Agfa motion picture topics (Apr 1937-June 1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Agfa motion picture topics
Date:
Apr 1937-June 1940
Publisher:
Hollywood : C. King Charney, Inc.
Volume:
Agfa motion picture topics (Apr 1937-June 1940)
Leaf #:
00072
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
November 02, 2023
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AGFA ULTRA SPEED PAN Photographed by CHARLES WAITE 5:30 P.M. — f:4.5; I -20th second Ultra-Speed Pan in Newsreel Cinematosraphy A MONTH AGO, when Agfa Ultra-Speed Pan was announced in these columns, it was stated that it was in such heavy demand by the newsreel and other Cinematographers in the East that deliveries in Hollywood would be considerably delayed. It is therefore only natural to inquire what these News Cameramen are doing with the new film, and what results it is giving them. The answer can be expressed very simply: every American newsreel is using Agfa Ultra Speed Pan, and it is enabling them to film "stories" that could not have been put on the screen with ordinary emulsions. The situation is perhaps best summed up by Frederic Ullman, Jr., Vice-President of Pathe News. He recently said, "The new Agfa fast film makes an important contribution to newsreel coverage. It enables us to photograph scenes which were hitherto not recordable on film. Through its use we will be able to penetrate into remote localities which we could not have photographed without the use of cumbersome lights." A glance at even a partial list of the outstanding newsreel subjects filmed on Agfa Ultra Speed Pan confirms Mr. Ullman's statement. His own reel, Pathe Page Ten