Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1930-1949
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Leaf #:
000325
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE)Êdocuments the technological progress of the film industry, highlighting technical developments in production and exhibition. Of special interest are articles about special effects, theater practices, lighting, and the introduction of the 16mm format. Initially titled "Transactions of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers."Digitized by the Prelinger Library and the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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308 HAROLD B. FRANKUN eliminate the difficulties and will standardize the operation and presentation. It is remarkable how theater patrons question the two sizes of pictures used in many theaters when presenting Movietone and Vitaphone subjects. Many theaters have restored the Movietone picture to normal size, at the projector, while others are using the Movietone flipper to cover the space omitted on the screen, because of masking the sound track at the theater. It is the opinion of many in both production and exhibition circles that the aperture size must be standardized in Movietone picture cameras and projectors, and this is now receiving serious consideration by different official bodies. The potentialities of sound have opened a greater field for the motion picture than ever before. The future of the screen is brighter from every artistic and economic point of view. The industry is just entering its greatest era of development and more than ever will justify the fact that it wields the world's greatest medium of expression. The future, with its greater plans, greater now than in any previous period of the business, brings to us the vision of the greater responsibility that is ours.