Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

MOVIE MAKERS 191 CloseupS— What filmers are doing Thanks to Lewis B. Sebring, ACL, at least one group of Boy Scouts journeying to this summer's National Jamboree in Southern California will have a complete record of their epic safari. That is the bunch from Schenectady, N. Y., for whom Mr. S. is serving as official movie maker. The trip, a 7,000 mile trek on a special train, will lead them west via Glacier National Park, Seattle, Victoria, B. C, Portland and down through San Francisco to the southern encampment. Homeward bound the big side trip will be to Grand Canyon. Mr. Sebring carries with him two cameras and a sizable supply of film — which he will shoot at 24 frames per second for later sounding. Footloose Filmers: Harry Groedel, ACL, of New York City, recently elected to the League's board of directors, is passing the summer in the Scandinavian peninsula. . . . While there, he might just by accident run into Esther Cooke, ACL, of Albany, N. Y., who sent us a card from Oslo; says the Messrs. Christensen and Huseland, president and secretary of the Norwegian Film Amateurs, gave her a grand time while she was in that city. And the same goes for J. Meinertz, ACL, of the Danish Smallfilm Club, who did the honors while Mrs. Cooke was in Copenhagen. "Movie makers the world over," she reports, "seem to be exceptionally nice people." Well, Helen C. Welsh, AACL, also of Albany, certainly found that on her recent trip abroad. In Milan, for example, members of the Cine Club ICAL-Milano, ACL, turned out 300 strong for a special meeting in her honor, held at the Gran Bar Zucca, a sumptuous gallery belonging to Nino Zucca, ACL. There Miss Welsh screened for them her 1950 Ten Best winner, Albany's Tulip Festival, and the club in turn presented her with a beautiful miniature of l.a Madonnina, the famous statue which crowns Milan's cathedral. Responsible for these heart-warming festivities was N. H. Achille de Francesco, ACL, president of the Milan club and one of ACL's most ardent ambassadors throughout northern Italy. Dr. Celestino Frigerio made the presentation and, moved by Miss Welsh's five sentences of reply in the Italian tongue (a gallant undertaking which she had been rehearsing for months) . he insisted on serving as her escort all during the following day's sightseeing. Across the Threshold: In from San Francisco recently came Vincent Castagna, ACL, who must be the only movie maker in the country to regard Walt Disney's Beaver Valley as good but "inadequate." Mr. C. was, therefore, on the trail of a lovely and improbable community called Little Sprite Creek, which (we finally found) was in New York's West Fulton County, up the Adirondacks way. The creek, says Mr. Castagna, is legendary for its beaver colonies; these he proposes to study with his 70-DL for at least a month's time. Also a recent visitor was Leon Kellenberger, jr., ACL, in from St. Gall, Switzerland, where he represents an American machine tool manufacturer which has its plant in Worcester, Mass. Mr. K., in reporting there to his principals, was greeted by the full fury of the tornado which razed last month a large portion of that New England city. Which reminds us, happily, to tell you that James L. Watson, ACL, producer of The Man With The Box, a 1952 Ten Best winner, is (with his family) unscathed by that same savage twister. A staff radio man at Worcester's WTAG. Mr. Watson was on duty when the storm struck and he worked through the night until 5:30 the next morning as the station mobilized relief forces. Matter of fact, Jim says, the entire staff worked for three days and nights until the emergency finally was declared under control. LA MADONNINA, a symbol of the ancient Italian city of Milan, is presented to Helen C. Welsh, AACL, of Albany, N. Y., during her visit to the Cine Club ICAL-Milano, ACL. Dr. Celestino Frigerio is making the presentation, as Achille de Francesco, ACL, club president, left, and Nino Zucca, ACL, watch them. BOLEX Camera Base Only $5.00 Postpaid Holds camera rigid on triped or titler. Stops vibration and will permit camera to set square on any flat surface. Lightweight aluminum. In black wrinkle finish to match camera. At your dealer or order direct. Immediate delivery. TOLEDO CINE ENGINEERING 1309 Milburn Ave. Toledo 6, Ohio 0rWo"3> stamps for giant catalogue. State size 8-16mm Silent, Sound, Sales, Rental, Exchanges. REED & REED DISTRIBUTORS, INC LII08 M ML JROOKLYB 9,_H. 1. "MAKE MINE MAGNETIC!" That's the order to send to ACL, when you want your next 16mm. League leaders for magnetic sound on film. ACL is ready with our glamorous, full-color membership moviette on single-perforated film. Are you ready for it! $2.00. AMATEUR CINEMA LEAGUE, INC. 420 Lexington Avenue New York 1 7, N. Y. B-g-irmwRa THE RALPH R.ENO CORP. 626 W. 165 ST. • NEW YORK Send your film for free criticism or estimate %^ iff. TJj HiBBBBBI 'Jrt^^UPLICATESl * from your films KODACHROME COLOR or BLACK .&WHJIL Protect your valuable originals from projector damage and wear, run duplicate prints. Duplicate prints make wonderful gifts. ~~ 8mm or 16mm. ■■ Duplicates llcperft. 8mm . . . 14c per finished foot * Mail us your original films with cash, check or money order, and we guarantee the BEST duplicates possible, QUICK SERVICE, TOP VALUE, SATISFACTION.— Minimum Order $3.00. ^tyUcfCUWut MOVIE LABS. D.pt. 12522 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, California