| Belmont Bank | ||
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| Catalog #: | 446910 | |
| Clip Number: | 446910-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 1434 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Chicago, IL | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BUSINESS: Banks | |
| Description: | ON PREVIEW CASS #98276 This educational commercial about/for Belmont National Bank of Chicago opens w/ a tight LS of an open vault door which pans L to reveal a young couple pass a guard and enters the vault. Other shots include... low angle tight MS of Belmont and Clark street signs against a cloudless afternoon sky... tight LS of exterior bank building (includes flashing "Bank" sign)... MS of customers entering bank... MS of bank teller operating a manual cash machine.... a montage concerning the loan office... tight LS of bank workers behind the scenes.... wide LS exterior of bank,cut to tighter LS, cut to MS (all on busy morning). There is a brief description of bank operations and how Belmont operates comparitively. Also note that all the tellers and behind scenes workers are female while the loan department and other executive branches are male dominated. Also note that the 3 step process has been implimented for amazing color saturation and shadow depth (similar to Technicolor). | |
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