NIGHT OUT FOR CAMERAMEN

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32252, 21 March 1970, Page 3

NIGHT OUT FOR CAMERAMEN

It was an evening of camera callisthenics on Thursday, the main contributions coming from the “H. Andrew Williams’s Kaleidoscope Company” and from “The Bold Ones.” It was by no means a dull eveniig, although some of it must have left viewers a little dizzy.

The psychedelic designs which swam through the screen for a considerable period at the beginning of the Andy Williams spectacular were novel, and would no doubt have been more appealing to the eye if they had been seen in colour, in which the film was made. But in black and white, the effect was largely lost, and became after a while simply tiring.

The extensive use of mirrors and many other effects was also unusual, but also suffered from the loss of colour. But we like Andy Williams—and are glad to

note he starts another series next week. After the spectacular photographic beginning, the Kaleidoscope Company became just another revue - type entertainment, and it was pleasant and relaxing. Simon and Garfunkel—where do these names spring from—have unusual voices, but they are easy to listen to and we especially enjoyed the singing of “Scarborough Fair” with Andy Williams to make up the trio. Last week we thought “The Bold Ones” got away to a dreadfully trite and tiresome start. Thursday’s episode, this time with the three lawyers the central characters, was distinctly better, although here again a heavy load was thrown on the camera team to produce injections of drama and suspense. There was a news conference given by the wicked police lieutenant and it was done in the fashion of the genuine news clips, where the viewer is reminded that the photographer is often jostled and pushed, and can get only brief glimpses of his subject. There was a crowd scene where the restless camera roved swiftly, perhaps a little too swiftly, among the faces. And when the good young lawyer pursued his quarry down a wooden jetty, the camera became his eyes, and produced the swaying effect of running 'quite satisfactorily. Not new methods, to be sure: but not {often found in programmes of this kind. By contrast, the dead calm in the police , station when the innocent parties were taken there by 'police officers determined to convict them was highly effective, through complete lack of effects.—PANDOßA

CHTV3 SATURDAY 2.00 p.m.: Headline news. 2.03: Athletics—final Commonwealth Games trials. 4.00: I Dream of Jeannie—“ Divorce Genie Style.” 4.30: Athletics. 4.46: Bonanza—“ Walter and the Outlaws.” 5.36: Headline news, weather. 5.38: Skippy—“ Sports Car Rally.” 6.05: Freewheelers—“ Recipe for Danger"—fourth of four parts. 6.33: Gentle Ben—“ The Haunted Castle.” 7.00: Net work news. 7.15: Weather. Local news. 7.25: Living in New Zealand 7.42: Note for Note—musical quiz. 8.11: This is Tom Jones (final). 9.08: Newsbrief. 9.10: Film (1962): “The Interns" (Michael Callan, Cliff Robertson, Neil Adams, James MacArthur and Stephanie Powers). 11.19: Late news, weather. 11.21: The F B I.—“ Quantico.” 4* 4 SUNDAY 2.00 p.m.: Headline news. 2.03: Flight South-r-documentary (repeat). 3.00: Royal Visit—the New Zealand Maori welcome to the Royal Family at Gisborne. 4.35: World in Action—“A Welcome in the Hillsides.” The South African Rugby team in Wales 5.00: Recital by Jacqueline du Pre (ce)lo) with Iris du Pre (piano). 1 5.14: The Growing Summer—(4) “Blood.” Children’s adventure. 5.38: Headline news, weather. 5.40: Disneyland—“ The Legend of El Blanco.” 6.30: A Life of Christ—(2) The Ministry. 7.00: Network news. 7.20: Weather. Local news. 7.28: Country Calendar. 7.45: Cilla—Cilla Black with Dusty Springfield, Georgie Fame and Tom Ward. 8.35: All Gas and Gaiters—“ The Bishop is Hospitable.” 9.05: Newsbrief. 9.07: Dr Finlay’s Casebook—“ Under the Hammer.” 9.56: Jazz Mode—popular music. 10.10: Lord Reith Looks Back —the first Director-General of the 8.8. C. talks about his life and times. First of three programmes. 11.00: Late news, weather.

:-! Impromptu, Pastorale, ;. {(Dohnanyi), Naila Waltz rj (Delibes, arr. Dohnanyi) 18.30: N.Z.B.C. Symphony

Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club Commentaries. 7.4: George Balani’s Other Show.

3ZM, CHRISTCHURCH (1400 kilocycles) 7--p.m.: The Tuneful Twenties. 8.0: Those Lazy Summer Days. 8.30: Kenny Ball Style. 9.0: Serenades for Strings. 9.30: Cliff and Odetta in Japan. 10.0: From the Hot 100.

SUNDAY NATIONAL LINK

10.50 p.m.: Royal Visit —National Church Service from St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Gisborne. 7.0: Evening Services. 8.0: Local Programmes—Musical Miniatures. 8.30: Weather and News. 8.40: Point of View. 9.00: Royal Visit Report. 9.15 The Saar Young Miners’ Choir. 9.30: Books of the Week. 10.0: Nature’s Company. 10.30: N.Z.B.C. News, Weather. 10.36: London Under the Stars. 10.49: The Epilogue for Palm Sunday. 11.15: All Night National Programme. 12.6: a.m.: Records to Remember. 1.30: Call My Bluff. 3.3: Waltz Time. 3YC, CHRISTCHURCH (960 kilocycles)

7.0: Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, under Bernard Haitinik—Symphony No. 7 in D minor (Dvorak). 7.38: Hermann Prey (baritone). Gerald Moore (piano) —Songs by Strauss. 7.53: Weller Quartet —Quartet in D, Op. 33, No. 6 (Haydn). 8.9: David Galbraith (piano)

[Orchestra Conducted by Alex Lindsay, Elisabeth Hellawell [(soprano)— Academic Festival Overture (Brahms), They Icall me Mimi (La Boheme) I (Puccini), Senza mama (Suor {Angelica) (Puccini), La I mama morta (Andrea Che-1 inier) (Giordane), O silver |moon (Russalka) (Dvorak) 9.1: The Post-War Novelists. 1 9.17: Patricia Brooks (sojprano), Lili Chookasian (contralto), George Shirley (tenor), Ronaldo Giaiotti (bass). Musica Aeterna Orchestra and Chorus under Frederic Waldman—Mass in C, Op. 86 (Beethoven). 10.1: Sigurd Rascher (saxophone). New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein Rhapsody (De-! bussy). 10.11: Marisa Robles; (harp)—Theme, Variations and Rondo Pastorale (at.tr. J. Mozart). 10.22: Henryk Szeryng (violin), Chicago{ Symphony Orchestra under Walter Hendl—Symphonic! espagnole (Lalo). 3ZB, CHRISTCHURCH j (1100 kilocycles) 7.30 p.m.: The Clitheroe! Kid. 8.2: The Swingle] Singers. 9.2: The Music of Augustin Lara. 9.45: Gray Bartlett Quintet. 10.15: Silvio de Pra and his Band. 11.45: The Epilogue. 3ZM, CHRISTCHURCH (1400 kilocycles)

7.0: p.m.: Top TV Themes. 8.0: Music from Operetta. 9.0: Leontyne Price, sings with Andre Previn. 9.30: Sunday Concert.