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Recording Equipment Throughout the World*
BY R. E. WARN
WESTREX CORPORATION, NEW YORK 11, NEW YORK
Summary— The paper presents a survey of recording outside the United States of America, contrasting the problems of these studios with those of Hollywood. The equipment and service organizations developed to meet the needs of these studios are described.
PHE FILM INDUSTRY has long looked upon Hollywood and London -^ as the focal points of recording activities, so much so, in fact, that it is often felt that these two centers embrace virtually all of the recording activities in the world. Actually, extensive film recording is today being carried on in practically every country of significance around the globe. All told there are approximately 200 studios producing 35-mm films outside of the United States. Most of these studios are small by Hollywood standards. However, the pride of local production is a very potent box-office reason for the existence of many of these units and, in addition, many governments have encouraged their establishment.
It will assist in understanding the problems of these studios to to consider typical cases. From the standpoint of size, facilities, geographic location, climatic and working conditions, they cover a wide range. For example, Fig. 1 shows the Azteca Studio at Mexico City which, until recently, had 23 stages and 7 recording channels. In June, 1948, fire destroyed six of the stages but even without them Azteca justifies the classification of a large studio.
An example of one of the smaller studio buildings is that of Commonwealth Films in Sydney, Australia. The activities of this studio are housed in one building approximately 150 feet long by 50 feet wide. In this building there are the offices, dressing rooms, recording rooms, sound stage, carpenter shop, and property-storage facilities.
The Sri Krung Studio at Bangkok, Siam, is an example of a studio catering to a very small market. Its pictures are produced in the Siamese language and distribution is effectively limited to the 100
* Presented October 26, 1948, at the SMPE Convention in Washington. 236 SEPTEMBER, 1949 JOURNAL OF THE SMPE VOLUME 53