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ACADEMY OFFICIAL PRAISES A. P. S.
By
LESTER COWAN
Manager Technical Bureau
One of the biggest developments in the motion picture industry during the past year has been the spirit of better relationship among the technical crafts. It takes' the teamwork of ten thousand men to give each talking picture to the public, and Sound has increased the problems and responsibilities all along the line. The technicians of the industry have responded in full measure. In this respect the projectionists, through their leaders, have won the respect of the other crafts by their progressive attitude. The American Projection Society and the Projection Advisory Council are among evidences of this leadership.
The spirit that will carry the industry forward is being shown in the way the projectionists of the country are taking hold of the Standard Release Print. It is to the great credit of the American Projection Society that its Los Angeles chapter was active in this from the beginning and the president of the chapter, Sidney Burton, has been a member of the committee which worked out the present standard and is responsible for improving it in the future.
A good start has been made ana the coming year will be the real test. Projectionists realize they are nearest to the public of all the technicians whose work enters into the finished product, — the show. More and more
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they are striving to help themselves and each other do a better job.
I even know of one instance where an APS member in a big city house drove seventy-five miles on his own time to get acquainted with and help a young fellow who didn’t know any better than to mutilate the prints that came to his theatre. If the youngster isn’t a member of the APS by this time he ought to be.
If the leaders are given proper support, I think that the misunderstandings, professional jealousies and so on that have hampered technical progress will be eliminated to a great extent. Such improvements as the standard release print deserve and must have the cooperation of all those who handle prints in studio, exchange and theatre. There are real problems to be solved and the only way they can be tackled is for the technicians of the industry to exchange ideas and experiences, to get together personally whenever they can and the rest of the time to take full advantage of their professional organizations, their publications and their increasing position of respect and responsibility in the industry as a whole.
Lester Cowan,
Manager, Technical Bureau Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.