Movies for TV - Early Television Foundation

INTRODUCTION ix
since many subjects which are covered indirectly by
sion must receive separate mention here.
class discus-
I would like to stress that reading this book is not intended to
make the reader an expert in the field of movies or television, but
it should pave the way to an understanding of what goes on in the
film department and serve to buffer the initial inexperience of the
beginner on first beholding film equipment. Practically all the
equipment used in this sphere is either illustrated or described, and
for a person who wants to work in a projection room the projector
notes should be quite valuable. About 25 per cent of the jobs in tele-
vision are directly or indirectly connected with films, and a person
who knows something about all the aspects of his field is usually
able to do a better job. This book is written for the student; the
ad agency man who is, perhaps, not yet in television; the station
personnel who are expecting to enter television; or just for the in-
telligent reader who likes to know what makes things tick or even
for the prospective sponsor who would like to know what he can
expect from the art.
Very few works are without blemish, especially when there are
many arbitrary, individual ways of defining or performing the same
action, and I am sure that more than one meaning can be found
for some of the statements included here. Moreover, many people
have their own definitions and ways of doing things in an art as
new and fluid as television. This is as it should be, for only by the
successful combining of many ideas and methods can a solid, progressive
art be founded.
This project has only been made possible through the whole-
hearted cooperation given me by the manufacturers of the equip-
ment described and illustrated herein. For granting permission to
reproduce their photographs and draw upon their instruction books
to extract diagrams and tables, I extend grateful acknowledgment
to: The American Standards Association Inc.; Acme (Producers
Service Company) ;
Messrs. Bell & Howell; Berndt-Bach (Auricon
equipment) ; The Columbia Broadcasting System; E. I. Du Pont;
Dr. Frank Back (Zoomar Lens) ; Eastman Kodak Company;
General Electric Company; The Houston Corporation; J. A.