American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1963)

HOLLYWOOD BULLETIN BOARD News briefs about the A.S.C., its members, and important industry personalities HARRY STRADLING, ASC Stradling To Film “Fair Lady” Warner Brothers has signed Harry Stradling, ASC, to direct the photogra¬ phy of “My Fair Lady,” which goes before the cameras at the Burbank studio August 1st. The production, which stars Audrey Hepburn and Hex Harrison, will be photographed in Super-Panavision 65 and color. Di¬ rector is George Cukor. Stradling re¬ cently completed the color photography of “Mary, Mary,” a Mervyn LeRoy production for Warner Brothers. Fredericks Filming “7 Days” Ellsworth Fredricks, ASC, is direct¬ ing the photography of “Seven Days In May” at Paramount studios in Hol¬ lywood. The Seven Arts-FrankenheimerJoel Production, which began shooting May 17, stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, and Edmond O’Brien. Upon completion of studio shooting, the company is scheduled to do location filming in Washington, D. C. Mohr Filming Documentary ASC-prexy Hal Mohr is directing the color photography of a 90-minute commercial documentary film for the makers of Listerine. Film, which will trace the origin of the Listerine for¬ mula and stress the germicidal values of the product which have made it a household word for decades, will in¬ volve extensive location photography. GEORGE FOLSEY, ASC Cinematographer Folsey Cited For Best Color TV Commercial George Folsey, ASC, last month was honored with a special citation of the American TV Commercials Festival which held presentation ceremonies at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, May 24th. The citation was for Best Color Cinematography of a TV Commercial and was sponsored by Radio Corporation of America. The specific commercial for which Folsey won the citation was for Ford Thunderbird, titled “How Would You Like,” produced by Group Productions for the J. Walter Thompson Co. ad¬ vertising agency. Citation for Best Black-And-White Cinematography of a TV Commercial went to Leonard Hirschfield for the Sprite Soft Drink commercial “Spice,” produced by VPI Productions. Award was sponsored by Eastman Kodak Co. Laszlo Shooting “4 For Texas” “Four For Texas,” which went be¬ fore the cameras at Warner Brothers Studio May 24th, is being photo¬ graphed in color for Technicolor re ERNEST LASZLO ASC lease by Ernest Laszlo, ASC. Heading the cast is Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Bette Davis, Victor Buono and Charles Bronson. Producerdirector is Robert Aldrich. Daniels Filming “The Prize” MGM’s Panavision-Metrocolor pro¬ duction, “The Prize,” starring Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke WILLIAM DANIELS ASC Sommer and Diane Baker, went before the cameras in Culver City May 13th. Directing the photography is William Daniels, ASC. Daniels, incidentally the “most re¬ cent” past-president of the ASC, was guest of honor at the Society’s May dinner-meeting, at which time he was presented with a plaque commemorat¬ ing his services and contributions to the ASC during his two-term presi¬ dency. Bob Tobey Filming “Hawaii Calls” Pilot Bob Tobey, ASC, who photographed many of the “Hawaiian Eye” TV films for Warner Brothers, left for Honolulu June 1st where he will direct the pho¬ tography of the pilot film for the pro¬ posed “Hawaii Calls” TV series. Pilot will be made in 16mm color and will feature Webley Edwards, original M.C. for the “Hawaii Calls” radio program. Incidentally, Tobey and fellow cine¬ matographer Jack Russell, ASC, have been exchanging birthday cards for the past 33 years — the same card! Both being Scotch, the idea is under¬ standable. Over the years, each has saved also the envelopes in which the card is received and all accumulated envelopes, together with the original card with some new message appended, have been remailed — or as the accumu¬ lation grew — have been shipped by messenger or express. Last year Bob Tobey shipped the lot to Russell in an old steamer trunk, which was deposited in front of his garage the evening of his birthday, May 15th. Now Tobey, whose birthday is in October, awaits Russell’s move to top him. Meanwhile, Tobey gave new impetus to the gag when he prevailed upon Russell's brother ASC members to send him birthday cards this year — duplicates of the original card, which Tobey had copied and supplied to them. ■ 322 AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER. JUNE, 1963