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Film, Video Radio and television

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Title

  • Radio and television

Summary

  • An analysis of the radio industry from the vocational guidance standpoint is given, and the fundamental principles of television are described briefly. A brief history of radio, its current importance, and the importance of allied inventions such as the sound motion picture, wirephoto, and public address systems are outlined. Jobs in the radio industry like engineer, wireless operator, studio technician, salesman, and station executive and those in set manufacturing and program production are detailed along with their necessary qualifications. The film emphasizes the importance of attending an accredited school, developing a strong foundation in science and mathematics, and obtaining electrical engineering training.

Names

  • Twogood, Arthur P., author, copyright claimant
  • Vocational Guidance Films, inc., presenter
  • Burton Holmes Films (Chicago, Ill.), production company
  • Carl F. Mahnke Productions, film distributor

Created / Published

  • United States : Carl F. Mahnke Productions, 1940.

Headings

  • -  Radio--Vocational guidance
  • -  Television--Vocational guidance

Genre

  • Educational films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  MP10202 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Arthur P. Twogood; 1Apr40; MP10202.
  • -  Parts of summary from Educational film guide and Educational theatre journal.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1940-1949, p. 349, viewed September 27, 2023 via the Internet Archive; Educational film guide, 1953, p. 558, viewed online September 27, 2023 via Media History Digital Library; Educational theatre journal, December 1950, v. 2, no. 4, p. 357, viewed online September 27, 2023 via JSTOR.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (11 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • MacDonald (J. Fred and Leslie W.) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023600458

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Twogood, Arthur P., Author, Copyright Claimant, Inc Vocational Guidance Films, and Film Distributor Carl F. Mahnke Productions. Radio and Television. produceds by Burton Holmes Films Uction Company United States: Carl F. Mahnke Productions, 1940. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600458/.

APA citation style:

Twogood, A. P., Vocational Guidance Films, I. & Carl F. Mahnke Productions, F. D. (1940) Radio and Television. Burton Holmes Films Uction Company, prod United States: Carl F. Mahnke Productions. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600458/.

MLA citation style:

Twogood, Arthur P., Author, Copyright Claimant, Inc Vocational Guidance Films, and Film Distributor Carl F. Mahnke Productions. Radio and Television. prod by Burton Holmes Films Uction Company United States: Carl F. Mahnke Productions, 1940. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023600458/>.