Business screen magazine (1946)

GOVERNMENT National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Stanley B. Eames, Director of Public Information George A. (Jeff) Baker, Radio/TV/ Film Officer Phone: (301) 496-8243 • NOAA's centralized film development office within the Office of Public Information administraters and supervises production of informational and educational films for all components of the Agency. Film and tape spots, short and special features for both radio and TV are also under the direction of the office. NOA.A's film library now combines film formerly distributed by the U.S. Weather Bureau, the U.S. Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey, and the Interior Department's Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Distribution of these films is handled by Modern Talking Picture Service, and requests should be directed to them. Inquiries about ESSA film, radio and TV activities should be directed to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington Science Center, 6010 Executive Blvd., Rockville, Md. 20852. Attention: PI. National Marine Fisheries Service Elliot A. Macklow. Chief, Aiidio-l'isual Services, Branch of Marketing, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Fish & Wildlife Service. Phone: (202) 343-6897 Activities: Using commercial contract ual motion picture facilities, this organizational unit plans, produces and distributes fishery marketing and educational motion pictures sponsored by both Government and industry. Other audiovisual materials such as fishery television spot announcements and radio spot announcement discs and are also produced and distributed. Facilities: Commercial contractual motion picture facilities. Distribution: Utilizing about 200 Government and private film libraries, 28 fishery motion pictures are distributed free of charge upon request. Provision has been made so that most of the films are cleared for television, although special permission is required before telecasting. Stock footage is not available. A catalog listing the commercial fisheries films distributed and the instructions for obtaining them may be obtained free of charge upon request. A central .\udioVisual Services film library is maintained. Films and information may be obtained by writing .Audio Visual Ser\ices. National Marine Fisheries Ser%'ice. 1815 N. Ft. Myer Drive, Room 601. Arlington. Vo.. 22209, Requests for films to be sent outside the U.S. should be made to the nearest U. S. Embassy or Consulate. Applications are accepted from institutions wishnig to serve as nonprofit libraries. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of Public Affairs Directorate for Defense Information — .\udio-Visual Division The Pentagon Washington. D.C. 20301 • This Division of the central Armed Forces contact for news media and producers in the important fields of radio, television, still pictures and motion pic tures. Direct contacts on national and international release matters in these fields are: Norman T. Hatch, Chief, Audio-Visual Division Phone: OXford 7-4162 Activities: The Motion Picture Productions Branch approves release of Armed Forces stock footage wiiich cannot be produced commercially and assists studio motion picture and independent producers in the production of entertainment and documentary films and theatrical productions relating to the Armed Forces. Information on Armed Forces films available for public non-profit show or cleared for public non-profit showing or cleared for public service TV programs can be obtained from the Branch. The Radio Television Productions Branch approves release of Armed Forces stock footage which cormot be procured commercially and assists network and independent producers in the production of documentary and entertainment programs related to the Armed Forces. The .Audio-Visual News Branch releases approximately 200 (2-3 minute) subjects to the TV and treatrical newsfilm media annually. It maintain two small Pentagon studios for servicing the news media and radio programs which feature interviews with top Defense officials. It also releases taped and filmed messages by Secretaries and Service Chiefs and provides advice and guidance to radio and TV news producers. The Branch also releases to the press and TV media approximately 2.000 photographs each year. Continued on page 34 Improve yourTRACK RECORD with the So4€4id o^ McunJudian! MAHHATTAH MANHATTAN '45' 17 East 45th St. MANHATTAN "54' 460 West 54th St. Sound Studio 3 ". . .where P&i^ectitm. is almost good enough" The Finest Recording Talent and Facilities in.the East! MANHATTAN AUDIO CO., INC. / 460 WEST 54th STREET / NEW YORK, N. Y. 10019 / (212) 757-9800 /7 UtLiidicAif. aj, NATIONAL SHOWMANSHIP SERVICES, INC. circle 132 on reader service card 32 BUSINESS SCREEN