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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