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This explains how 25 feet of 16mm. film can equal 100 feet of 16mm. film when used in the 8mm. camera. Therefore, only 100 feet of 16mm. film are needed to obtain 16 minutes of projection time. The Bell and Howell Company has placed upon the market a straight 8 camera, using film perforated on only one side. AMATEUR FILM IS SAFETY FILM—The reversible 8, 9% and 16mm. films are all safety films, made on an acetate, non- inflammable base, and may be safely projected anywhere with- out danger of fire. The film need not be enclosed in a fire- proof projector housing, as is the case with the average 35mm. film. This feature, aside from its low cost, is one of the big- gest in its favor. Its low cost is due to the reversal process. The film which the amateur uses in taking his pictures is the same film which is returned to him processed and which he uses for projection. The reversal process which turns an orig- inal negative back into a positive, all on the same film, will be explained in a later chapter and instructions will be given for the amateur who would like to experiment with the process himself. It is quite simple, once it is explained. For an all around film medium for amateur work, 16mm. offers the best advantages to the movie maker. Its low cost and adaptability, compared to the large clear pictures it is capable of projecting (up to 5 by 7 feet if needed, depending upon the light value of the projector used), and the fact that it can be handled easily for home processing when the ama- teur advances to that stage, are features which commend it highly to the serious amateur movie maker. For that reason, most of the production and mechanical suggestions offered in this book are intended primarily for the 16mm. movie maker, though they can be adapted to include 8, 9% or 35mm. work where needed. Film making is one of the most absorbing of hobbies. The wide variety of uses to which it can be put makes it ever in- teresting and ever adaptable to the movie maker’s require- ments. The amateur movie maker is circumscribed in his field only by the limitations of his equipment. And a resourceful film maker can overcome even this handicap. 11