Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

204 AUCUST 1953 . . SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR with BASE for Your BOLEXH-16 Runs in perfect synchronization with your sound recorder. Spring steel drive will shear if camera jams. Knurled knob on motor permits rotating for threading. Has 'reverse' and 'on and off' switch. Complete with 12 foot of heavy duty cable. No installation necessary. $165.00 postpaid. Immediate delivery. This motor can be used with our 400 fool magazine unit. TOLEDO CINE ENGINEERING 1309 Milburn Ave. Toledo 6, Ohio HOW TO MAKE MOVIE TITLES IN COLOR! Write today for a FHEE A-to-Z Sample Title Test Kit. Make titles that are different . . . better and tailored to your taste. Try our method . . . FHEE. COMPLETE COLOR OR B.&W. OUTFIT $6.50 A-to-Z MOVIE ACCESSORIES I7S Fifth Avenue Dept. M New York 10. N. Y. Jm 3? stamps ft iaitl 8-16mm Silent, Sound, Sales, Rental, Exchanges. REED & REED DISTRIBUTORS, IRC. 7508 3rd AVE., BROOKIYH 9, H, V RECORDS Last Word in Sound Effects—^ MOOD MUSIC Background Send For Free Catalogue S0UND THOMAS J. VALENTINO, Inc. Dept. MM 150 West 46th Street, New York 36, N. Y. * from your films KODACHROME COLOR or BLACK & WHITE Protect your valuable originals from projector damage and wear, run duplicate prints. Duplicate prints make wonderful gift*. 8mm or 1 6mm ... Duplicates^ lie per ft. ~ 8mm Enlarged to 16mm, or 16mm Reduced to 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. ffd^ivW MOVIE LABS. Dept. 12522 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, California low's yard is greener only because of his forethought, ingenuity and a desire to make it so. William Messner, AACL Teaneck, N. J. TOP ENTERTAINMENT Dear ACL: Thank you so much for your Top of the Ten Best program, the screening of which was the top of our entertainment year. We had a very good turnout in spite of rain earlier in the evening. All of the club members showed up with their wives, and three members of ACL in this area wrote for information and later came to the screening. Walter R. St. Clair President Indianapolis Amateur Movie Club, ACL Indianapolis, Ind. ENJOYED BY ALL Dear ACL: We shipped the junior Top of the Ten Best package back to you yesterday. Even though our Friday evening screening was an impromptu affair, the films were enjoyed by all. Congratulations to the filmers who made them, and warm thanks to ACL for making it possible for amateurs everywhere to see them. Glen H. Turner, AACL Springville, Utah HUGE SUCCESS Dear ACL: Our recent showing of the senior Top of the Ten Best program was a huge success. I think we have "our foot in the door" now in so far as the possibility of the local club sponsoring future TTB screenings on a paid admission basis. Timothy M. Lawler, AACL Programs Kenosha Movie & Slide Club, ACL Kenosha, Wise. EXCITING ENTERTAINMENT Dear Friends: The junior Top of the Ten Best program was screened before 65 members of the Waukegan Camera Club on June 4 at Hank's Supper Club. I wish to express our thanks for the exciting entertainment of these films. It was far and away the best show we have ever had at one of our banquets. Bruce Engels, ACL President Waukegan Camera Club, ACL Waukegan, 111. SPLICING MAGNETIC Dear ACL: About two months ago a magazine called Advertising Age published an article about a magnetic sound film made by the AAA in Washington. The author stated emphatically that, despite assurances of the firms involved, it was impossible to obtain a satisfactory sound stripe over spliced film. Well, I have about 400 splices in my 1600 foot film on Norway, which was magnetically coated by Bell & Howell. Imagine my astonishment when, after putting sound on the first 800 feet, I played it back and found only one single place where there is a "boop!" Have methods improved, or did not the AAA try B&H? Dicky Roth, ACL Harrison, N. Y. In preparing the two 2000 foot reels which comprise our Top of the Ten Best program, we here at ACL had of necessity to use countless splices. As far as possible, all splices were, made before striping, so that they were coated over during the Soundstriping process. However, a few were made after, and more have been made later in the film's upkeep. There have been no reports from users of the TTB program of splice "booping." In general, we would advise Mrs. Roth — and all our readers — not to get exercised over statements on magnetic sound published in magazines which have no reason to be accurately informed on this specialized subject. In this column Movie Makers offers its readers a place to trade items of filming equipment or amateur film footage on varied subjects directly with other filmers. Commercially made films will not be accepted in swapping offers. Answer an offer made here direotly to the filmer making it. Address your offers to: The Swap Shop, c/o Movie Makers. NEW ZEALAND TO U. S. Dear Movie Makers: If any of your readers should like to correspond with me, I would be extremely grateful. Perhaps later, during the course of time, we might exchange films on loan picturing our two countries. My age is 27 and my job is that of Testing Officer for the New Zealand Dairy Board, an occupation which keeps me traveling around the country and thus getting good film shots. I work in the 8mm. width. W. R. Brown 21 Opoia Road Hamilton, New Zealand LAKE PLACID ON 8 Dear Reader Writes: Can anyone help me? I need footage in 8mm. Kodachrome to complete my vacation pictures taken last fall around Lake Placid, N. Y. I am also quite anxious to get some winter scenes of the Olympic bobsled run and ski jump. I will be so glad to hear from anyone who can help me. Of course, I will expect to recompense them with equal footage or in any other reasonable way. Joe Wyman 1324 Haines Avenue Columbus 12, Ohio