LIGHTS Continued sidine, Buster Keaton, Cliff Arquette (Charley Weaver), Andre Baruch and many other personalities whose names and .YQi~ ariOfamili1!!:t2 million~B.e- cently, Holland-Wegman ventured into television syndication by purchasing ex- clusive rights to the man recognized by most experts as the world's greatest bgwl- er, Don Carter. A series of 65 five-minute TV bowling tip shows were produced locally for sale through a subsidiary com- pany, Saturn Productions. Another venture which holds great promise is a unique photo patrol system for race tracks. The all-electronic system was developed and perfected under the direction of Shel Holland, executive vice president, in test installations at the near- by Buffalo Raceway and Batavia Downs tracks. It features a video tape system that enables judges to review an entire race just five seconds after the horses cross the finish line. The system has just been accepted and endorsed by state and na- tional racing associations and is being sold and promoted through another wholly owned subsidiary, HoIland-Weg- man Television Inc. With the development of compact, portable, self-contained 8mm prQjectors, Holland and Wegman confidently pre- dict a big growth in the 8mm business film market. The projectors, in effect, make every salesman carrying one of these units a walking sound film studio, equipped to screen at desk-top conven- ience under normal light a brief film graphically demonstrating the construc- 20 · BUFFALO. lalll/ary,1964 tion and capabilities of a piece of heavy reputation for solid performance. The industrial equipment, a new product, or first employe to be hired by the firm, sales and marketing presentation. James I. Allan, is still on the job serving With the exception of sales promo- as production manager. Other long-time tion films, the production of "soft-sell" employes include Palll Ent and John films lor..u..'" on f.."" l"IPVi~i.~~. _-GatCl'r ~Iegt''\flflel:~, Zc.1,tlI6"_ M. count for a large part of Ho land-Weg- Pike, seDior wnter-dlrector; Jim Lmnan, man's business. Most TV stations we1- chief sound engineer; John "Bud" Bjar- come good, non-commercial films which now, art and animation director; Bill are either entertaining or have a message Nailos, a jack-of-all-trades set designer. of interest. Stations have a certain studio manager, editor and cameraman amount of free time to fill and, if ac- whose professional experience includes c'eptable film is available, most will show stints working on the sets for the Holly- it at no charge, providing there is not a wood production of "Spartacus," the "AI- direct sales message. r ~ such film pro- fred Hitchcock Presents" TV series, and duced by Hell? gman for an oil "77 Sunset Strip." Earl Rowell directs refining comr lJas -'been shown, to operations in the film processing labora- date, by ') ~aching an audi- tory, which also serves many large in- ence esti~at~iI' a~ ,u')O people. The dustrial photo departments, and com- distribl'tion and plachig ol'.ms of this mercial productions such as TV wrestling type 1~ another client sen 'ce performed films. The lab also proeesses football by the j. .:al film producers. ' movies and provides an expedited film Then" ..LOrule of thumb for esti- service for scores of high school and col- mating ..~. ~ .£osts, says Holland- lege football motion picture programs in Wegman. The we produced a 28- New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. m" ,. that was budgeted at From their oldest employe - 76- $75,\Jv" about $2,700 per minute. year-old Bill Nicholson, who came out They also nave produced a IS-minute of retirement to join the firm back in the color film, for $6,000, or about $400 per days when they cleaned Ollt the old minute. Both were researched and writ- coach house - to one of their newest. ten by the Holland-Wegman staff. One Charle's H. (Chuck) Wagner Jr., who took nearly a year to write and produce, switched from a career in advertising to the other a few weeks. Both were effec- selling for Holland-Wegman. the II-year- tive and did the job intended. Costs are old company is deeply enmeshed in the directly related to man-hours and ma- economic mainstream of the community. terials, with man-hours .accounting for It is also quickly but steadily causing an estimated 85% of production costs. more and more leading businessmen and In an industry that demands the best business enterprises to look to Buffalo as in people and ideas, Holland-Wegman a market source for services demanding has assembled a work force that has a creative, business-oriented skills. END