13163_25344_telegram1
1963
Segment featuring telecommunication technologies and operations.Opens with a long shot of a ship’s mast with what looks like satellites spinning, projected from the mast’s sides. Then a medium shot of one of the devices as it spins. Cut to a medium shot of a man steering the boat with a shirt and hat that read “Italia”. Cut to a medium shot of a man on a phone working with devices on the ship. Medium shot of a balding man in glasses working with machinery at a desk, tapping a device which beeps out his transmission. Long shot of the ship’s profile in the sea. Cut to a long shot of a plane turning on a runway and then a medium shot to a close up of a man in the cockpit speaking into his headphone. Then medium shot of men in control room with tv, large windows and equipment. Close up shot of a pilot’s hand on the landing lever as he pushes it up in the cock pit. Close up of pilot’s face. Back to his hands steering. Close up of a woman’s hand using a spinning dial (as from a telephone) which is attached to a typewriter. Medium shot of her sitting in front of typewriter telegram dialing. Close up of her face then her hands typing. Paper begins to be printed out from the typewriter that she isn’t writing -- information from the plane previously shown. Cut to a different telegram typewriter printing out text. Then a medium-long shot of an office full of these devices with men in work clothes reading the papers. Long shot of an office with people working at the devices. Medium shot of man at a desk speaking on the phone. Cut to a shot of many woman in a row working on typewriters. Close up of text being printed onto paper from typewriter. Back to man on phone. Close up of his information being typed up. Close up of a woman’s hand and then woman answering a phone. She speaks as camera cuts to a longer shot of her sitting in living room on phone.