USMC 100479: Marksmanship - A path to Olympic Gold Medal
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Item Description
Title
USMC 100479: Marksmanship - A path to Olympic Gold Medal
Citation information
USMC 100479: Marksmanship - A path to Olympic Gold Medal . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
BY
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
MH-9595
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100479
Decade
1960
Date
1962
Description
This 1962 unclassified documentary short features footage of Captain W. W. McMillan's marksmanship skills, and his "Path to Olympic Gold Medal" at the 1960 Olympics. While depicting Marines caring for rifles and practicing marksmanship at large shooting ranges, the majority of the film focuses on an interview of McMillan, where he provides marksmanship instruction and demonstrates each step, focusing on fundamentals like grip, stance, stability, sighting alignment and trigger control for rapid fire shooting with pistols and revolvers. The film also features footage of McMillan at the Olympics and multiple creative "trick shots" by McMillan: teacups, poker chips, playing cards, upside down pistol shots and slight aligning with mirrors.
Location(s)
Unknown
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Sound
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
450
Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)
Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)
Language
English
Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films
Rights information
Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
06/07/2018
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
13:46
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 100479: Marksmanship - A path to Olympic Gold Medal
Citation information
USMC 100479: Marksmanship - A path to Olympic Gold Medal . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
BY
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
MH-9595
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100479
Decade
1960
Date
1962
Description
This 1962 unclassified documentary short features footage of Captain W. W. McMillan's marksmanship skills, and his "Path to Olympic Gold Medal" at the 1960 Olympics. While depicting Marines caring for rifles and practicing marksmanship at large shooting ranges, the majority of the film focuses on an interview of McMillan, where he provides marksmanship instruction and demonstrates each step, focusing on fundamentals like grip, stance, stability, sighting alignment and trigger control for rapid fire shooting with pistols and revolvers. The film also features footage of McMillan at the Olympics and multiple creative "trick shots" by McMillan: teacups, poker chips, playing cards, upside down pistol shots and slight aligning with mirrors.
Location(s)
Unknown
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Sound
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
450
Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)
Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)
Language
English
Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films
Rights information
Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
06/07/2018
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
13:46
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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