American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1926)

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Eighteen AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER November, 1926 HERFORD TYNES COWLING A. S. C. FREE LANCE CAMERA SPECIALIST AKELEY— EYEMO Bell and Howell Complete Equipments Extra Assignments Solicited 114 Market St. SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA Tel. Suffolk 556-J Care Ewing Galloway 15— East 40th St. New York City Tel. Maury Hill 4711 FOR RENT Two Bell & Howell Cameras — 40, 50, 75 mm. lenses. Thalhammer Iris. Jeanne Trebaol, 10042 Stilson Ave., corner of Clarington, Palms, Calif. Phone: Culver City 3243. PARIS RENE BERLIN <8> GUISSART <5> BRUSSELS # BUDAPEST # Atmospheric Shots in Any <8> Part of Europe VIENNA GENEVA Taken according to your own instruc ROME tions in an artistic CAIRO # manner to match the photography of your <G> MADRID production. ATHENS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENT IN EUROPE FOR: LISBON American Society of ALGIERS # Cine mat ographers; # Frank D. Williams JERUSALEM ETC. 0 1 1 8 Avenue des Champs-Elysees PARIS LONDON Cable Address: LOUVERANDE-PARIS ETC. EDITING AMATEUR FILMS (Continued from Page 9) Leave one or two frames before this and cut the balance way. After the car comes to a stop there will be a brief pause before the people alight. If this pause amounts to more than two frames, cut the balance away. Continue this procedure for each scene cutting away every inch of film that lacks action. This is slow work but the results will amply repay you for the time and trouble that you made during the projection of the reel. Bear in mind that you only do your cutting and editing once — after that you will show your films many many times. Sequence Scenes that are out of their proper order should be bodily cut away, and after carefully editing they should be spliced back into their correct position. Make your scenes follow each other in a logical sequence even if they were not taken that way originally. Photographical defects such as under-exposure and over-exposure should also be edited out. Blurred scenes caused by too rapid motion close to the camera should also be cut away Remember it is far better to show a short pleasing reel than it is to show a long reel full of waits and delays and photographical defects. After you have completely gone through the reel, you are ready to project it once more. Note the improvement. It will surprise even yourself. Perhaps in the editing process you skipped a scene. Stop your projector at once and cut it properly right then and there. Don't slop through this work and think that a particular scene will get by without editing. Rarely is a scene so perfect that you can project it just as it comes out of the camera. Editing at best is slow tedious nerve-racking work. Take your time, be patient and you will find the results well worth while. David Abel, A.S.C., is photographing "Wolf's Clothing," a Warner Bros, production starring Monte Blue. uu^