| BEHIND THE CABLE Transcribing Cable Message | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 6711 | |
| Catalog #: | 372394 | |
| Clip Number: | 372394-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 39 | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:23 - 01:42:35 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Telegraph LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK | |
| Description: | "Behind the Cable": Sending a Cable across the Atlantic Ocean. Communication technology in action - cables which span the Atlantic and a "siphon recorder". CU "sipon recorder" machine w/ a needle making jagged line on a moving piece of tape, like a polygraph. ECU same. MS cable transcriber sits at typewriter while 4 other men gather around him watching as he translates the message from the tape and puts it into words. ECU the tape w/ jagged message moves along a special track just above the keyboard of his typewriter; can also see his fingers typing and the paper. ECU shot of the tape alone moving past to left on a black BG. MCU man at typewriter. MS back diag. view of man typing; pan downward to show a huge pile of tape - 6000 yards of it - tangled on the floor. Communications, skills, workers, transcription | |
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