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public events and information all programs module de head Sunday afternoon at 1 o clock there will be a news roundup at 2 and at 3 a holiday parade this is the story of the program's they all begin with planning Monday 6 days before the musical show the writer meets with the program manager for this Sunday's big number they're planning a polka dance the writer puts their ideas into a script describing sound and picture from the finished script the director plans the actual performance it will be in this studio he plans the dance in a mountain village setting starting with a special house further planning is done for the sets the costumes and the music the program costs are added up and listed in a budget the station itself pays for some programs for others the program manager gets the budget money from a sponsor sponsors use television to advertise their products such as meet the program manager believes the advertiser will buy the musical program if the price is all right by Wednesday afternoon the planning of the musical show is complete on Thursday the remote truck a television station on wheels is prepared to cover the holiday parade remote trucks cover events away from the home station three days before the Sunday show the parade route is checked on a map the big color cameras are tested the parade plans and equipment are ready the news director and staff begin preparing their program on Friday by teletype machine they receive national news with cameraman and reporters they cover up local news unexpected emergency events are handled by fast-moving equipment such as this telecom turn a flying television unit in the station's film library background news film is chosen the Sunday news roundup is almost ready by Friday afternoon the musical costumes have been fitted in the station's carpenter shop the set is being built in the studio the polka dance is rehearsed the choreographer is in charge of the dance all the movements are designed by the choreographer to show up well on the television screen he guides the dancers through every step of the rehearsal Saturday afternoon the remote truck leaves for the parade area early Sunday last check of equipment the crowd and the cameras are ready and waiting at the same moment in the musical show studio everyone is making final preparations the lights are controlled from a booth overlooking the stage the director shows the star how to open the show the director helps actors play their parts well next he rehearses the commercial the director controls the rehearsal from the control booth in three ways first by headphone camera sound the cameras off that bill you know how some sausage is always rosy fresh second by loudspeaker and third through in the system came again hi you know how thumbs are reads from a promoter Brett and his voice is backed up by a microphone door look kind of gray that's because if this picture enters the camera from the lentils the cameraman sees the picture on the back of the camera flipped Menzies the camera shows a wider or a closer picture only the Bethy to me goes into this means the director has special viewers call it my monitors it's made in our own sausage making establishment only the best Eastern meat goes into this mean juicy something trying tomorrow rosy fresh at your store are the dancers ready here the music also rehearsing are the two cameramen on the control booth monitors both cameras pictures are seen below the one of them televised at the moment is also seen above the director to one's camera one move or camera to by pushing a button take two by one take one fake bill red light shows the camera chosen one take one foot bath - ready - fake - that's it hold at all for while camera 2 shows all four dancers camera one moves in to pick up a pair of two cameras help keep the program varied and interesting 31 fake one ready camera too late too the rehearsal ends the performers get ready for the actual show at the same time in the film room the background news film is put on a movie projector at one o'clock the weekend news roundup goes on the air this news report is one of the program's paid for by the station as a community service the background film runs in the film room the movie projector shines directly into a television camera while the film is on the air the news director gets a flash a house is burning down the news director alerts the recording room this video tape recorder will record both picture and sound on magnetic tape the telecom 2 camera is very small the news program is interrupted and the fire goes directly on the air at the same time it is tape recorded for later news programs in five minutes the news will end and the musical will start the last touch of makeup is applied makeup helps people look natural on the screen the studio lights are warmed up the news program is ending PTO 18 standby here we go 5 4 3 2 1 then Q busy the star opens the show just as he rehearsed Engineers keep constant check on the picture and sound from the station the program goes to a transmitter and through the air into people's homes get some and try out tomorrow won't you Rosie French at your store show is almost over the stage is quickly changed for the big number now all the planning and rehearsing are put to the test - like to flip in one hold a couple ready one and take one and two ready one take one ready - and take two just as the musical ends the parade program begins television is always busy bringing information public events and entertainment to its community