1940-1955NEWSREELS
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"TV IN THE ARMY"
THE ARMY SHOWS HOW IT USES TELEVISION & ITS PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ALL AVENUES OPENED TO IT BY MILITARY TELEVISION. COMMUNICATION. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE USE OF TELEVISION AS A TOOL OF WAR AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TV BY THE SIGNAL CORP.
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CU- INSIDE GUTS OF A TELEVISION CAMERA WITH IT'S VACUUM TUBES. MS- A GI WORKS A LARGE TV CAMERA ON A IT'S TRIPOD.
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CU- DECEMBER 7, 1941 HEADLINES IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICAL: EXTRA! "WAR", AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR.
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LS- FAMOUS FILM OF THE USS ARIZONA BURNING AND SINKING. MS- A RADIO ANNOUNCER STANDS BEFORE VINTAGE MIC AND BROADCASTS THE NEWS.
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MS- FAMILY SITTING IN THEIR LIVING ROOM LISTENING TO THE NEWS ON A RADIO.
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MS- MILITARY VIP'S SIT AT A TABLE AND DISCUSS TV FOR MILITYARY USE DURING WWII.
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MONTAGE- SCIENTISTS AT THE U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORP LABORATORY DO RESEARCH WORK ON TV CONTROL PANELS ARMY USE.
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MS- A MOBILE SELF POWERED AND SELF CONTAINED TV SYSTEM WHICH LOOKS LIKE A BUS, STOPS. GIS GET OUT AND SET UP A TALL ANTENNA ALONG SIDE THE UNIT.
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MS- A GI CAMERAMAN SETS UP A TV CAMERA ON A TRIPOD ATOP THE BUS AND TAKES SHOTS OF ARMY UNITS IN FIELD TRAINING. CU- TV PICTURE OF WHAT THE CAMERA SEES.
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MS- GIS SIT AT CONTROL PANELS INSIDE THE UNIT
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MS- (PAN) SIGNAL CORP PICTORIAL CENTER BUILDING IN NEW YORK CITY.
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MS- "ON THE AIR", SIGN LIGHTS UP OUTSIDE THE STUDIO. CAMERAMEN WORK IN A DARKENED ROOM. SKILLED TECHNICIANS WORK INSIDE THE CONTROL ROOM.
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MS- CAMERAMAN AND REPORTER WAIT AT A SITE FOR WORD FROM THE CONTROL ROOM TO BEGIN. CU- A SPINNING RADAR ANTENNA IS THE OPENING PICTURE.
CU- CLOSE LOOK AT LENSES ON A CAMERA IN ACTION |
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CU- DIRECTOR HOLDS A TIME CLOCK WHICH COUNTS OFF THE LAST 10 SECONDS. THE DIRECTOR POINTS TO THE ANNOUNCER TO BEGIN AND HE DOES.
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MONTAGE- CAMERMAN SHOOTS A RECOILLESS RIFLE, A FULLY EQUIPPED AMBULANCE, A MINIATURE WRIST RADIO ON GI'S WRIST AND A RADAR CONTROLLED 'SKYSWEEPER'
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CU- A TV RECORDING MACHINE.
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CU- A GI USES EARPHONES TO LISTEN TO HIS WRIST RADIO.
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MS- AN ARMY AMBULANCE WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT IT CARRIES.
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MS- A SQUAD OF GIS WAIT FOR THE CUE TO MARCH AS THE CAMERA GETS INTO PLACE. MS- A CAMERMAN TAKING PICTURES OF A 'SKYSWEEPER' ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN.
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CU- MARCHING FEET IS SUPERIMPOSED WITH A GI AT ATTENTION
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MS- 'BIG PICTURE' BUS RIDES INTO CAMP GORDON, GEORGIA. MS- A CLASSROOM FULL OF GIS SIT AT DESKS IN FRONT OF A TV AND TAKE NOTES.
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LS- (PAN FROM TOP DOWN) TV ANTENNA ATOP SOUTHEASTERN SIGNAL SCHOOLS TV BRANCH BUILDING MS- CAMERMEN TELEVISE AN INSTRUCTOR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. ONE OF THE CAMERAS ZOOMS IN,
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MS- THE PICTURE IS TRANSMITTED TO THE CLASSROOM RECEIVERS THROUGHOUT CAMP GORDON. LS- MICROWAVE TRANSMITTER HIGH ABOVE STUDIO ROOF.
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AERIAL- ROOFLESS CUBICLES WITH STUDENTS WATCHING TV INSTRUCTION IN EACH ONE.
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LS- GI STUDENTS SIT IN A LARGE AUDITORIUM AND LEARN FROM NON-TV AIDES, AN INSTRUCTOR.
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MONTAGE- STUDENTS LEARN FROM TV AND FROM INSTRUCTORS.
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MS- ARMY PSYCHOLOGISTS COMPARE NOTES INDICATING THE TV CLASSES WERE MORE PRODUCTIVE IN CERTAIN INSTRUCTION. MS- AN INSTRUCTOR ON TV TAKES APART A WEAPON ANOTHER DEMONSTRATES THE PHONETIC ALPHABETS ON A TV SCREEN.
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CU- SMALL COMPACT TV CAMERA FOR USE IN TEACHING IS SHOWN. GI OPENS IT TO SHOW ITS GUTS AND SMALL ADJUSTMENT WHEEL. PAN TO OCCILATORS.
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MS- GI PSYCHOLOGISTS CHECK STACKS OF DOCUMENTS ON PIGEON HOLED SHELVES COVERING A WALL ALL DEALING WITH A STUDY OF TV TRAINING
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CU- INSTRUCTORS ON TV SHOW THE FUNCTION AND USE A LIGHT MACHINE-GUN AND THE USE OF CONTOUR LINES IN MAP READING.
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MS- A TECHNICIAN AT THE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND SHOWS HOW TO DRILL THROUGH A DUD SHELL TO REMOVE THE FUSE.
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MS- THE TECHNICIAN LEAVES THE SHOP AND WITH THE USE OF A TV CAMERA, HE DRILLS THE FUSE BY REMOTE CONTROL, OUTSIDE THE SHOP.
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CU- IN ANOTHER BAY A TV CAMERA TAKES A CLOSE VIEW OF A FUSE BEING REMOVED FROM SHELL BY REMOTE CONTROL AND A SHELL BEING SAWED APART.
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CU- A THICK PROTECTIVE SHELL IS WRAPPED AREOND THE CAMERA TO PROTECT IT IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG.
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CU- A GI ON 'BATTLEFIELD' IN NORTH CAROLINA CRAWLS TOWARDS THE CAMERA AS TROOPS SIMULATE THE INVASION OF THE U.S.
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0 PARATROOPS BOARD TRANSPORT PLANES TO MEET THE 'ENEMY'. MS- THE 280MM ATOMIC CANNON IS READIED, THE 'CORPORAL' AND THE 'HONEST JOHN' MISSILES ARE READY FOR FIRING. MS- ALSO READY FOR ACTION IS THE SIGNAL CORPS MOBILE TV UNIT.
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MS- CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL MATTHEW RIDGEWAY IS BRIEFED BY MANEUVER DIRECTOR LT. GENERAL BOWLING AS PARATROOPS FALL FROM THE SKY.
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MS- SEVERAL MILES AWAY OBSERVERS ARE GETTING A FIRST CLASS VIEW OF THE MANEUVERS ON A TV SCREEN
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MS- A TV CAMERA IN THE FOREGROUND TAKES PICTURES OF PARATROOPS DESCENDING IN THE DISTANCE.
MS- HIGH RANKING OBSERVERS WATCH TV FROM THE WAR ROOM. |
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MS- A GI STICKS HIS HEAD OUT OF A CAUMOFLAGED TENT AND CALLS ON HIS PHONE FOR RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT OVER THE BATTLE ZONE. LS- A LIGHTPLANE FLYS OVER AND TELEVISES THE ENEMY AREA.
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CU- A COMBAT TV CAMERMAN TAKES GROUND VIEW SHOTS OF THE ACTION OF THE INFANTRYMAN. MS- A GI ATOP THE MOBILE UNIT POINTS AN ANTENNA TOWARDS THE COMBAT CAMERMAN'S SITE.
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