VISUAL MEDIA PRESENTATION FOR SENATE SELECT COMMITEE IN INTELLIGENCE STAFFERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M00004R000200030012-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 2, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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OCA FILE
OCA 87-3852
2 September 1987
SUBJECT: Visual Media Presentation for Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence Staffers
1. At the request of Mr. Edward Levine, Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence staffer, a showing of Agency
pn 2 September 1987 a
1000 in 219 Hart for Committee staffers.
Ms. Natalie Bocock.
starters who attended a or part o the presentation were
Messrs. Edward Levine, John Nelson, Britt Snider, Gary Sojka,
James Martin and Christopher Mellon and Ms. Blythe Thomas and
2. The films were selected by the staff.
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4. Mr. Levine noted that there has been an improvement in
graphics--however, not as good as he had expected--since he
last saw Agency productions approximately four years ago. He
suggested the use of three dimensional graphics. In the
discussion it was explained that production in Agency films
is not considered as important as substance because we are
commented on two problems. The Agency cannot gather its own
not interested in making the films entertaining.
material; it must use what is available through the television
networks, National Geographic, etc.. Also, it is internal
policy not to use a "talking heads" format (show narrator
reading copy); background shots must be located to complement
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5. Mr. Mellon commented that he found the film on energy
hard to follow and suggested that a format which enumerates
and analyzesbP important points would be helpful in similar
type films.
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. Mr.
Le
vine
, commenting that the senator
s are also
polic
ymakers
,
sugg
ested that a notification of
new films be
place
d in th
e
NID
or other published document.
He would like
to kn
ow in a
m
ore
timely fashion when new films
are available.
This
suggest
io
n ha
s been passed
fice of
Current
Produ
ction a
nd
Ana
lytic Support.
Senate Affairs
Office of Congressional Affairs
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