much in demand, and was recently selected by .American .Airlines for showing on Astrovision on jet airlines. The New Eiiiilund Heritage Trail is now available throughout the country from Asse^ciation Films, Inc.. which was also the distributor of the earlier New England Life film. • • * * "Follow the Gulls " Over a New Scenic Chesapeake Bay Route Follow the Gidh. a newly-released color film, features a trip across Chesapeake Bay. from eastern Virginia to the southern Virgina mainland, via the new bridge-tunnel. The 13-minute nuv tii>n picture is available for freeloan use to TV stations, high schools, colleges and adult groups cast of the Mississippi through the natii>nal distribution centers of Association Films. Inc. It is presented by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District. Follow the (lulls highlights the construction of the 18-mile complex with its twelve miles of lowlevel concrete trestle, two onemile tunnels, two steel bridges and four man-made islands. It shows how this new route affords travellers a variety of sightseeing opportunities along the way including views of Hampton Roads Harbor and the ports of the upper bay. Scenes from Williamsburg, Jamestown and Virginia Beach, the southern terminus of the bridge-tunnel, are also featured. • VOLUME 26 49