Movie Makers (Jun-Dec 1928)

DECEMBER I92S IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT WE take pleasure in announcing that we have made arrangements with Mr. Gerald J. Badgley, expert mechanic and wellknown designer of professional and amateur moving picture equipment to handle exclusively for us, special lens fitting jobs, custom built apparatus and camera repair work of all kinds. If you have any problems Mr. Badgley will be able to solve them for you. This service department is for your convenience— technical advice gladly given without charge. CINE MATI 1 PES'1 GNEPS ANP MANUFACT L C AMPA URERS r*1 PAMY You describe it—We'll design 106 WEST 461" ST.Tn.XC GOERZ — a special ultra-speed lens which sacrifices none of the quality performance which has made the Goerz Cinegor group famous — VTCTOT? THREE-SPEED HIGH SPEED PICTURES (Camera and Lens, $165) {Mai fittc turr Cin Many other Goerz Lenses can be fitted to both the single and rret Victors. Also to Filmo and Kodak F/1.9 > By special arrangement with the Victor Animatograph Co. we are now supplying the Victor Camera with Goerz Lenses, through dealers or direct. For details and literature ask your dealer or write: C. P. GOERZ AMERICAN OPTICAL CO. Manufacturers oj lenses and precision instruments to aid cine amateurs 317 EAST 34th STREET NEW YORK CITY 1^^?^> the lighter sounds and bottles for steamboat, railroad and factory whistles. The tone of bottle whistles can be altered by partly filling them with water to obtain the correct tone. For shells, use chewing gum, tamped down. In either case blow across the top. One whistle you cannot make is the siren. This can be obtained for a dime or so at sporting goods stores. Bells and Chimes: For church bells use crowbars, hung from a support by a cord, rods of metal or brass tubing. Strike with a small wooden mallet or xylophone handle. For high pitched chimes tune up a set of heavy glass bottles, using water, as suggested for whistles, but striking them with the xylophone hammmer. For the telephone use a two-gong electric bell. Arrange to cut one gong out for doorbells by mounting one gong on a movable arm that can be pushed out of the way. The outfit with a push button and dry battery can be mounted on a board for convenience sake. Gongs can be imitated by striking a metal tea tray with a wooden mallet covered with heavy felt. A mallet with one felt and one wood face will be a handy instrument for working these props. Use whichever face will give the best effect. Gunshots: Cannon can be imitated on a bass drum. If you have none, stretch a drumhead over a barrel and use a felt beater. Rifle shots are imitated by striking a rattan cane against a hard leather cushion. For a whole war use two canes. A machine gun can be imitated by rapidly beating a cigar box with the lid nailed down. A single tap on the box will suggest a pistol shot with sufficient fidelity to suit the ladies in the audience. Dancing Effects: For soft shoe dances use the sand boards, following the steps. For tap steps use a pair of wooden mallets on a board. To improve the tone, raise the board by cleats on the underside at either end. To muffle, put the board on a folded bath towel. For the "jingles," used in some hard shoe dances, fasten a couple of small iron washers to the head of each mallet with round head screws. The head should be larger than the hole in the washer. Automobile Effects: For the motor put two ounces of fine shot into a round tin can, such as a small baking powder tin, and shake. For the horn get the toy horn or siren sold for children's autos. Animal Cries: Music and sporting goods stores sell animal calls, but you can pick up many at the toy 1926