Pulse was a public affairs program produced and hosted by Austin television personality Carolyn Jackson for Austin’s Channel 42, KBVO-TV. In this episode, broadcast on April 3, 1984, Jackson speaks with Texas Film Commission Assistant Director Dana Shelton about the growth of the Texas film industry. Shelton discusses how Austin joining Dallas and Houston as a film production hub. He also talks about the three major motion pictures shot in Texas the previous year: Terms of Endearment, Tender Mercies, and Silkwood.