American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1963)

• 8819 SOL INI D! CRISP CLEAR AND LIGHT (IN WEIGHT) 16mm MAGNASYNC RECORDER MODEL X-400 TYPE 15 is especially designed for servicing “On-fhe-Go" producers who prefer every¬ thing in one case — playback power amplifier, monitor loudspeaker, recorder, footage counter, rewind, torque motors — an ALL-IN-ONE magnaphonic sound system (5.M.P.T.E. standard performance) com¬ plete in a single easy-to-carry case. Will accommodate standard 1200 foot film reels. Write for illustrated brochure. PRICED ONLY $1385 Model X-400 for extra lightweight portability, from $1190 S.O.S. carries the complete line of Magnasync recording systems. St) \ PHOTO-flNF-nDTin Inr 602 West 52nd s,‘ New York i9— pLaz° 7-0440 * llwlV VlnL wl I IVjf Western Bianch: 6331 Holly'd Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. * >• SEE OFFERINGS OF EXTRA-SPECIAL VALUES ON PAGES 138, 140 and 144 ■< This is the latest IMPROVED CINEKAD JUNIOR DOLLY Used Nationally by Discriminating Cameramen This 3-Wheef Collapsible Dolly Is especially designed to meet the demand for con¬ venient mobility of cameras on location or in the studio. The new model instead of the 4" wheels is constructed with 5" heavy duty rubber-tired swivel wheels. Write for more details and prices. CINEKAD ENGINEERING CO. 763 10th Ave., N.Y., N.Y., PLaza 7-3511 r — FOR MORE INFORMATION about products or serv¬ ices advertised in this issue 9 use the convenient postagepaid inquiry card facing the last page . Simply fill it out and mail. We’ll do the rest . —AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER l _ _ _ _ _ j positives are also made for scenes to he optically printed.) Color I nter negative: A 35mm color internegative may be ordered, to be used in 35mm contact or 16mm reduc¬ tion release printing, or a 16mm re¬ duction color internegative for 16mm contact release printing. (If B/W prints are required, for best results a B&W panchromatic fine grain positive should be made from the color negative. From this either a 35mm or 16mm re¬ duction B&W dupe negative can he made at this stage.) Color internegatives may he made also from 35mm separation positives, the original 35mm intermediate posi¬ tive material. However, the interpositive has practically replaced the three-strip positive separations process. First T rial from Internegative ( or from Dupe Negative) : This is the last stage on the laboratory production line prior to release printing. Since new stages and materials have come in since a first trial was made from the 35mm cut color negative, a new ‘‘proof’ should be struck off for final approval. This will be any one (or several) of various things — 35mm or 16mm color print from 35mm color internegative, 16mm color from 16mm color inter¬ negative, 35mm or 16mm B&W from 35mm B&W dupe negative, a 16mm B&W from 16mm B&W dupe negative. Release Prints: This, as may be noted from Flow Chart No. 9 at the begin¬ ning of this article, is where we’ve been heading. After the final approval of a trial print is received, the lab is ready to roll on the release printing order — 35mm or 16mm, color or blackand-white. The increasing use of 35mm color film, especially in many of the newer TV film series, has brought with it in¬ creasing demand for blowing up 16mm color to 35mm. Can 16mm be blown up to 35mm color successfully? Yes, if the 16mm original color film is well ex¬ posed with both good definition and color saturation. General has handled a number of such orders in recent months, with 16mm Ektachrome edited in A roll, or A and B rolls, optically printed to a 35mm color negative. The orders included theatrical release, in¬ dustrial films, and other non-theatrical materials. In all cases, liquid gate printing was utilized in making the 35mm color negative. We should caution, however, that 16to-35 blow-up is not the preferred way 176 AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, MARCH, 1963