| Craftsmanship and Automation | ||
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| Catalog #: | 447132 | |
| Clip Number: | 447132-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 1475 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Book Manufacturing Plant | |
| Year Shot: | 1961 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Bookbinding | |
| Description: | ON PREVIEW CASS NO. 98619. The production and manufacturing of World Book encyclopedias... opens with two kids at home, opening a box of encylopedias as Mom watches on... CU of an row of encyclopedias with images of warehouse printing materials and manpower superimposed over it... every aspect of the bookmaking process is depicted and described (except the writing part of course): proofing, galley proofing, gilding, binding, sewing, inspecting, and so on..... MS of two men inspecting a large scale color proof in the quality room... LS's of assembly line printing machines (well, all production machines involved are shown)... MS's of women inspecting the books and men packing them... LS of man writing on a palette on a forklift then hauls it to an exterior warehouse.... recap at the end. There are two available answer prints: WPA 1475 and WPA 1475A. | |
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