Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

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480 NEWLAND F. SMITH November With this new arrangement, it is possible to realize a saving in the number of operating personnel assigned to camera control functions. The control room space in the 67th Street Studios is divided as shown in Figure 1A. Three studio or program control rooms are provided here, each of which has identical facilities. One of these control rooms is normally used with each of the two large studios. The control room floor level is about two feet above the studio floor. A large window in each control room permits good viewing of the studio. Fig. 2B. Director's console in studio contiol room. The third control room, Studio "C" Control Room, is normally used for handling of remote or film programs. Film inserts on remotes are easily handled in this control room by routing the remote signal through the Studio "C" switching system. In addition, all station breaks and film spot announcements are handled in the Studio "C" Control Room. A typical studio control room arrangement is shown in Figs. 2A and 2B. Here the program director's console with its switching control panel is located on the left with the audio control console and turntables on the right. The camera switching is con