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THE PROGRAM ANGLE
Fig. 15-1 The Houston model 22b processing machine for
negative-positive and reversal 16 mm film.
handles sound. Spare reels and containers are needed and a good
storage cabinet for them. Carrying cases and a sturdy tripod for
the cameras come to mind automatically.
The last problem to face in setting up a small station film or
news operations is both costly and important. To process or not
to process? Many cities today have laboratories where film can be
processed and returned in a day. This is true of all the large cities.
But in the smaller ones a problem sometimes exists because the
nearest laboratory may be 100 or 200 miles away. In this case
film can either be flown to be processed or it can be done at the
station. Flying the film can usually get it back in twenty-four