Business Screen Magazine (1965-1966)

THE INDUSTRY FILM JOURNAL Portrait of a Communications Specialist tion until 1958. For the next three years, he worked on the industry side of the team with the Douglas Aircraft Company's staff, as Administrator of Film Services and as Manager of Corporate Film Communication. Late in 1960, Scott returned to a staff position in support of the Air Force Ballistic Missile and Space Systems programs as Assistant Director for Audio-Visual Requirements for the newly-formed Acriispace Corporation. His primary responsibility is again in the field of audiovisual communications as the corporate staff specialist and consultant to Headquarters, Air Force Systems Command and its Space Systems Division. New A-V Tools for Aerospace He has the responsibility of defining requirements, both policy and production, with special attention to new management communication techniques such as closedcircuit television. Bob's variety of experience with many types of communications media has convinced him of the immense (and largely unrealized) value of the many audiovisual media and techniques which have been developed — especially when these tools are effectively employed and properly directed as instalments of management communication. This fourth past-president of IFPA has also been an active member of the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers for the past several years. • t'AMiLiAR TO All Readers of -* these Journal pages is that personable and very active pastpresident of IFPA: Robert S. Scott. Always a popular figure in and about Southern California film studios. Bob Scott has accumulated some 25 years of professional experience in both the entertainment and audiovisual communications fields. His career in the service was notable: entering the Army as a private in 1942, he was graduated from the Signal Corps' OCS as a second lieutenant and was trained as a Field Radio Officer until he transferred to the Corps of Engineers. Bob served in the European Theater of Operations as a Communications Officer, Combat Engineer Company Commander and Group Intelligence Officer. Lt. Colonel \Mien He Retired After V-J day. he joined USFET Headquarters as Chief of Entertainment. ETO and by this time had attained the rank of Major. He remained active in the Army Reser\'e Corps, again in the Signal Corps and recently retired as a Lt. Colonel. Since World War II. he has specialized in developing the many applications of film — both motion picture and still — into a most effective medium for government, military and defense industry management use. Bob spent four years (rewarding ones, he notes) as a writer-dircctor-producer for the Air Force Lookout Moimtain film production group. Hcudcd Film Support System In 1955 he was called upon to organize the vast film services' support system for the Air Force Ballistic Missile System and continued to supervise this organiza IFPA pn.st -president Bob Scott Chapter Views "Arriflex Story" and "EF" Ektachrome Test Films M Austin and Rose Green were hosts again as the Los Antielcs Chapter met in their new Cinesound Studios during March. A showing of The Arriflex Story was presented by Mike Zois of the Arrillcx Corp. of America. The new Arri BL camera was also demonstrated. Scott Robertson of Eastman Koilak then prcsentcti a demonstration film comparing the new "EF" 16nim Ektachrome with the past "ER" type and Scott also gave members some brief views at samples made by Hill Gibson of Douglas Aircraft and other cam eramen, all shot under available light conditions. It was an impressive demonstration of this versatile new color stock. • Monitors in iiorkiufi (ircn.s enable employees to view closed-cirti, Closed-Circuit Television's Role in Tndsi CCTV's Usel'iil Hole in Employee IMotivalion and Trjiin ¥t Should Be Noted at the be■*• ginning that television in itself cannot solve any problem, motivational or training. It is basically a means of conveying information from one source to another — and the major problem which faces any motivational or training program is that of communicalioMs. The effectiveness of the solution of any program is wholly dependent upon the effectivity of the communications media selected and the material presented. Experience at Autonetics and in the Space and Information Systems Divisions of North American Aviation over the past seven years with motivational and training programs for manufacturing and other plant personnel indicates the use of television as a communications medium has a number of advantages over the other media: 1 . It has an almost immediate reaction time to a requirement. 2. There is no lost time for personnel when the television monitors are automated and placcii within the work areas and, of course, this results in a considerable cost effectiveness. 3. The unique, dramatic values of television afford extra urgency and emphasis to the message. TV Monitors Carry Messages Today, hundreds of tclcvisiiMi monitors are either permanently positioned or are on permanent stanils that can be rolleil into any location and inunedialely jilugged into a coaxial outlet to bring a TV message to the employees of the Autonetics and Space and Information Systems Division^ of North American Aviation. On some occasions, more than 18,000 employees have viewed a single, special television program during a one-day showing. And, although these employees 7> (The following ari'e t taken from a speed pn sented by Richard Tut'in the Autonetics Divisi\ i North American Avm and one of the foidk members of the Imst Film Producers Assoitiai at the recent Ohio StatVt versity Radio and TcU'm Conference in Columbt ) now view closed-circuit \ ductions on a regular ' ■ objectives have not chan objectives are, and have La. in number: ( I ) to motile ployees to take pride in tin and to accept perfectioias rule rather than the C'."p( and ( 2 ) to improve worhai by emphasizing areas whfi concentrated effort is nee sal meet reliability requiremiis. Missile Repair and Oveiit In the summer of 1''2, Navigation Systems Logiics partment of Autonetics ila CCTV to assist in a trainp gram. Over a period of tc] 300 government employci Im be trained in the ovcrli i pair of the precision gun tem of the Air Force's ■In man" missile. The proI'M such a training progra^ ' enormous. lirst of all, the urgcnilc" for skilled individual-that all courses be aei ^' large classes were nec("V meet the schedule. M'V cut-away models wcr^ Most parts of inertial ini-un — such as gyros, aeccl. and vekKity meters — .i and would be difficult to * dents would have to obsvc learn assembly and testir pi dures in actual manufactiin (CONTINUED f)N NEXT P"'' 50 BUSINESS SCREE!