In the "Movies"

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 14, 19 October 1928, Page 6

In the "Movies"

Experience at 3YA

[XN STHAD of being a_ broadcasting station, 3YA studio might easily have been mistaken for a corner in lollywood one day last week. A mov ing picture man was there busily arranging scenes and taking shots in the. most approved style. The film is to form part of a reel which the Govern rent Publicity Department has beer

making of Christchurch. In this pic ture, in which pretty glimpses of the Avon will be featured, the graceful towers of 3YA will form an impressive sight in their pretty arboreal setting The outside view of the station will then fade away, and in its place will appear the glass doors of "SYA studio." Then there will be another "fade" (aterm common to both radio and moving pictures!), and the theatre audience will see an art'st actually singing

at 8YA. Then will be segn a lady at home tuning in her set and listeningin to the artist whose face will appear in the loudspeaker. The photograph reproduced above shows some of the staff. of 3YA-who know more about producing radio provrammes than about arranging and -:king moving’ pictures- keenly ‘inter-

ested in the "shooting’’ vf one of the station’s "star" artists. From left to right those in the photograph are: Mr. ©. 8. Booth (announcer), Mr. J..M. Bingham (chief engineer), Mr. L. Slade (station manager), Mr. ©. S. Bell (programme organiser), Mr. Bierre (Government photograpier ), Miss A. Warren (studio pianiste), at the grand piano in the background, and Mrs. Claris Shaw (one of 3YA’s finest sopranos).