Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

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TULLIO PELLEGRINI 1545 Lombard St. Son Francisco 23, California KODACHROME DUPLICATES 8mm. or 16mm. 11<: per foot Mail Orders accepted HOLLYWOOD 16mm INDUSTRIES, INC. 1453 N. Vine Street Hollywood 28. Calif. V4CUIIHU film protective process sJperVap Orate P. OTECTS AGAINST Scratches, Fingermarks, Oil, Water and Climatic Changes ■ ONE TREATMENT LASTS THE LIFE OF THE FILM Brittle Film Rejuvenated LABORATORIES IN KEY CITIES THRUOUT U.S. Write for Information Now VACUUMATE CORP., 446 W. 43rd St., N. Y. This department has been added to Movie Makers because you, the reader, want it. We welcome it to our columns. This is your place to sound off. Send us your comments, complaints or compliments. Address: The Reader Writes, Movie Makers, 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. 21 YEARS FOR I.A.C. Dear ACL: Greetings from the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers on the occasion of a landmark in our history! During September we will celebrate our 21st birthday, and, in so doing, we shall recall with pleasure and no little pride the very real support given the Institute through the years by our friends at the Amateur Cinema League. Leslie M. Froude Hon. Secretary Institute of Amateur Cinematographers, ACL Epsom, Surrey, England The ACL extends heartiest congratulations to our brother organization in Great Britain on the happy occasion of its majority. May we both continue to aid each other, amateur movie makers everywhere and, through the universalitv of ovhobby, the international friendship of all men and women of good will. NEW ADVENTURE Dear Movie Makers: My warmest thanks for He Knew What He Wanted by Bill Howe in the June issue of Movie Makers. I had begun to feel that I should never see such a sincere and honestly written story of my early adventures. Now, with Noa Noa about to go into production, we embark on a new adventure here, in Hawaii and in France. I shall always regard your wonderful story as an auspicious send-off. David Bradley Hollywood, Calif. WISE STEP Dear ACL: Thank you for your letter and the service sheet on crossed polaroids for use as a fading device. Your prompt assistance on this matter is appreciated. I feel sure that my joining the ACL was the wisest step I have ever taken in my filming career. Erich Rorich, ACL Press Attache South African Legation Rome, Italy "A QUEEN IS CROWNED" Gentlemen: Hats off to the English cinematographers and producers of A Queen Is Crowned! The film is a jewel of glowing color. How can the English cameramen balance their colors so well, both on the indoor scenes and in the equally beautiful exterior views under seemingly poor light conditions? Every amateur interested in his craft should see this picture. John Ornellas, Jr.. ACL Oakland, Calif. DOUBLE PLAY Dear Mr. Dibble: Many, many thanks for your prompt and fruitful reply to my request for information on amateur movie scoring for the proposed speech I mentioned. The articles you sent look ideal. I was amused that you should suggest I contact Mr. Charles Ross, ACL, of the Los Angeles Cinema Club, ACL, for it was he who thrust this unsolicited chore upon my shoulders. Had I known that he was so well versed on the subject, I would have told him to give the talk himself! Barry W. Dance, ACL Los Angeles 8mm. Club, ACL Los Angeles, Calif. ACL VETERAN Dear ACL: It is with a feeling of hesitation and regret that I terminate my membership in the League after 25 years of our association. But the years bring changes in one's interests and hobbies, and I find that I am no longer active in amateur filming. Your aid over the years has been most appreciated. I trust that ACL will continue with future generations of amateur filmers. Jack Lewis Wichita, Kans. NAIL ON THE HEAD Dear Movie Makers: Your Backyard Bounty editorial in the April issue really hit the nail on the head! For I too have heard the plaint time and again that the Ten Best contest awards go only to elaborate productions made in far off and glamorous places. Well, not to blow my own horn, but I have been honored over the years by a number of Ten Best awards — and every one of the films cited was, as you so aptly put it, backyard bounty. Maxine's Big Moment, in 1948, was a simple family story based on a teen-ager's first prom; Hands Around the Clock, in 1950, showed a typical day in the life of my son; Blades and Sails, in 1951, was filmed for the most part on a lake only 25 miles from my home. But enough of this. My only reason for mentioning these films is to try and show the skeptics that the other fel