Television in your community

United States, 1956

Film
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A tour of a television station, showing activities in the studio, the control room and the film projection room. Describes the roles of the director, cameraman, studio engineer, floor manager, projectionist and editor. Discusses factors which influence program planning

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Credits

production company

Coronet Instructional Films

Duration

00:09:43:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1956

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010693

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Public television

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Production and direction

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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