Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)
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FEBRUARY 1953
LOS Angeles 8s Winner of the annual contest of the Los Angeles 8mm. Club, ACL, was Louise Fetzner, ACL, whose film, Green River, won her the first place trophy, the Babb Achievement Trophy and the Horton Vacation Trophy. Barry Dance, ACL, was awarded the Claude Cadarette Trophy for his high-point participation in the club's monthly contests. Officers for the coming season, who were installed at the club's annual banquet, will be Kenneth Ayers, president ; Willis Fackler, vicepresident; Merle Williams, re-elected secretary, and Ludwig Mayer, treasurer.
Richmond festival The Richmond (Calif.) Movie Camera Club, ACL, presented its annual film festival on January 30 at the Memorial Youth Center. On the program were Baie St. Paul, by Frank E. Gunnell, FACL; Movie News Scoops, by George Merz, ACL ; Back to the Soil and Jones Beach, by George Mesaros, FACL; Little Intruder, by Joseph J. Harley, FACL, and In Fancy Free, 1951 Maxim Award winner by Glen H. Turner, ACL.
Chicago Members and guests of the Chicago Cinema Club, ACL, saw two films by Felix B. Pollak at their January 15 meeting. They were Journey Through the East and Dance Fantastique, second prize winner in the club's 1952 contest. During February the entertainment will feature showings of North Westward Ho, by John H. Wagner, ACL, and The Caribbean and Puerto Rico, by George R. Ives, ACL.
Metro On January 14, the Metro Movie Club of River Park, ACL. in Chicago, was host to members of the Avondale Methodist Camera Club, who showed their 1952 prize-winning program comprised of Frustration,
IN CALIFORNIA, winners of the Richmond Movie Camera Club's annual contest receive trophies from William Gerrard, at left; Edna Hunting, 1st; W. Parker, 2nd; H. Goldstein, 3rd.
by Dr. Harold Bonebrake; Do Fishing Dreams Come True?, by Dr. Shaylor Bonebrake, and 'Sno Fun!, by Phoebe Cramer.
Earlier in the month the club's members had an instructional evening with George Schectman, regional manager for Paillard Products, demonstrating the Bolex stereo units. Also on the program was a showing of a workshop film by the Los Angeles Cinema Club, ACL.
Haverhill New officers of the Movie Makers Club, ACL, of Haverhill, Mass., were installed at their recent meeting. Guiding the club for 1953 will be Richard Fenlon, ACL, president; Leo Bourque, vicepresident, and George J. Hewis, secretary-treasurer.
AMPC St. Louis January 9 was Ladies Nite at the Amateur Motion Picture Club of St. Louis. Among the films that were presented by the better half were St. Louis As I See It, by Bernice Dyreks; Yukon Holiday, 8mm. winner of the club's December contest, by Minnie Jincks, and The Secret. February will feature Auction Nite, with swapping of old equipment for new and vice versa being the order of the night. Work also resumed this month on the club's clinic picture, Nevermore.
Brooklyn ^ne January meeting of the Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club, ACL, featured a talk on editing and a program of films by Francis Sinclaire, ACL. Before starting the regular meeting, a round-table discussion conducted by Herbert Erles, ACL, was held on The Technique of Film Planning. Guests are always welcome to the club's meetings, which are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Neighborhood Club, 104 Clark Street, Brooklyn.
Houston Guild Recently appointed to the board of directors of the Southwest Movie Makers Guild, ACL, of Houston, Texas, were James W. Harscher, Robert Hamilton, W. J. Urban, ACL, and William M. Riddick, ACL. Still relatively in the formative stage, the Guild plans eventually to have a building of its own which will house all kinds of movie making equipment for members' use.
The unit has applied for a non-profit charter under the Texas educational laws and hopes to work more as an in
The people, plans and programs of amateur
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structional and service group than a social one. Anyone interested in this new venture may get further details from the managing director, William M. Riddick, 815 Stuart Street, Houston 6, Texas.
Seattle banquet The Seattle Aina
teur Movie Club, ACL, held its annual banquet at the Women's University Club on January 13. On the program for the evening was installation of the new officers for the coming year and presentation of the club's trophies, including the Anchor Jensen Trophy, to the winners of the club's contest. The results had not been reported at press time, but we hope to have them soon.
LOS Angeles Winners of the 1952 contest of the Los Angeles Cinema Club, ACL, were Autumn Afternoon, by Charles J. Ross, ACL, sweepstake award; Let's Fly to New Mexico, by Mrs. Mildred Zimmerman, ACL, first, class A; Corta Madera, by Harold C. Ramser, second, class A; The Grass is Green, by W. Dow Garlock, second, class B; and Pierre and Priscilla, by Silas J. Lawler, third, class B. Congratulations are due to all the winners of this contest, which was held on December 9.
NEW OFFICERS for the Los Angeles 8mm. Club, ACL, are (I. to r.) Kenneth W. Ayers, president; Merle Williams, secretary-treasurer, and Willis Fackler, ACL, the vicepresident.