Home Movies (1954)

FOR "BIG CATCH" HOME MOVIES Gr MEDIUM BEAM "C REFLECTOR PHOTOLAMPS Designed especially for movie making. 40c beam spread is matched to camera coverage. 375watts means four on a single home circuit. Ideal for camera bracket lights. and to see them at their best— G-E PROJECTION LAMPS Use 'em in slide or movie projector and be sure to keep a spare handy. Remember . . . G-E Lamps for every photographic purpose GENERAL ELECTRIC PARIS • Continued from Page 64 ing. a good example of the style of the Second Empire I 1861 I. covers an area of 3 acres, more than any other opera house in the world. The facades are lavish with pavilions having marble columns and groups of sculpture representing the various musical arts. Photographing the Opera will best be done by a series of closeups, preceded by a long shot from the Avenue de l'Opera. The Opera faces South and so the front is in good light most of the afternoon. However, you will have to watch the sun to catch it as it seeps through the side streets to get details on the sides of the building. From the Opera take either a I No. 21 or 95 bus) or walk down the Avenue de l'Opera to the Palais Royal. Built in 1629 by Richelieu, the Southwest wing is now occupied by the "Comedie Francais". Then pass through the triple arch into the gardens of the Palais Royal. From the gardens of the Palais we return to the Rue de Rivoli. cross this famous street and through another arch into the gardens of the Louvre. These gardens, covering more than 40 acres, offer much in the way of shooting. First and foremost is the Louvre itself. This can be pictured from the Place due Carrousel, immediatelv in front of the Louvre. A telephoto lens will enable you to capture some of the different architectural styles of the buildings of the Louv re. On the opposite side of the Place du Carrousel, facing the Louvre is the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, a smaller arch echoing the big Arc de Triomphe that can be seen through its portal. This too will be a good shot, showing the Arc in the foreground, the Oblisk in the Place de Concorde in the middle distance and the Arc de Triomphe in the far background. \^ e won't take time to visit the Louvre at this point. That visit must be saved for another time when you can devote all your time to exploring its many art treasures. The garden of the Louvre will provide still further shooting around its beautiful fountains, with the small children sailing their boats. The flowers and trees will give interesting compositions for the many statues throughout the park. From the West fountain, near the Place de Concorde, a short three-block walk will take you to Place \ endome. Here you will see the A endome Column, a copy of th*1 Trojan Column in Rome. An interesting note about this column is that the bronze of 1200 guns was used in its construction. To shoot the statue of Napoleon I and the basreliefs near the top will require a longer than normal lens. Without the long lens you can still get the details of any of the 400 reliefs that cover the column from top to bottom, but a telephoto is better. Also from the fountain you will walk straight forward through the rest of the garden to the Place de Concorde. Here you can get a close-up of the oblisk seen from the Place du Carrousel. This Oblisk of Luxor was built by Rameses II before the Temple of Luxor and is inscribed with hieroglyphics telling of his reign. It was presented to the French by Mehemet Ali. an Egyptian Pasha, in 1831. Because of its spaciousness, any good photo of the Place de Concorde should be taken from a high angle. This may be done from the terrace on the East side of the square. Leading from the Place de Concorde is the Champs Elysees. We mentioned before about shooting it in the morning. If you are here at dusk or night you will find it converted into a fairyland of lights. \^ e suggest a fast black and white film, wide aperture, and depending upon time of night a shutter speed of 8 f.p.s. to capture some of its romantic atmosphere. At dusk in mid-summer, when there is still some light in the sky you may be able to shoot in color, just as the lights come on. with lens wide open — check your meter first, though! Before going to one of the more picturesque parts of Paris, Montmartre. there are two spots worth visiting, although they won't offer too much in the photographic line. One is the Place de la Bastille, the site of the fortress whose storming marked the beginning of the French Revolution. There is a column. The Judy Column, in the center of the square, commemorating this day in 1830. The other spot is the location of two arches. Porte St. Denis and Porte St. Martin, both located on the Blvd. St. Denis. Porte St. Denis commemorates Louis XIY's victories in Germany, and the Porte St. Martin honors his conquest of Franche-Comte and his defeat of the Germans at Limbourg. Montmartre is reached by Metro to Anvers stop, then walking up the hill. Anvers leaves you at the edge of the Pigalle district, which offers nothing photographically and all activities there take place at night. Topping a San Francisco-like hill and overlooking all of the city of Paris is the church of the Sacre Coeur. This immense white basilica, created in good Byzantine style, has a dome 250 feet high and a bell tower 290 feet high, housing one of the world's largest bells, the Savovarde. weighing over 1734 tons. The church is decorated on the inside with mosaics that cover an area of about 570 square yards, but. unfortunatelv the interior is too dark 74