Walter Beyer Papers, 1935-1968

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Walter Beyer Papers, 1935-1968

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Walter Beyer (1913-1969) joined Paramount Pictures in 1952 as a special projects engineer and worked on shutter timing devices, design of stereo-camera setups, experimental stereo projection, and the development of VistaVision, Paramount's wide screen process. In 1955, he joined the staff of the Motion Picture Research Council (MPRC) and oversaw mechanical and optical design problems. He worked briefly for Review Studios before becoming head of research engineering at Universal Pictures. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, catalogs, brochures, manuals, files, and ephemera related to Beyer's career as motion picture engineer.

45 boxes (22.5 linear ft.); 3 oversize boxes

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Beyer, Walter, 1913-1969.

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Beyer came to the US from Germany in 1951; joined Paramount Pictures in 1952 as a special projects engineer and worked on shutter timing devices, design of stereo-camera setups, experimental stereo projection, and the development of VistaVision, Paramount's wide screen process; joined staff of Motion Picture Research Council (MPRC) in 1955, and oversaw mechanical and optical design problems; later he worked briefly for Review Studios; became head of research engineering at Universal Pictures; di...

Motion Picture Research Council

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Private American research organization. From the description of Motion Picture Research Council records, 1927-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866961 ...

American society of cinematographers

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