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Pity the poor TV cameramen who work only on black-and-white shows. To test their equipment, they use drab, uninspiring test patterns. Not so the lucky color cameramen. To make certain their lenses are in good working order, they focus on beauti¬ ful, flesh-and-blood models. This sit¬ uation could be what union leaders mean by “ideal working conditions.” NBC and CBS, which conduct most of the experiments in color program¬ ming, both use blonde test patterns. Marjorie Hellen, a beauteous straw¬ berry blonde, poses for the NBC color cameras; Pat Caul way, more in the “straight blonde” category, sits for those at CBS. They’re two good rea¬ sons for a popular phrase in the color studios: “Black-and-white TV was never like this.” Since Marjorie and Pat do their work before a show goes on the air, they’re seldom seen by color show viewers. But their job is a highly important one. Both were selected because their skin coloring is near-perfect for col¬ or TV. By posing them before the lenses, studio technicians can deter¬ mine whether the hues and tints of their cameras are true, and whether one camera matches another in color tones. “Our basic frame of reference is flesh tone, since that is what viewers recognize first,” explains Barry Wood, NBC’s executive producer in charge of color programs. “If an actor is wearing a blue suit that looks green on a color set, a viewer sitting at home won’t be able to tell the differ¬ ence. But if the actor’s skin tone looks blue or green, then viewers know there’s something wrong.” The girls’ unusual occupation in¬ volves long, tiring hours. It’s not easy to keep sitting under the hot color TV lights and retain a pretty smile. But they don’t mind a bit, because the test pattern chores finance their studies—singing, in Pat’s case; acting, in Marjorie’s. And each knows her color duties may aid her non-test- pattern career. CBS’ Pat has sung in a number of night clubs and in stock productions of musical comedies. She’s still await¬ ing that one big break. “This job,” says Pat, “has permitted me to meet a number of CBS producers and di¬ rectors, so it should be easier for me to get a job when I think I’m ready.” Besides obeying instructions to “Hold that smile,” Pat displays sponsors’ products anytime CBS sets up special color demonstrations for important advertisers. NBC’s Marjorie studied the piano for years, aspiring to become a con¬ cert pianist. Then she decided to try her luck in New York and there joined the Harry Conover model agency. When NBC put out an au¬ dition call for color TV models, Mar¬ jorie was the winning contestant. Although she hasn’t abandoned her piano, Marjorie now wants to become an actress. Her blonde beauty has al¬ ready brought one offer of a movie screen test. There’s a chance you may be seeing Marjorie and Pat next fall when CBS and NBC launch their “spectaculars.” All these extravaganzas will be tele¬ cast in compatible color, viewable in black-and-white on present receivers. The networks may use the two girls to introduce each show with the statement: “The program you are about to see is being telecast in color.”