Reel and Slide (Jan-Sep 1919)

REEL and SLIDE 21 Prizma Color Pictures (For bookings write Community Motion Picture Bureau, 46 West 24th St., New York.) Model Girls. Shows the making of a wax model and several pictures of fashions. This subject is not only interesting from an educational standpoint, but is an excellent illustration of the Prizma process of projecting color motion pictures. For example, at one stage in the making of the wax model the face is tinted by an artist. As the picture is projected on the screen you can see the red color grow in the cheeks of the model, just as it appeared when the photograph was taken. Trout. This is an especially interesting subject because it shows the method of hatching trout in one of the California fish hatcheries. The reel contains several excellent views of the spawn and the melt, and one view which is particularly interesting shows the embryo trout inside the egg just before it is born. The subject concludes with an interesting picture of a trout fisherman landing a large one. Altogether the subject is not only instructive but has high entertainment value. Kiddies. This subject shows a succession of beautiful color shots of children taken in all the different parts of the world. For example, the life and environment of the Hopi Indian children, Japanese children, Chinese children, Mexican children, American children, etc., all illustrated in an interesting way with their pets and in the environment in which they live. China. This is a one-reel travelogue showing interesting bits of life in color in China. The manners and customs of the Chinese, scenes about the "forbidden city" and a comparison of the old and new China are highly instructive. One interesting feature of this subject is disclosed in the old flags of the Chinese monarchy and the new flags of the Chinese republic. Fortunately, Prizma had a photographer in China at the time of the revolution and he took the flags of the monarchy as they were flying on all the buildings previous to the revolution. As soon as the new flags were put out he brought back a faithful reproduction of them. Birds and Flowers. This subject has always proved interesting, both to scientific men and lovers of nature and particularly to the feminine portion of the audience. The reel includes several excellent pictures of opening flowers taken by slow motion and about one-third of the reel is devoted to pictures of the dahlia farm of Miss Bessie Boston at San Mateo, Cal. This is the largest dahlia farm in the world owned and operated by a woman and the various types of dahlias, methods of cross fertilization, etc., are very beautifully shown in their natural colors by Prizma. Alaskan Revelations. This is the subject that was projected at the Rialto Theater in New York. It shows the birth of icebergs and the live Taku Glaciers in Alaska, together with several interesting pictures of flowers growing within sight of the live glaciers, of an Alaskan girl posing as Psyche on an iceberg and the exploration of a cavern of ice with all of its scintillating colors truthfully portrayed. The Prizma process brings out the hues and tones of the ice in such a remarkable way that this reel has caused exclamations of admiration and wonder wherever it was shown. ' Kilauea's Lakes of Fire. This shows some remarkable scenes of the volcano Kilayea in Hawaii. The screen brings to life its restless lakes of fire and its boiling, seething mass of red hot lava. It shows the strange, uncanny lights and shadows of the volcano and is a subject with an unusually livid appeal. Some of the scenes were taken at night by the light of the volcano itself. In view of the fact that Kilauea is just now being reported in eruption, it would seem that this subject has an especially high educational value at this time. Skyland. This picture is a phantasy of the Blackfoot Indian country. It gives some colorful glimpses of quaint costumes, weird dances and tribal sacrificial rites of the Blackfoot Indians, and shows some very beautiful scenes of the Blackfoot Indian country. In view of the fact that the scenes are recreated on the screen in Nature's colors, the film gives the impression of a succession of Remington's. Its delineation of types of Indians, with their Indian finery, gives it a considerable amount of educational interest. Catalina. Is a Prizma delineation of a trip to Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. The reel shows some gorgeous portrayals of under-water life, recreating on the screen for the audience a number of the colored fish, jeweled crabs, etc., found in that vicinity. When this picture was first shown at the Rivoli Theater, New York, there was apparent a new kind of audience psychology. While there was no outburst of applause, there was a continuous hum of "Oh's" and "Ah's" and "Isn't that beautiful," which would seem to indicate that the public is very much interested in subjects of this kind when they are properly presented in their natural colors. Everywhere with Prizma. Is areel showing a kaleidoscopic review of flowers, animals, rainbows, etc.,_ and illustrating the range of color projection possible by the Prizma process. Some of the scenes, for example, explore the mysteries of the bubble, showing all of the colors that appear in the bubble. Such scenes as these, and especially the rainbow scene, are of considerable interest to art lovers and those who have watched particularly the development of color motion photography. Subjects Printed on Special 44~ *■ Width, Slow Burning Film 45— (The Pathescope Library can be had at any 46 a. Pathescope Branch Office) ,_ 4/ — a. To permit a better selection of subjects, the b. Pathescope Company has divided its list into 48 — a, classes as follows: 1, travel, hunting, manners j,. and customs; 2, industries, forestry, agriculture; 49 a 3, popular science, natural history; 4, topical and ^ war; 5, fairy and trick scenes; 6, comic scenes; cjq a 7, vaudeville; 8, comedies; 9, dramas; 10, religious j, and Biblical scenes; 11, reconstructed history; 12, -^ military sports; 13, detective stories; 14, animated cartoons. co Reel "_ No. Title. Class. S3— ?• 34 — a. Magic Screen 5 _ D b. Race of Policemen 6 54 — 35 — a. A Troublesome Pipe 6 55 — a. b. A Skillful Roller Skater 7 b. 36 — a. At the Dentist's 6 56 — a. b. Hunting the Hart 1 b. 37 — a. Mongoose and Snake 3 57 — a. b. The Sea-Flowers 3 b. 38 — a. Eccentric Gymnasts 58 — b. Trained Elephants 7 59 — a. 39 — a. Johnny Learns to Row a Boat 6 b. A Modern Yarn 5 b. 40 — a. Boxing Contest. Joe Ganz vs. St. Didier 7 60 — a. b. Dances in Cambodia 7 b. 41 — a. Fairy Pastimes 5 61 — b. Our Village Band Goes to a Musical 62 — Festival 6 63 — a. 42— The Switchman 9 b, 43— a. The Wildcat 3 64— a, b. In the Land of Snakes and Monkeys. . . 3 b. The Bicycle Thief 5 The Kind-Hearted Constable 8 Solomon's Judgment 10 Miss Davis and Her Colored Partners.. 7 Strasburg 1 Star Fish 3 Barcelona and Its Park 1 Fairy Pastimes 5 The Dionnes 7 Transformation Trick Pictures 5 The Trout 3 The Cuttlefish 3 A Too Talkative Housewife 6 Gene Plays a Mean Trick 011 His Wife. 6 The Birth of Christ; the Adoration of the Magi 10 A Happy Christmas for Mother 9 Old Toledo 1 Some German Cities 1 Enthusiastic Boxers 8 A Grand Feed 6 A Terrible Conflagration 6 The Riviera 1 Wolf Hunting in Russia 1 Mother-in-Law in Trouble 6 His First Air Trip 6 Aunt Eliza Recovers Her Pet 8 Johnny Has a Panther Thrown on His Hands 8 Mary and Her Phonograph 6 The Reward of Gallantry 8 Leontine's Boat 6 Whose Carpet Is It? 8 The Society Thief 9 Mysterious Thief 5 Two Deep Afflictions 8 Mr. Brack Catches the 11:50 Train 6 The Pork Butcher's Nightmare 5 Fill In and Give This to Your Nearest Theater Owner Proprietor Theater, City. 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