Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

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MOVIE MAKERS 303 75. Closeup. The cat's face looking straight into the lens and mewing. Fade in THE END over this scene. Note: Although a cat is mentioned specifically in this scenario, obviously you may substitute a dog for this particular prop. Father's director can as well be substituted by one of his friends, by Aunt Peggy or anyone you like. Look to your laboratory [Continued from page 295] duplicate, it is possible to get on specific order a one-light or work print. In this case a single light intensity is selected which seems best suited to the overall footage and the entire film is run through at that level. Prices on work prints are therefore lower, especially when run color-to-monochrome, thus making them a wise investment for the most critical kinds of editing. Still other advantages to be found in duping an original silent reversal are the following: (1) during the process an optical sound track can be added to the picture, making what labs call a combined or composite print, or the dupe can be run on single perforated sound stock for the addition of a fullwidth magnetic sound stripe; (2) during the process also the amateur may order at his discretion the printing in of fades, lap dissolves or any one of many forms of trick printing. For each of these orders some special preparation of your film may be necessary; thus the amateur contemplating their use should discuss them specifically with the lab of his choice. DUPE NEGATIVES AND MASTER DUPES Besides the straight duplication of reversal originals, commercial labs offer a number of other services which may at one time or another be of interest and aid to the amateur filmer. The two named above — the creation by printing of a duplicate negative or of a master duplicate — are called for whenever a sizable number of prints are desired from your original footage. The dupe negative — a fine-grain negative copy in black and white — is made directly from your monochrome or color original, and then positive prints are run from it. This method is less expensive than running a sizable number of reversal duplicates, and in the judgment of many laboratory directors the results are superior in print quality. The master duplicate serves the same purpose — the creation of a sizable number of copies — but it does it via reversal film (rather than negative-positive) and thereby permits the copies to be made in color from a color original. fn the master duplicate system, one or more perfectly timed duplicates are first made from the original; the original is then stored away in the film vault, and all projection prints are duplicated from the masters. As a matter of fact, it is by this exast system that the League's full-color ACL membership leaders are created by the George W. Colburn Laboratory, in Chicago. In the 16mm. size they are duped directly from the 16mm. masters, while in the 8mm. size they are printed by reduction onto 8mm. stock. ENLARGING OR REDUCTION Which brings us to still another service offered by film labs which specialize in work for the amateur and substandard film user. This is their ability to create by optical printing either an enlargement from one film size to another (8mm. to 16mm., for example) or a reduction print from the larger to the smaller film. PREPARING YOUR FILM And now, how may the amateur who plans to use a commercial film lab cooperate with that firm to their mutual advantage? In the first place, he should check the condition of his film carefully, giving especial attention to the firmness of the splices. Secondly, he should make sure that his film carries plenty of blank leader and trailer, and he should in no case use double-perf leader on a single-perf picture, or vice versa. Thirdly, he should letter on the film's leader his name, the name of the film, its approximate footage and the kind of stock it is: i.e., "Original Kodachrome," "Original Ansco Color" or the like. All of this information and the producer's address should then be lettered in some fashion on the film can. And finally he should make sure that his letter accompanying the film states explicitly and exactly what operation or operations he wants performed. For example, a letter ordering a straight reversal duplicate might well read as follows : "Dear Sirs: I am sending you by insured parcel post (railway or air express) 350 feet of original 16mm. (8mm.) Ansco Color (Kodachrome) entitled 'Yellowstone Wonderland.' The picture is spooled on a 400 foot reel, is in a can of the same size and will be shipped in a fibre shipping case. "Please duplicate this film in 16mm. Ansco Color (or Kodachrome, if the original is Kodachrome) and return the original and the duplicate to me. I wish (do not wish) the duplicate to be spooled and canned by your laboratory. I understand that the charge will be X cents per foot." That does it, filmers. Look to your laboratory the next time you need something special. Safeguard your Film. Ship in FIBERBILT CASES. 400' lo 2000' 16mm. FIBERBILT CASE CO. 40 WEST 17th ST. NEW YORK CITY KODACHROME DUPLICATES 8mm or 1 6mm — 1 1 0 per ft. 16mm Reduced to 8mm , , ?e/ , „ _ ■ , . 1 Air finished 8mm Enlarged to 16mm ■ ^v foo( EAGLE LABORATORY 1732 N. ORCHARD ST. CHICAGO 14, ILL. ADD INTEREST TO HOME MOVIES WRITE FOR FREE INFORAAATION AND PRICES SIERRA WESTERN CO. DEPT. 15 2748 E. BROADWAY LONG BEACH. CALIF. THE WINNAH! and new Champs WHO will be the winner of the Maxim Memorial Award for 1953, the most treasured trophy in the whole world of amateur movies? WHO will be the winners of 1953's Ten Best Awards, the new champions of our chosen hobby? READ about ACL's 24th annual selection of the Ten Best Amateur Films of the Year in December MOVIE MAKERS