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Bill Stokes Associates Typical of the Dallas Story
Ten years ago, one would have been hard pressed to find a dozen film production firms in Dallas. Today, there are more than 40 listed in the Dallas yellow pages.
Typical of many of the new firms in the area is Bill Stokes Associates.
\\ ith 24 employees, the company produced 20 filmstrips and 15 films during 1969. The company's facilities today include a 6,500 sq. ft. sound stage (used for the filming of Bonnie and Clyde by Warner Bros.); a complete $150,000 sound theatre with the latest RCA transferring and mixing equipment. It is capable of handling any or all sound requirements in either 16mm or 35mm or a combination.
In addition, Stokes provides complete editing, set, prop, filmstrip, and slide, services. A fully equipped still photo lab and a specialized equipment rental service round out the operations. The facilities enable the company to provide a complete range of production services.
Interestingly, the company was started in 1965 by Bill Stokes with $5,000 borrowed from his minister, a part-time secretary and a small
office. Slide and filmstrip presentations were the initial key to success since few other firms in the urea were promoting such services at the time. Good early work for various clients established the necessary foothold to permit expansion and growth into films. To this day, most Stokes filmstrips feature original scores.
As the company grew, new and experienced people were brought into the various phases of the operation. And, with the exception of Bill Stokes himself, none of his employees come from a competing Dallas company.
The company won six major awards for its films last year, one already this year, and continues its reputation as a producer of rather unusual films with a distincti\e approach. This year the company received one of the 14 contracts let by the U.S. Navy. Two of the three Navy contracts west of the Mississippi River are in Dallas! .And, Bill Stokes was the youngest company of the 14 to receive a contract.
Bill Stokes is a jovial, friendly Continued on pai;e 1 4
Checking a Stokes muiti-image presentation for Frito-Lay is Val Holley, vice president of sales promotion of TracyLocks advertising agency. Beneath his hands is the Media Master 600, designed for Stokes by Systems Technology.
A highly skilled stop motion animation department at Bill Stokes Associates is lieaded by Dan Peeler, above working on "The Band Wagon" for a City of Dallas film.
Console in Stokes screening room is in front of machine room (from which picture was taken). It provides 8 input channels, 3 output, compression, limiting, de-essing in each output bus
During a scene for "Question, ' a Mayo Clinic pilot project in patient education films. Thor Brooks (left) director sets scene. Also in progress at Stokes Associates are films for the U.S. Navy.
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