International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1950)

of the spot is 550 foot-candles. The largest flood is 30 feet wide and the average brightness is 45 foot-candles. The Metro-Lite "Vaudeville" spot is manufactured by Genarco, Inc., at 36-56 34th St., Long Island City 6, New York. More Films For Video? Independent producers of low-budget films are being forced out of business and must find added revenue from the television market if they are to survive, I. E. Chadwick, chief of the Independent Motion Picture Producers Association, stated recently. Chadwick cited the fact that members of his organization, which includes independents operating in the lowest economic bracket, have made only 40 pictures in 1950, whereas in 1949, their poorest previous year, they made 90. He said that he had advised members of the association that their most important concern must be to find a way to sell their pictures to television "shortly after their exhibition in theaters." Competition from Tv, he added, has hurt the low-budget producers far more than the majors, because bookings of cheap films are in marginal theaters — "the first to close when the boxoffice falls off." The association is negotiating with the AF of M to find a means of clearing the musical scores of their pictures for video use — the scores now being unavailable for Tv transmission because of a contract with the union. New Brenkert Plant Designation The Brenkert Light Projection Co. plant in Detroit will be operated hereafter as the Brenkert plant of the RCA Victor Division, Radio Corporation of America. The Brenkert company has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of RCA Victor since 1945. The change is effective immediately. The manufacture of RCA motion picture projectors and arc lamps will be continued at the Brenkert plant, and these products will continue to be distributed by the RCA Theater Equipment Section through indepedent RCA theater supply dealers. Karl and Wayne Brenkert have been retained by RCA as consultants for the Detroit operations, having submitted their resignations as president and vicepresident, respectively. Jim Frank to U. S. NPA James Frank, Jr., was named to head the Motion Picture Equipment Section of the National Production Authority. Mr. Frank was formerly associated with RCA Photophone International Projector Corp., and National Theatre Supply. For many years he has been active in the SMPTE, having served at one time as Financial Vice-President. We install it we service it RCA Service Engineers on television assignments are factory-trained experts. You can depend on them to keep your theatre TV equipment at peak efficiency. When you get set for television in your theatre, RCA Service Engineers are prepared to help you. These experts have received intensive training in the television laboratories and factories of the Radio Corporation of America and are qualified to supervise the installation of complete theatre TV systems — and keep them running. They will see to it that all video equipment, including coaxial lines and antennas, are installed for maximum operating efficiency. They will give whatever operating instructions are necessary to your projectionists on handling the equipment. They will be on ready call for quick emergency service. Like the Service Plan for motion picture equipment, RCA's new Theatre TV Service includes periodic inspection calls and unlimited emergency service — at reasonable rates. Tubes and components are replaced without additional charge when Parts Plan is included. ■f -f -f IMAGINE IT — television programs on your screen with reliability corresponding to a motion picture show. It's a fact — when it's backed by RCA Service. Write for complete information. RCA SERVICE COMPANY, IMC. A RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA SUBSIDIARY CAMDEN. MEW JERSEY LOCAL NO. 76, I. A. I. S. E. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST December 1950 33