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 #:
000599
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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582 SOCIETY NOTES [J. S. M. P. E. "Leading scientific authorities throughout the world are being consulted. At the request of Dr. de Feo, a response to the inquiry has been made from the United States by Dr. Park Lewis of Buffalo, N. Y., who is vice-president of the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness as well as vice-president of this Society." Concerning the opinions expressed in the report which Dr. Lewis forwarded to Geneva, Mr. Carris said that neither he nor Dr. Lewis felt at liberty to make them public until the International Educational Cinematographic Institute completes its research. SOCIETY NOTES The Spring Meeting. — The Convention Committee in charge of Mr. W. C. Kunzmann has arranged an interesting program of entertainment to supplement the papers program arranged by Mr. J. W. Coffman. On Monday evening, May 5th, there will be a motion picture entertainment and on Tuesday evening a visit to the Bureau of Standards has been arranged at which time Dr. P. Heyl will talk on "Sound and the Suppression of Reverberation" and Mr. I. Priest on "Color." In addition to prominent speakers, an elaborate entertainment to follow the banquet on Wednesday evening has been arranged. Sustaining Memberships. — In addition to those given in issue No. 4 of the JOURNAL, the following firms have taken up sustaining memberships for the amounts indicated. $1000 Memberships Electrical Research Products, Inc. General Theatres Equipment Co. $500 Memberships Agfa Ansco Corporation $100 Memberships Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. (2) Mole-Richardson, Inc. National Carbon Co. Sustaining memberships have been established to provide a fund of from $9000 to $10,000 annually for the purpose of acquiring a permanent editor-manager for the JOURNAL who will also act as assistant secretary-treasurer and also to enable the Society to establish permanent headquarters in the Engineering Societies Building, New York, N. Y.