4.
To make a quickie 16-mm sound motion picture in black and white
5.
To provid@facilities and aid to the scientific staffs of the LASL
6.
To store, issue, process, and account for technical documentary
of each LASL test during the operation,
and DOD programs in the processing of photographic records.
and, in some cases, scientific record film in accordance with security and
classification instructions.
These responsibilities were fulfilled. To implement the coverage
twelve men from Los Alamos were phased at six-week periods into and out
of the FA. Ten military photographers were assigned to TU-8 as well.
Equipment was taken from Los Alamos and rented from other sources
in the U. S., which enabled the quickie motion pictures to be completely
finished at Eniwetok. The facility was extended to UCRL as well. These
quickies were delivered in the main within the required D + 4 deadline to
JTF 7 forward.
Photographers to help in, or take charge of, scientific record proces~_
sing were provided for Programs 10, 13, and 16.
The following is a summary of work performed. Obviously much more
will be done in the U. S. before final reports are finished.
2400 documentary photographic negatives were made.
5000 4 x 5 inch prints from above negatives were printed.
750 orders were accepted for processing.
§000 prints, including prints from a large number of aerial negatives,
were made.
125 copy negatives were made.
3000 prints were made from these negatives.
15,500 ft of 16-mm negative was processed.
This includes the as-
sembly record footage as well as quickie footage.
4000 ft of 16-mm negative was processed for UCRL.
20,000 ft of working print was printed and processed.
26,000 ft of final release print was printed and processed.
4.9
TASK UNIT 9, UCRL DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
TU-9 is comprised of members of the Graphic Arts Department of
UCRL. This group serves to provide continued photographic support for
the scientific programs of UCRL from Livermore into the FA.
The primary objectives of this group are the following:
1.
Produce and deliver in the field to CJTF 7, seven Top Secret
10-min sound 16-mm film reports on the current series of devices designed,
developed, and tested during the operation by UCRL.
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Each production
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