Office Courtesy: Meeting the Public
Office Courtesy: Meeting the Public is a short film from 1952 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Dramatizes techniques for office workers in meeting and working with persons outside the company, face to face and over the phone. Stresses courtesy. A secretary discovers how to make her job more enjoyable.
Great footage of office workers and secretaries. 14:41:03:03 Shot reverse shot sequence CU brunette woman with red lipstick with upset face; CU angry man with moustache talking into camera; CU woman upset defending herself; CU hand angrily smacking wood counter of desk; CU angry man aggressively speaking into camera, then he moves into extreme CU of his eyes.
14:43:21:20 Young woman sits down in chair speaking to woman in kitchen; woman picks up magazine and stoops in chair as camera slowly zooms on her yawning flipping through pages then falls asleep.
14:44:11:28 [Dream sequence] CU woman s foot in black high heeled shoe tapping on floor, camera pans up woman in red dress, hesitates on her fingers tapping on chair s armrest, then up to anxious woman whispering something to the woman seated next to her in the waiting room.
14:46:36:07 Indignant woman in red dress and red hat stands up from waiting room chair to ask secretary a question; low-angle woman about to ask secretary question, woman recoils in shock covering her mouth, CU same woman as the secretary dressed in black stands up with arms crossed, women in red looks shocked as she sees herself.
14:47:00:06 Out of focus CU woman asleep in chair; image focuses as camera pans back and woman in apron shakes woman s shoulder to awake her.
14:48:40:27 Great shot of secretary in gray sweater at typewriter, stops to put a stick of chewing gum in her mouth; boss enters rooms; CU woman swallows piece of gum and gives wry smile.
14:50:17:17 CU black phone ringing, secretary answers phone Mr. Thompson s office , women takes out not pad and writes down a note; CU While You Were Out notepad and woman writing note in cursive in pen.| Office Courtesy: Meeting the Public | |
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| Produced by | Encyclopaedia Britannica Films |
Production company | Encyclopaedia Britannica Films |
| Distributed by | Encyclopaedia Britannica Films |
Release date | 1952 |
Running time | 11:35 |
| Language | English |
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