Movie Makers (Jun-Dec 1928)

HOVIE »L % I* ■ it •» AMATEUR CLUBS (Continued from page 781) Coming! MARKARD'S 100% All Silent Picture SEE How the underworld operates SEE How the police work SEE How virtue triumphs — and — Give your brain a chance to function WITHOUT the distraction of sound. Our 1929-30 program will be entirely synchronized with SILENCE This announcement, unique in the annals of the motion picture, comes from Markard Pictures, the amateur group in Brooklyn, N. Y ., which produced "Narrow Paths." Chicago Film Screened 66/^HICAGO." the composite film ^-^ study of that city, co-operatively produced by members of the Chicago Cinema Club, met with an enthusiastic reception when it was recently screened at a club meeting. Members contributed shots of the city which were edited by a committee into a complete film narrative of the civic and industrial life of Chicago. On a later program, "Princeton." production of Undergraduate Motion Pictures of Princeton University, was projected. At the last business meeting of the Chicago amateurs, Joe Symons was elected president: Oscar Nugent, vice-president; Dwight Furness, secretary and Frank T. Farrell, treasurer. Finances From Films CAMERA work on "Freshman Days," current production of the Flower City Amateur Movie Club in Rochester, N. Y., has been finished and the film's premiere will be shortly held in Rochester. A second production that will run four hundred feet, 16mm., in under way and the club has also made plans for a short comedy to be filmed by the junior members. This active club has reenforced its treasury by producing advertising films for Rochester retailers. Short film lengths of windows, store interiors and, in some cases, special products in use, are made by the club and screened at the club's public programs. The films are retained by the A Christmas Qift that DOUBLES the FUN of Amateur Movies all year 'round! The films you'll cherish most of all are the Beautiful Interiors you can take in your own home — with FOTOLITE FOTOLITE provides an all-year-'round, and almost unlimited, source of pleasure. Its steady, powerful light enables you to take perfect pictures right in your own home — even on dark, wintry days, and at night. The scenes you have longed to take — the children at play, parties, dances, family events — can be stored away in films that you will want to look at over and over again; films, too, that you will prize for their sheer beauty and artistry. Fotolite can be plugged in on any electric light socket. It eliminates the sparks, the sputtering, and the "light fright" of the arc lamp. And, in addition, it gives most light per ampere! Let your dealer demonstrate Fotolite for you. See for yourself the clear, powerful, brilliant light which has won unstinted praise from professionals. See the remarkable No. 10 Fotolite, pictured above, a new 1000-watt lamp — ideal for close-ups and % views. See the Fotolite No. 5 — a splendid auxiliary for full-figured views. See the stand equipped with two No. 5 lamps — a powerful auxiliary for group pictures. Fotolite No. 10 (without bulb), complete, with stand and carrying case, costs only $22.00. No. 5 (without bulb), complete, with stand, $12.00; two No. 5 lamps (without bulbs), complete, with stand, $20.00. Anyone who owns a moving picture camera will be delighted to receive a Fotolite. This Christmas, why not give yourself one, also! To your collection of beautiful outdoor films, let it add a treasure of fascinating interiors. For only a fraction of what your camera cost, let it double the fun of amateur movies! TESTRITE INSTRUMENT CO., 108 EAST 16th ST., NEW YORK FOTOLITE gjgj Most Light Per Ampere * Lowest Equipment Cost fc. Iti •■/ ■•'" ■'■■•-•VvV>''.<'