The Work of the Training Film Branch, Photographic Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, U. S. Navy—An Overview
The Training Film Branch of the Navy is responsible for the procurement, production, and distribution of training films for all activities of the Navy. — The Branch (then Unit) was established, and carries on its work, according to conditions set down in a directive issued by the Secretary of the Navy on October 31, 1941. Since its establishment, the Branch has supervised the production of approximately 2000 titles covering every aspect of Naval training. — The organization of the Training Film Branch has grown from a small operational unit to a sizable activity made up of 5 sections; i. e., Procurement, Cataloguing, Distribution, Project Supervision, and Education.† At the present time, over 1100 training film titles, including both slide films and motion pictures, are in production. Two hundred persons, half of whom are officers, work for the Training Film Branch. The facilities of 50 commercial producers throughout the United States are being used in addition to the Navy's own production facilities at the Photographic Science Laboratory, Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D. C.
- Print ISSN
- 0097-5834
- Published
- 1944-02
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J07393