- Title: VM-298
- Summary: NON-FICTION: CAPITOL RECORDS: BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF CAPITOL RECORDS. DETAILED DOCUMENT OF THE PRESSING AND MANUFACTURING OF 78 RPM RECORDS.
- Description:01:08:08 - CU NEON SIGN ABOVE STORE: "WORLD'S LARGEST SERVE YOURSELF RECORD DEPARTMENT" 01:08:13 - PEOPLE LINE UP TO PAY FOR CHANCE TO MAKE & HEAR RECORDS 01:08:24 - MAN & WOMAN IN LISTENING BOOTH SWAY TO MUSIC 01:08:57 - CU INTERVIEWER WITH HAND MICROPHONE TALKS TO YOGI YORGENSON 01:10:22 - INTERVIEWER TALKS TO JIM BAYLISS, GENERAL PLANT MANAGER OF CAPITOL 01:10:51 - CU ENGINEER AT CONTROLS IN RECORDING STUDIO 01:11:41 - INTERVIEWER IS INTRODUCED TO ENGINEER BY PLANT MANAGER 01:11:56 - CU CONTROL PANEL, KNOBS & METERS IS EXPLAINED 01:12:51 - CU AMPLIFIER CONTROL PANEL 01:13:42 - INTERVIEW WITH ENGINEER, EXPLAINS TAPE RECORDER EDITING 01:14:22 - CU ROLLS OF TAPE-ON TAPE-RECORDER WITH HANDS ON CONTROLS 01:14:43 - CU TAPE IS CUT & SPLICED TO REMOVE UNWANTED MISTAKES 01:16:13 - CU TAPE RECORDER PLAYING. REVERBERATIONS ARE ADDED TO VOICE 01:17:00 - PLANT MANAGER SHOWS INTERVIEWER SOUND TRACK EQUIPMENT 01:17:42 - CU NEEDLE ON SOUND METERS MOVES BACK & FORTH TO SOUND OF VOICE 01:18:49 - PAN MACHINERY CUTTING DISCS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (35, 78 & 45 RPM) 01:19:17 - CU TECHNICIAN CHECKS WIDTH OF CUT ON MICROSCOPE AS CUT IS MADE 01:19:33 - CU 45 RPM, 78 RPM MASTER BEING CUT ON MACHINE 01:20:30 - MONTAGE ITEMS USED IN MAKING OF RECORD: MAGNETIC TAPE, LACQUER MASTER, METAL MASTER, METAL MOTHER, STAMPER, UNTRIMMED RECORD & THE RECORD 01:22:02 - CU LACQUER MASTER BEING DUSTED AT FACTORY FOR PROCESSING 01:22:19 - CU WORKER WASHES LACQUER MASTER WITH SPRAYER & RINSED 01:23:01 - CU WORKER WITH RUBBER GLOVES EMERSES MASTER IN CHEMICAL & WIPES IT 01:23:20 - WORKER SPRAYS MASTER WITH SILVER 01:24:41 - MONTAGE MASTER IS PLACED IN HOLDER & PUT INTO COPPER PLATING TANK 01:25:14 - MONTAGE MASTER IS REMOVED & DRIED. TRIMMED BY WORKER 01:25:39 - CU METAL DISC IS SEPARATED FROM LACQUER MASTER PRODUCING METAL MASTER 01:26:14 - MONTAGE MAKING OF MOTHER, THEN STAMPER. INTO PRESS & FINALLY THE RECORD
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1950
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: VM-298