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82 A. S. HowEUv AND J. A. DUBRAY [J. S. M. P. E.
those which will be adopted. It is difficult to foresee to what extent this problem of interchangeability will be solved. It may be possible that some arrangement be devised in the projection apparatus whereby one machine could be made to be interchangeably adaptable to run both sizes of film, or some arrangement by which one projector could be changed for another of different size with reasonable celerity whenever the program of the show demanded it.
Arrangements of this type would be in order during the time in which the production end of the industry would effect the changeover, and during the time for which 35 mm. films would be distributed.
The complete change-over in the exhibition end will necessarily be a much slower process and will present obstacles the overcoming of which may appear too great a task to many less aware than we are of the resourcefulness of the engineers of the screen.
We venture to say that the solution of these problems may lie in the development of optical reduction printing processes in order to make possible the distribution of films to small theaters. As an example we may mention that if the "Spectacular" dimension should be chosen as standard, the negative image could be so reduced in the prints as to include four perforations only in its height.
This reduction of the image height would call for a 25 per cent reduction of the sound record, which seems at first thought to possess possibilities of execution.
CONCLUSION
In consideration of all the factors of an artistic, technical, and economic nature pertaining to a change in film dimensional standards which have been merely outlined in this paper; in consideration of the fact that a change of film dimensional standards is conceded by the industry to be a necessity for the fitting survival of motion pictures; and also in consideration of the fact that such change will affect all branches of the industry in America as well as abroad ; we consider it the duty of this Society to take upon its shoulders the responsibility of standardizing development.
We propose that a special standing committee, which would include representative members of all branches of the motion picture industry, as well as members of all recognized technical and business associations within the industry, be immediately formed, and be given power and authority to discuss and make definite decisions in regard to the creation and adoption of a new standard.