Television Serves Its Community Pt 1 of 2

Television Serves Its Community Pt 1 of 2 KTLA , Channel 5, Los Angeles Woman on set, men in control room; pan across monitors. Woman in front of scheduling chart chalking in schedules while looking at stills. 06:38:30 Man pours water glass, meeting to talk about polka dance, writer types script on manual typewriter. 06:39:00 Man in empty studio planning dance, sketching sets, costumes by artists; man at piano, accountant developing budget & sponsor considering. Smiling and hand shaking over desk. 06:40:28 Remote TV truck arrives and map of parade route checked, color cameras tested. 06:41:02 News room w/ teletype of United Press, talking w/ reporters. Flying television unit’s helicopter. News library & looking for background film. 06:41:47 Fitting costumes, building sets in carpentry shop, rehearsing dancers in studio w/ choreographer & pianist. 06:42:50 Remote truck to parade route & equipment set up w/ crowds lining empty streets. Larger rehearsal in studio w/ props. Setting lights. Star is walked thru by director. Commercial for sausage rehearsed w/ boom mic & camera. Prompter turned by hand. Lenses turned. 06:45:30 Dancers rehearse w/ cameras moving & backdrops moved. Switching panel shown for live editing. Various monitors shown w/ different camera feeds. Camera pans to CU of clock at noon. Television Production; Local News; 1950s Americana; Educational Film;