American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1959)

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Critical moment in test of liquid propellant rocket engine is recorded by these fast moving instruments being filmed by Rocketdyne Film Unit. Rocketdyne is the largest manufacturer of liquid propellant rocket engines in the Free World. I I k r i I I The Motion Picture Unit at Rocketdyne, a division of North American Aviation, Inc., employs both 16mm and 35mm Mitchell cameras to accu¬ rately record testing of power plants for the Air Force Thor IRBM and Atlas ICBM missiles, and the Army’s Redstone medium range and Jupiter IRBM weapons. Camera dependability is of critical concern where months of preparation go into each test, and retakes are impossible. Mitchell cameras assure uniform excellence of highest film quality and trouble-free operation that no other camera can match. Other Rocketdyne films, like the full-length prize winning documentary “Road to the Stars,” demand extreme camera flexibility. Special Report films, for example, involve interior shots of plant and production lines which normally would require prohibitively expensive lighting. Mitchell cameras, with their 235 degree shutters, do this job easily with a mini¬ mum of lighting equipment. Precision Test Firing of Rocket Engine at Rocketdyne’s Pro¬ pulsion Field Laboratory is recorded by Mitchell Camera in remote 1600 acre test area in Santa Susana Mountains, California. ROCKETDYNE FILMS ROCKET ENGINE TESTS WITH MITCHELL CAMERAS Advanced Research Films Plus Top Industrial Features Filmed by 21-Man Unit To obtain information on the world’s finest motion picture cameras write today on your letterhead. Please specify your interest in literature on the Mitchell 16mm camera— or the 35mm camera. Scene from "Road to the Stars,” v/hich won the top award in the Industrial Film Produc¬ ers Association competition, shows camera unit in plant with Mitchell on track-mounted dolly. Producer-Director was Bill Adams. Camera requires great flexibility from long range to close-ups like this which shows the Mitchell shooting a precise view of panel operations in the recording center during a test. CORPORATION 666 WEST HARVARD STREET GLENDALE 4. CALIFORNIA Cable Address; "MITCAMCO” 85% of Professional Motion Pictures shown throughout the World are Filmed with Mitchell Cameras