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MuimtMiiti ti ttiittd Kintt 111 INDUSTRIAL Covering Industrial Motion Pictures of Educational Value Edited by LEONA BLOCK A MOVIE TRIP THROUGH FILMLAND" By Dolph Eastman THIS remarkable industrial picture in two reels! was made for the Eastman Kodak Company by Bosworth, DeFrenes & Felton, of Wilkesbarre, Pa. It is remarkable for three reasons: For the first time in the history of the motion pic- ture industry the public is permitted to step behind the scenes at Kodak Park and see how negative and positive film is made (or, at least, as much of the process as the company deems it wise to disclose); secondly, the subject may be used, in part, before chemistry classes and as a demonstration, for in- stance, of the adaptability of cotton cellulose and of the corrosive power of nitric acid on silver; thirdly, the picture shows to what heights of effec- tiveness the industrial film producer has attained, for some of the interior "shots," especially in the dark rooms, are exceptional. The camera work does full justice to the celebrated trade name which the dictionaries have honored by including it under the letter K. The picture opens with a characteristic cartoon by Felton, in which a gesticulating Chinaman is en- deavoring to make a speech in his native dialect to representatives of other nations who cannot under- stand a word he says. The Chinaman drops into his seat disgusted. Then a lively gentleman steps and converting it into cellulose to form the transparent base of the film. The manufacture of the liquid substance known as "dope" is suggested rather than illustrated. The machine used for ap- plying the emulsion to the cellulose base is seen. Here the film appears as a large transparent sheet of [Continued on page 19] forward and announces that he will talk to them in motion pic- tures, thus neatly leading up to the title of the film. It is one of the brightest bits of animated drawing Felton has done. What follows is a hurried but fascinating Movie Trip Through filmland. The raw cotton is shown, then the process of cleaning Scenes at Kodak Park During the Process of Manutacturinc Raw Film 16