| SOUND TESTS IN FLATS Department of Scientific and Industrial Research test noise levels inside London flats. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7142 |
| Catalog #: | 24961 | |
| Clip Number: | 24961-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 284 | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:53 - 01:52:24 | |
| Location: | Walthamstow, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Apartments/Flats LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London SCIENCE: Acoustics SCIENCE: Experiments | |
| Description: | Sound tests in flats Walthamstow, London. M/S two men walking to van. C/U men entering van. C/U sign on side of van: "Department of Scientific and Industrial Research". M/S woman in room opening door to man with microphone - he is a sound engineer. He places microphone in centre of room. C/U two men with mike. M/S two sound engineers entering room upstairs carrying case of sound effects instruments. They place the instruments on floor. C/U man speaking into intercom (natural sound): "Could we have footsteps machine, please?". We hear reply: "O.K.". C/U footsteps machine at work (makes thumping sound on floor). C/U two men looking at machine in action. M/S sitting in chair down stairs knitting, she looks up. C/U lampshade shaking. M/S, inside van, sound engineers looking at instruments. C/U dials. M/S engineers working. M/S footsteps machine working. M/S instruments showing oscillation. M/S man walking from instruments to table. C/U man writing notes. C/U footsteps machine. C/U man in room looking up, shrugging shoulders and settling down to read newspaper. Good view block of flats. | |
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