Writing by Wire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1755A
Date Released
24 Jan 1963
Date submitted
15 Jan 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rugby - England Freeze Wales
  2. 2Writing by Wire
  3. 3Another Ice Age?

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Writing By Wire. DESCRIPTION: If you have an important document that urgently requires signature by other parties a long way away, the answer could be this machine. Developed by a firm in Kent, it can transmit (over 500 words in 3 minutes) or receive the facsimile of any document over private or public telephone lines. Just dial the number - and the machine does the rest. The receiver at the other end records the document on electro-sensitive paper, and, reversing the sequence, the document can later be transmitted back to the sender, complete with the necessary signatures or information. The equipment has already been exported, and it’s being used in the States in connection with Space satellites. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV woman in office waits while man writes on document. CU man writing. MS man hands document to woman. MCU woman places the document in machine (2 shots), (machine is called Mufax). CU woman dials number on phone (2 shots). MCU woman puts receiver down and switches on machine (2 shots). CU machine working (2 shots). Slip pan. CU copy of document comes off other machine. MCU man and woman looking at copy of document. CU switches. MCU copy coming off machine roller. MCU man walks away with copy. MS man walks into office. CU another man signs copy of document.
Keywords
Communications; Science and technology
Locations
Kent; Beckenham
Card file number
85858
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
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