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switching to films as the medium by
which shows are fed to video viewers.
This important trend has been a boon
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more than a score of Hollywood's top
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Norbert Brodine, A.S.C., long one of
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EDDIE BRACKEN, who has his own television show, also heads a tele¬
vision film producing organization-Bracken Productions, Inc. Seen
here lining up his Maurer 16mm camera for a scene. Bracken is
currently producing "This Is Our House" for video.

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