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Photographs by Herbert D. Shumway, ACL
AN' OPEN FIELD, flanked by old apple trees, is an ideal site for bird filmer equipped with material seen above.
BIRD FILMING FOR BEGINNERS
HERBERT D. SHUMWAY, ACL
ONE of the nicest things about movie making is the congenial way in which it blends with other activities. Take bird filming, for instance. Birding in itself is a fascinating hobby. Its enthusiasts tramp fields, forests, swamps and mountains studying the wonders of birdlife. With binoculars they gain an insight into the beauty that is inherent in every winged creature. But to see birds through binoculars is one thing. To film them with a motion picture camera for all to see is quite another — and often not so simple a matter.
Perhaps the three most perplexing questions facing the beginning bird cinematographer are: (1) What equipment is required? (2) What is the best way to locate the birds' nests? (3) How may the birds be filmed without frightening them?
THE CAMERA REQUIRED Bird cinematography demands a good, but not necessarily an elaborate, camera. The one most important
feature which the camera must have is a provision for interchanging lenses; for good bird filming depends upon telephoto lenses. Next, the camera must be one which can be adapted for remote control operation. Often this can be accomplished by a simple electromagnetic shutter trip, similar to the one outlined in the March, 1952, issue of Movie Makers. Finally, the viewfinder of the camera must be one which can frame subjects accurately at close range, so that the resultant bird pictures will be well centered and free of parallax errors.
Preferably the camera should be quiet-running, so that the whir of its motor will not alarm the birds. Such other refinements as a turret head, magazine loading and slow motion are all convenient extras to have. But fine bird filming does not depend upon their availability.
OTHER BASIC EQUIPMENT Other basic equipment for bird filming includes a sturdy tripod, an accurate light meter (or experienced
TAPE STRIPS outline area to be filmed by remote control, guide camera operator in getting good action.
3X TELEPHOTO, left, 3 to 5 feet from bird's nesting hole, creates closeups for remote-controlled camera.