Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1952)

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273 EASY CENTERING of your title cards is achieved by hinged frame in position seen below. Title is aligned with vertical and horizontal cross wires bisecting the frame, then it is lifted out of way. Rubber bands (right) hold cards. ^|53Sfc^C»^^^ I PHOTOGRAPHED -..., tk. ' n * NECESSITY, that proverbial mother of invention, brought forth this bevy of brain-children from only one ingenious amateur. And the individual outlay in cash, says the author, was so small that the figures have long since been forgotten. It would be difficult to decide which of these gadgets is the more gifted in its efficiency of answer to a specific need. Perhaps the low-angle camera platform (directly below) should get the nod as the ultimate in simplicity. But it is hard to hold back one's vote for the gunstock mount, the car camera bracket or the remodeled editing board. The point is that each and every one of these ingenious inventions was devised in answer to a practical filming need. Movie Makers believes that many other amateurs have designed equally effective do-dads. We invite you to share them in these pages. STRIP BRASS, formed to the ring and handle shape shown above, create a positive focusing control when spring-fitted over focusing ring of lens. Setting may be changed during camera operation without fumbling and the danger of your fingers appearing in picture. THIS SMALL BOARD, fitted with a pan and tilt tripod head, has three spikes driven through it to create (when pressed into the ground) an ingenious low-angle camera mount. Unit is ideal for insect pictures.