International photographer (Jan-Dec 1934)

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND CRAFTS Vol. 5 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY, 1934 No. 12 E. T. Ejtabrook, Publisher's Agent and General Manager Silas Edcar Snyder, Editor-in-Chief Ira Hoke and Charles Felstead, Associate Editors Lewis W. Physioc, Fred Westerberc, Technical Editors John Corydon Hill, Art Editor Helen Boyce, Advertising Manager A Monthly Publication Dedicated to the Advancement of Cinematography in All Its Branches; Professional and Amateur; Photography; Laboratory and Processing, Film Editing, Sound Recording, Projection, Pictorialists. EDITORIAL ----------- 2 THE NEWSREEL WORLD 3 By Ray Fernstrom TEACHING MICKEY MOUSE TO WALK ... 4 By Earl Thcisen MINIATURE CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHY ----- 6 By Augustus Wolfman THE WONDERS OF HESSERCOLOR ------ 8 The Editor TELEVISION— DON LEE SECOND ANNIVERSARY 9 MOTION PICTURE SOUND RECORDING ----- 10 By Charles Felstead NOTES ON MARINE PHOTOGRAPHY 14 By Karl A. Barleben, F.R.P.S. THE CAMERAGRAM 16 and 17 CINEMATOGRAPHER'S BOOK OF TABLES 19 By Fred W esterberg THE SALISBURY RIOTS 20 By John Beecroft ORIGIN OF THE POINT SOURCE THEORY OF LIGHT INTENSITY 22 By F. Morris Steadman GREATEST INVENTION SINCE RADIO ----- 23 From The People (London) SOMETHING NEW IN A DEVELOPING STRIP 25 By Paul Harmer FILM MAKING IN INDIA 26 By S. Ramanathan CLASSIFIED SECTION -------- 30 OUT OF FOCUS 32 By Charles P. Boyle Entered as second class matter Sept. 30, 1930, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the act of March 3, 1879. Copyright 1933 by Local 659, I. A. T. S. E. and M. P. M. O. of the United States and Canada Office of publication, 1605 North Cahuenga Avenue, Hollywood, California HEmpstead 1128 James J. Finn, 1 West 47th St., New York, Eastern Representative McGill's, 179 and 218 Elizabeth St., Melbourne, Australian and New Zealand agents. Subscription Rates — United States and Canada, $2 a year. Single copies, 25 cents. This Magazine represents the entire personnel ot photographers now engaged in professional production of motion pictures in the United States and Canada. Thus THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER becomes the voice of the Entire Craft, covering a field that reaches from coast to coast across North America. Printed in the U. S. A. at Hollywood, California 80^3gg5^ SERVICE ENGRAVING CO PART OF THE PROGRAM FOR FEBRUARY Jack Smith promises a log of his past two years in the Orient, featuring his adventures in China. • Earl Theisen will offer one of his most interesting articles — History of Hollywood's Early Studios. • Associate Editor, Charles Felstead, continues his instructive series on Sound Recording with Chapter VI. • Karl A. Barleben, Jr., F.R.P.S., will add to his growing fame with another fine article: Understanding the Miniature Camera. Art in Motion Pictures by May Cearheart, Supervisor of Art in the Los Angeles City Schools — a most interesting study of its kind. • Fred Westerberg will be in with the eleventh installment of his now famous Cinematographer's Tables. Don't miss these. Keep your files complete. • Paul Harmer will have something good for the gentry who go after pictures in the hot countries — How to Build a Temperature Controlled Portable Laboratory. e Our Miniature Department Editor, Augustus Wolfman, will present his second illuminating article with interesting illustrations. And remember Mr. Wolfman answers questions. • Technical Editor, Lewis W. Physioc, presents The Story of Photography in Brief Outline, the best piece of literature of its kind and first presented in the Souvenir of the International Photographer. It is recommended to everybody interested in photography — amateur or professional. • OUR COVER FOR JANUARY This still was shot by Gaston Longet during a pause in a scene of "Half Shot at Sunrise," an R-K-0 feature starring Wheeler and Woolsey. The subject is nothing new to the studio habitues, but will be interesting to all who like to know how the picture makers do things. Left to Right — At camera Harry Wild; in front of him, Willard Barth; seated on perambulator, Nick Musuraca; at camera on right Harold Wellman; standing beside Wellman, Clifton Kling. The remainder of the assembled multitude were late in reporting. Please mention The International Photographer when corresponding with advertisers.