Business screen magazine (1967)

m San Francisco's complete 16 mm, film service W.A. PALMER FILMS, INC. 611 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO ''That's what >ve all say ..." We make great pictures! . . . and many producers do. What's our plus? Ask any of our Blue Chip clients: Mobil Oil Corp. (40 pictures since 1953) Crown Zollerbafh U. S, Navy Kaiser Aliiniiniim Prudential Insurance • We'll be happy to show you the classic In the Beginning, Sea Lab II, Poised for Action, One Day, and other films which have solved client problems. TTTT JOHN J. HENNESSY MOT/ON PICTURES 1702 /AARENGO AVE. ■ SOUTH PASADENA CALIFORNIA • PHONE; 213/682-2353 audio-visual programs of the U.S. government: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: pects of its machine |)roiessiiiK tax returns, which this year become nationwide. Also nearing completion is a combination Iiistorital and intormational film. A/i.s.s7<;)i for Millimis. wliicli will give ta.xpa>er \iewers an insight into actual operations ot Internal Re\enue .Service offices of all types. Other films, all in 16mm color, in the Internal Rc\'euue Service librar\' include: Then iiud Xou— 22 min.: Time and Taxes— \H niin.; Tlic IniLilulilr Day— 22 min.; Piisti Bullnns and Taxis— \{) min.; Moonshine and Tuxes— 15 min. Since the Beginning of Time, Then and Note, and Moonshine and Taxes are a\ailable as 1-reel films for theater use. U. 5. Savings Bonds Division Jacob Mogele\'er, Promotion Manager, U. S. Sating,? Bonds Phone: WOrth 4-5702 • A \ariety of films telling the story of U.S. Savings Bonds is available, suitable for commimit\' audiences of all kinds. .\Ian\ are inspirational, some humorous, some informational. .-Ml were made a\ailable to the Treasmy b> \olunteers and showings take place under \-olunteer auspices. The Land We Love, 16mm, soundcolor, 20-min., is a film tour produced by \Varner Brothers in association with other major motion picture studios. Wilbur Gets the Message . . . Abont Payroll Savings, 16mni, sound-b&w, 20 min.. has been cleared for television. Danny Kaye for School Savings, 16nim, sound-b&w, 16 min. is not cleared for television. The Junior Astronaut, 16mm, sound-b&w, 15 min., is cleared for television. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Division of Public Information Audio-Visual Branch Washington, D. C. 20545 • The Audio-Visual Bianch of the Atomic Energs Conunission has as its primar\ function responding to requests from the public media in all the audio-visual fields for assistance in the preparation of films, stills, and other audio-\isnal materials on atomic energy. Edwin L. Wilber, Branch Chief Phone: (301) 973-5365 Elton P. Lord, Deputy Chief Phone: (301) 973-5476 Sid L. Schwartz, Asst. to the Chief Phone: (301) 973-4239 James E. VVestcott, Photographer-Editor Phone: (301) 973-5476 ]on Fogel, T/V-Badio SpeciaUst Phone: (301) 973-4483 .Activities: This branch plans and carries out film, TV, radio and still picture projects to advance specific Commission Programs, and acts as advisor to CommissioTi and contractor jiersonnel in Washington and nationwide on audiovisual problems and projects. In 1966, 16 films were produced b\' the Commission and its contractors; about 20 films are planned for 1967. In aciclition. more T\' clips and radio tapes are produced b\ the Commission and contractors ever\ \ear. This branch also places Commissionand contractor-produced motion pictures into loan and commercial sale channels, determines the content of the 10 domestic and 8 o\erseas film libraries, and issues popular-le\el and professional-level film hsts. F.\ciLiTiES: .\EC has no motion picture production facilit\ or motion picture laborator\ , but uses Government and or commercial ser\ices. Distribution: -AEC operates an 8,000 still photo Ubrary, and distributes films through 10 domestic film libraries which cover particular geo U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION: graphical areas. All films are for tree-loan. Each library has about 319 titles (popular, semi-technical, and technical levels). The Conmiission also has four overseas libraries at its offices at the U. S. Embassies at London, Brussels, Tokyo and Buenos Aires, stocked with semi-technical and technical films, and also supplies films to the film library of the International Atomic Energs .Agency in X'ienna, The American Film Librar\. The Hague, Holland, The National Science Film Librar\' of Canada, The Puerto Rico .Nuclear Center, and to USIS-Stockholm for use throughout Sc:mdinavia. The BiTJSsels and Buenos .Aires librarcs have about 80 films each in French and Spanish respectively. Information on hbraiies a\ailable from Washington office. Stock Footage: The Commission has more than 120.000 feet of 35mm black-and-white unedited film footage on peacetime uses of atomic energ\ available for purchase. Information ma\' be obtained from \Vashington office. Color stock footage is ;iIso available from an\' of the completed documentar\' films produced by or sponsored by the g(j\ernment. Films may be borrowed from libraries in geographical areas for footage counts prior to purchase of duplicafng materials from the various laboratories holding the originals. Unedited stock film footage in black-and-white and color on nuclear or thermonuclear detonations sold at Lookout Mountain -Air Force Station, USAF, 8935 Wonderland A\eime, HolKwood. California 90046. THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY Washington 23, D. C. George Stevens, Jr., Director, Motion Picture & TV Service Phone: WO 2-6961 Anthon%' Guarco, Deputy Director, Motion Picture & T\' Service Phone: WO 2-6962 Antboiu Loeb, Special Assistant Phone: WO 3-3869 Howard Kirchwehm, Program Manager Phone: WO 3-5938 Anthonv Jowitt, Production Manager Phone: WO 2-6170 Richard Mohler, Chief .Vcics & Special Events Division Phone: WO 2-6974 Antonio \'ellani. Chief. Documentary Production Division Phone: WO 3-4130 John Barker, Operations Manager Phone; WO 2-3053 Wilbert Pearson, Chief. Comm-Med'a Attestation Staff Phone; WO 2-3102 Doug Smith, Chief, Acipmitions Staff Phone: \\'0 2-7955 John R. Wheeler, Chief. Administrative Office Phone; WO 2-6060 Services and F-\cilities; USI.A produces, acquires and distributes abroad motion picture and tele\ision films for the o\erseas information and cultural program of the U.S. Government. The USI.A audience numbers oxer 260 million tele\iewers in 92 countries plus some 750 million persons who annualK see USI.A films in theaters and pri\ate showings. Output ranges the full gamut of both media — from brief newsclips to feature length motion pictures and hour-long television dramas. These products are released in as m;my as 58 foreign languages. Pbodcctions; Examples of the .Agenc>'s motion picture and television output include; S'inc From Little Rock, depicting U. S. Ci\il Rights progress — a 20-minute production which won the 1965 .Academ\ .Award for the best short doeumentar\ of the year, Suesiro Barrio, a series of dramatic episodes on the -Alliance for Progress now pl.aying on television in Latin .American cities; Sight of the Dragon, a 26-minute documentary on \'iet Nam shown theatricalK' and non-theatricall> in 23 languages. John F. Kcri 82 BUSINESS SCREEN • 1967