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AMERICAN
Cinematographer
January, 1959 • Vol. 40, No. 1
ARTHUR E. GAVIN
Editor
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Marion Hutchins
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Derek Hill Joseph Henry Clifford Harrington Joseph V. Mascelli Herb Lightman
TECHNICAL EDITOR
Emery Huse
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Burnett Guffey. A.S.C.
W. Wallace Kelley, A.S.C. Arthur Edeson, A.S.C. Arthur Miller, A.S.C.
Hal Mohr, A.S.C.
Ray Rennahan, A.S.C.
Hal Rosson, A.S.C.
John Seitz, A.S.C.
Lester Shorr, A.S.C.
ON THE COVER
FILMING A "TWO-SHOT" for Banner Productions' television film series "Night Court," staged and filmed in Hollywood. Directing the photography is William F. Whitley, A.S.C., third from left. Joseph V. Mascelli tells how this successful new TV show is photographed beginning on page 32 of this issue.
• In This Issue
FILMING COURTROOM DRAMAS FOR TELEVISION
Format used in photographing “Night Court'’
may be film’s anstver to video tape. — By Joseph V. Mascelli.
DO-IT-YOURSELF SOUND RECORDING
IIow to select the right microphone for magnetic sound recording told by Allen Jacobs.
ANIMATED FILM TECHNIQUES — PART VI
The cleaning-up and in-between processes that precedes the inking and painting steps.
EXPOSURE METER FOR HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY
Fairchild-designed spot meter reads light level of limited areas from camera position.
CAMERETTE DOUBLE-SYSTEM 16/35MM SOUND CAMERA
An ideal picture and sound recording unit for newsreel and documentary film production.
READY TO EDIT YOUR FILM?
Some practical tips for the semi-professional about to cut and edit his first serious 16mm film.
WIDE-SCREEN IN SIXTEEN
Hotv anamorphic ivide-screen photography can add extra entertainment value to any 16mm motion picture subject.
IMPORTANCE OF VARIABLE SHUTTER
Important camera feature provides still camera exposure control in poor light plus ability to shoot fast action without blurred images. — By John Forbes.
• Features
INDUSTRY NEWS
News briefs of industry activities, products and progress.
PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENTS
Where and what TV and feature film photographers were shooting last month.
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Reader’s questions are answered by experts in the Hollywood motion picture industry.
WHAT’S NEW IN EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES, SERVICES
New equipment for makers of motion pictures.
HOLLYWOOD BULLETIN BOARD
News and pictures about A.S.C. doings, its members, and industry personalities.
ROSTER OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS
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EDITORIAL AND B’JSINESS OFFICE; 1782 NORTH ORANGE DRIVE, HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIFORNIA. TELEPHONE: HOLLYWOOD 7-2135. AMERICAN CINE/WATOGRAPHER. established 1920, is published monthly by the A. S. C. Agency, Inc, 1782 N. Orange Dr., Hollywood 28, Calif. SUBSCRIPTION: United States and Canada. $4.00 per year; Foreign, including Pan-American Union, $5.00 pei year. Single copies 35 cents; back numbers 40 cents; foreign single copies, 40 cents; back numbers, 45 cents. Advertising rates on application. Copyright 1959 by A. S. C. Agency, me. Second-class postage paid at Los Angeles, California.
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