Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1930)

ivio'm'ME i««i%acEnL!S looked. Mr. Fairbanks, senior, has undertaken a gamble in Shakespearean comedy. Of course, to the great mass >f moviegoers, the thrill of hearing the divine Gloria or the adorable Richard actually emit words, groans and other vocal symbols is satisfaction enough. To the hunter for screen subtleties, intelligent enough to know when he has something of value, this addition is unhappy. "When the half-gods go, the gods appear" is sound enough sense provided the demigod does not try to put on a false face and essay the larger role. Accepting the godship of the screen talker as opposed to the half-godship of the screen pantomimic — and that is a popular valuation which this reviewer does not share — let us have new gods and let us enshrine, with truly Swinburnian paganism, our old silent screen deities in the still and unprofaned arcanum of our cinematic memories. If these philosophic reflections are not sufficient to interest you in sampling The Trespasser, no other reasons can be advanced because the play itself concerns the sort of thing shop girls dream about, in which virtue flirts witih vice, commits incredible follies and comes out triumphantly tied to a wedding ring and unlimited wealth. WITHIN FOUR WALLS (Continued from page 16) amperes, a very good arrangement consists of a bank of five 400-watt T-20's with a 1,000-watt for relief lighting. This amount of equipment will make possible natural color photography indoors and will permit the use of silk diiiusers. It is unquestionably true that diffused light in many cases gives a more pleasing result than open lights. There is little more that can be said regarding the use of photography indoors by the aid of lighting, without going rather deeply into a technical discussion of the various factors involved. Nor have we space to take up the question of natural color photography by artificial light, as this is a subject which needs a complete discussion in itself. As there are so many factors involved, the first roll of film made by artificial light may not be entirely satisfactory, but, if one roll is exposed upon ten test shots and careful notes kept on the conditions prevailing in making these shots, results of the tests should certainly be sufficient guide to enable the amateur to be entirely successful on all subsequent interior exposures. Certainly, few fields open to the amateur can offer greater fascination than this, and everyone is urged to make good use of the many long winter evenings in filming interiors. a \ \ x \ V \ .1 A IS I : V O LUTI O X A K Y ■ H^Bk^H^^HH IK^H^ projection sereeii surfaces makes possible s. KK VOr.l'T I OXA.K Y It is no longer necessary to pay an exorbitant price for a first-class projection screen. For only 53.70 you can obtain the new Cine-Argent — a 22x28inch screen, whose surface is pebbled with over 60,000 indentations — each a tiny concave metallic mirror — which reflect the image without distortion, without eyestrain and without loss of ligriit. A durable, sturdy, ;ioH-tarnishable screen — with no beads to come off with wear; no cracks from rolling'. The CineArgent is a two-purfose screen. Because of its ruggedness it is also ideal as a photo-reflector ] or illuinijiating close-ups — for getting the most out of artificial lighting. Ask your dealer to show you me CineArgent today. If he is not yet supplied, order direct. P. INGEMANN SEKAER 1472 Broadway, New York Exclusive Distributors Cine Argent Pebbled Silver Screen Happp iSeto §ear uk to p Interesting 100 ft. reels to complete your winter evening's entertainment: COMEDIES . SPORTS . SCENICS HISTORIC EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS . TRAVEL REELS The PALESTINE reel is especially desirable for this program Also A brand new series of travel pictures by the celebrated author and scenario writer, Eloise Maci, titled in her own interesting way, covering Japan, China and the Philippines. Write for our descriptive catalogue! „ , , ( carry Cine Kodak accessories I ■ ■ Dealers who "i ', . i-u • i write m ' run their own libraries ' For our special dealers proposition \ Y I \ Y . Y Y Y { ; x: Y I Y . >: • Y Y Y Y Y Y Y • i r 57