Oct. 30, 1964 - On Wednesday evening and last night, Electronovision — a process used by producer and entrepreneur Bill Sargent Jr. which uses high-resolution videotape which is then transferred to film via kinescope for theatrical release — shot its second production in Santa Monica, Calif.
Tentatively titled “Teen-Age Command Performance,” it was a 100-minute music show featuring top recording favorites — James Brown (pictured), the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, the Supremes, the Miracles, Lesley Gore, Marvin Gaye, Jan and Dean (who emceed the event), and others — performing before live audiences at the Civic Auditorium. Free tickets were distributed to local high school students.
Throughout the show, a variety of go-go dancers performed in the background or beside the performers, under the direction of choreographer David Winters.
“We paid for the rights to film the show,” Sargent explained, “which we are doing as a tie-in with TAMI — Teen-Age Awards Music International. Our plan was to screen it in 35 branch film exchanges — via closed circuit — the day after we shot it. This was to enable exhibitors to know exactly what they will be getting.
“The picture will be released during the Christmas holidays to run for 11 days at pre-matinees only.” Sargent insisted there would be no difficulty in lining up 1,000 theaters in North America for the duration.
Youngsters who attend will find an IBM ballot on their tickets enabling them to vote for their favorite performers, with the winners to be announced on a telecast next March.
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