Hollywood Studio Magazine (April 1970)

his head cradled in the arms of a houseboy. The station who owned the footage had decided not to use it and the tragic scene had lain in a film vault, almost forgotten. Stuart now had an agonizing evaluation to make. Should he use it? Would this bloody event captured on film be in good taste? Should other people see the horror of that moment? After weeks of careful thought, Stuart decided it would be included in his documentary. “If it had been Lincoln,” he explains, “I would have wanted to see it.” Ever a historian with a deep respect for facts, Stuart found in the medium of documentaries a chance to motivate and teach people how to learn from the mistakes of history — while at the same time, giving them entertainment. Few people realize the commitment that is necessary for a man like Stuart when he begins a monumental project such as “The Journey of Robert F. Kennedy.” Over a year of concentrated effort was needed to sift through the millions of feet of film that exist of the senator in news files, and other repositories. At least 800,000 news clips were made, four taped interviews, and hundreds of grab shots of RFK in various parts of the world were taken by free* lance people. While he was on the project, Stuart watched 1,500,000 feet of film which he reduced to 250,000 feet. This footage was gone over carefully and eventually boiled down to a mere 2000-feet. The task was awsome. “How do you condense a man’s life into 90 minutes?” he asks. Yet, working within the frame work of TV there couldn’t be any extra time involved. The entire statement must be made within the time limit. In the case of a feature motion picture, the audience could watch a movie like “Cleopatra” in a theatre for four hours, but not on the tube. When one considers what Stuart has done in the way of compressing historical events, future generations who won’t be able to watch more than a million feet of raw footage of Kennedy will be grateful for his condensation of the vital period of modern times. Stuart is not unmindful of the important part TV has played in the modern documentary. “Without television, there would be no audience for this style of film making,” he explains. “Before there was a set in ever y home and millions of people watching it, the documentary film was rarely seen. A few men, about one in a generation made a documentary that reached a large audience, the rest were shown in schools - if at all.” From 5%* to7V2%" and everything in between! All the new savings plans are available at N.H.F. and all accounts are insured to $20,000. Call or come in for details. ‘Regular passbook accounts. **$100,000—1 year term. North Holly wood Federal Savings and Loan Association • 4455 Lankershim Blvd.-off the Ventura Freeway Branch Office: 5226 Lankershim Blvd. Assets over 90 million dollars. STAN ELLIS Tennis Professional SUMMER GROUP LESSONS Kids and Adults (15 One Hour Lessons $30. ) FIRST SESSION: JUNE 22 to 26 JUNE 29 to JULY 3 JULY 6 to 10 AGES 5 to 8 8 AM. to 9 AM. AGES 9 to 12 9.15 AM. to 10.15 AM. TEEN AGE and ADULT 5 PM to 6 PM. SECOND SESSION: JUI+Y 13 to 17 JULY 20 to 24 JULY 27 to 31 AGES 5 to 8 8 AM. to 9 AM. AGES 9 to 12 9.15 AM. to 10-15 AM. TEEN AGE and ADULT 5 PM. to 6 PM. THIRD SESSION: 18111 CHARDON CIRCLE LAKE ENCINO,CALIF. AUG 3 to 7 AUG 10 to 14 AUG 17 to 21 AGES 5 to 8 8 AM. to 9 AM. AGES 9 to 12 9.15 AM. to 10.15 AM. Ik