Learning on ScreenConfravision
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Confravision. DESCRIPTION: Preview of the Tele-Conference, which will link delegates hundreds of miles apart, through sound and vision. A Post Office Service for the 1970’s. SHOTLIST: MLS men sit down at desk in television studio at Gresham Street. CU switches moved for camera, sound and secrecy. MCU men at desk. TV screens showing men they are talking to in b/g. CU TV screens showing men at Dollis Hill and at Gresham Street. CU senior official at Gresham Street talking to research station at Dollis Hill. CU TV screen as same man is talking. MCU secretary controlling conference from a mini switch-board. CU tape recorder recording conference. CU secretary writing notes. MS men at desk at Gresham Street. MCU TV screens showing men at Gresham Street and Dollis Hill. CU man talking from Gresham Street. CU TV screen showing man replying from Dollis Hill. MS men at Gresham Street listening. CU TV screen showing diagram being transmitted from Gresham Street to men drawing diagram. CU man drawing diagram. MS men at Gresham Street watching. MCU TV screens showing men at Gresham Street & Dollis Hill.
- Keywords
- Communications; Science and technology; Conferences; Postal services; Television
- Locations
- London; England; Gresham Street
- Card file number
- 92919
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Ronald E. Collins
- Length of story (in feet)
- 98
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