MAGNIFICENT NEW BELL & HOWELL FILMOSOUND, the
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Title: MAGNIFICENT NEW BELL & HOWELL FILMOSOUND, the
Reference number: 3167
Date: 1958*
Production company: Rank Organisation Cine & Photographic Division
Sound: sound
Original format: 16mm
Colour: col
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 7.03 mins
Description: Promotional film for the Bell & Howell Filmosound projector.
Shotlist: ocs. (0.17) c/u Bell & Howell 16mm projector; "straight line optical system;" (1.02) Projectors fitted with Mains Voltage Lamps, intertitles give detailed information about lumen output using Filmosound Models 636 and 642, and again when using "accessory" transformer with 110V or 115V lamps (1.35) lens mount; automatic loop former; mono speaker (2.14) c/u wiring inside projector; bass and treble amplifier controls; input and output sockets for sound (2.57) c/u interior of projector; v/o emphasises "easy servicing"; c/u nylon gears; induction motor'; "double action fan unit" (4.02) external controls (4.28) demonstration of use of "animation control button", to freeze frames (4.50) projection lamp replacement; condenser lens removal; demonstration of rewinding film (5.46) Filmosound in action, v/o recaps new features; The End. (7.03)