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Title
From Pencil to Press: A training film on the production of the California Future Farmers Magazine
Contributing Institution
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Collection
California Revealed from California Polytechnic State University Special Collections and Archives, San Luis Obispo
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by James N. Behse. James N. Behse has given Cal Poly permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
The film is a student's Senior Project, documenting the printing process involved for the state's premiere agricultural education publication. </br> [00:00:16] Title Card </br> [00:00:52] Introductory summary </br> [00:01:19] View of a city street in Turlock, CA </br> [00:01:36] Turlock High School </br> [00:02:10] Several future farmer students enter a classroom </br> [00:03:05] Chapter reporter takes notes on a meeting </br> [00:03:51] Chapter reporter takes notes to Turlock Journal meeting </br> [00:04:35] Future Farmer Junior Exhibit of dairy cows </br> [00:05:33] Reporter takes story to newspaper editor </br> [00:06:12] Chapter Reporter goes to KTUR radio station and reads a broadcast </br> [00:06:55] Lindskoog Turkey Hatchery owner interviewed </br> [00:07:32] Reporter takes photograph for magazine publication </br> [00:07:50] Reporter mails photos off to magazines </br> [00:08:43] Cal Poly Administration Building and Coomber's office </br> [00:09:02] Coomber examines photo and article, then writes copy </br> [00:10:54] Coomber mails copy and engraving notes to the printer </br> [00:11:12] Production manager of Future Farmer Magazine receives copy </br> [00:12:00] Typesetting process begins </br> [00:12:45] Typesetting continues with narration on specific detail </br> [00:15:57] Printer takes type to be proofread </br> [00:17:00] Printer casts first proof </br> [00:17:40] Second printer makes corrections </br> [00:20:10] Proofing process finalized </br> [00:20:40] Coomber cuts proof into columns for layout </br> [00:22:13] Students arrange type into layout </br> [00:24:16] Page proof set and run </br> [00:24:00] Stonehead makes a dummy magazine </br> [00:26:36] Gutters measured and margins laid out </br> [00:28:36] Pressman checks form integrity and carries it to press </br> [00:30:52] First printing, pressman checks type height </br> [00:31:58] Make-ready sheet prepared </br> [00:33:35] Pressman uses the automatic press to print the pages </br> [00:34:55] Press gets up to full speed after adjustments are made </br> [00:36:00] Shots of two presses running at full speed </br> [00:37:40] Sheets are jogged </br> [00:38:08] Folding machine shown in action </br> [00:40:00] Collating shown done by hand </br> [00:41:50] Magazines are jogged into piles of 25 </br> [00:42:55] Paper cutter shown at work </br> [00:43:30] Women collect issues together to deliver </br> [00:44:00] Ending summary </br>
Type
moving image
Format
Master
Print
16mm film
Extent
2 Reels of 2
Identifier
Dexter, Bin 8, left loose on fourth shelf; ua-sel_00000284
cslusp_000036
Subject
Autumn
Provenance
California Polytechnic State University Special Collections and Archives, San Luis Obispo
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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