- Toronto's

A... UNIQUE -.. TV

DOCUMENTARY =.’

- About three. years: ago

when. Toronto’s newest:

landmark and_ tourist -at-

_ traction — the: 1,815. foot’

- “gOmmunications tower near

' the Lakeshore — began

‘construction, some . en-.

-- terprising . film-makers.

: followed the progress of the

building from the laying of:

; foundations to the topping
off.

The ‘result —.'a. unique
record of the creation of-the
_ world’s tallest free-standing ‘
~ structure — is a half-hour
documentary entitled To the
- Top; which will be telecast
on. the CBC-TV network
“Saturday, September 18 at
730 pm.
. Featuring spectacular
aerial and ‘time-lapse
. photogra hy,. it vividly
rings to. life all the drama
- inherent in the construction
_ of this latest addition to the
Toronto skyline. Director.
- Keith: ‘Harley - and
“cameraman Peter Reid
spent much of the three
years working. in ever-
‘ narrowing: spaces as the
- gtructure aimed. further
- skyward — first through the
1,500 feet of concrete for- -
then the 300 feet of steel.
 ‘gomprising. the .com-
“munications antenna.

* To get the full impact of -

‘the dramatic growth. of the
“ tower, three fixed-position
- cameras were used for the
_ time-lapse sequences. To
“capture the - climactic

. moment when the giant —

Dr. Seuss’ The Hoober-
Bloob: Highway, the -first . ~

: ) “world-famous. .
‘children’s book author .

tory

-- Mheodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel
“has written specifically for.

-. television, will be repeated .
as an. animated special
.° “Friday, September 17. at
59:30 pam. on CBC-TV:
-.'The’ Hoober-Bloob- High-.
way is an imaginary
.~ thoroughfare down which
— new creatures are dispat-
~ched to the» world after

. having

“chief dispatcher. -The
«-seientific apparatus that
~eontrols — the
-gessions © includes a
“chometown-selection con-

:..-traption, a wheelof chance -
">: that determines what place
"the new voyager will call.
“home, and the - future-

«viewing invention that gives

2 “not-only a preview ‘of what -

will happen’ “down - there’’

_~ put ‘also a ‘last-minute. op-
os.) portunity to cancel the trip.
+ "Qld Heober-Bloob is assisted
~. by his ‘staff, consisting of
 Mini-Moons, .
-....Bleepers, Grew-Grusters, a
es )Plumpf- and © a
eo. Strumming Guitar.
Phe special is a DePatie-

“. Freleng Production, with

-. Friz Freleng and Geisel' as ~ .

“+ fhe: producers, .and David
_.-:DePatie as
producer.

nl Music for. the animated

“fantasy is by'Dean Elliott,

". with: lyries by: Dr. Seuss.

'’ Volee‘characterizations are.

vo by Bob Holt, 0 ve

ming: the main body and

. ‘been briefed on the —
_:- pros and:cons of earthbound ~~
living. by Mr. Hoober-Bloob, ~

‘priefing - |

Bloop-.
Self-

executive

helicopter Olga lifted the
antenna into place, two
cameras with telephoto
lenses were positioned on.
‘nearby buildings. -

Filming the construction
was a demanding job, says
Harley, but after reaching

‘

i er on “. Awas-bolted into place Reid.
‘the 300 ft. level he was .no-
longer nervous about height.

“The problem,’’ he says,
“was the higher we got, the
smaller the area we had to

work in.’’ When it came to .
the topping off, he and Reid.

each took a camera and

ss pISCOTH
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goopm. |
(fo 200 A.M. |
Tuesday |

climbed up inside. the an-
tenna. As the .last section.

“climbed: through. the very
- top and recorded the arrival.

of the first iron-worker, .

sharing a circle of steel only
three feet wide with him. .

over three times the height.

ae Ries qa eedoad) A) Spee arts oad at
* .
r

' As a handy. comparison
guide, the new tower stands .

of the great Pyramid ot

Cheops; is. over. 700 feet. -'
higher than the Eiffel. |
‘Tower; over 300 feet higher, .

_ ENTERTAINMENT, THE HERALD, Wed. Sept. 15, 1976, 1)

than the. Empire State .

building; andis over 500 feet -— my

higher than its nearest rival,

Moscow. -

To the Top is a West- PSEA 8
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