Amateur Cine World (April 1936)

Clever MODEL WORK dy Amateur Cine Soctety Left : the girton the Allen, ‘‘ was carried out by painting white rye hears ban iol spots on a sheet of black paper and photo BS eee The graphed at a height of about five feet with article and drawings thecamera almost at ground level, to convey explain how this effect . : . ‘ ’ was achieved. It has the impression of great height. The ‘flash been carried out by Was effected by pinning another piece of the West Middlesex black paper over the sign and photographing rian ees their the blackness and the sign with the paper Image of dancer in correct proportion. to modeL formed F: by lens. hs MATEUR CINE was intrigued to learn fae, G"4 ohPosite, age : of the enterprise and ingenuity that has accomplished. The scenario gone to the making of the West Middlesex a pegs Kayes ee ee A.C.C.’s latest production, Fame, and asked pared and incorporates ideas the hon. sec., Mr. Graham H. Allen, for a from nearly every member of detailed account. It deals with a girl’s rise *# Soctety. It was decided ; not to huiry the production b two 60 wall to world fame as a ballerina (but only in her in any way, but, if necessary, b ie mother’s dream) and the script called for . continue with it through Re eo case : ee the summer, ignoring a : twoambitious scenes in theatres and opera houses. Aina dcveiy Beek d “A flashing theatre sign,’’ writes Mr. Down PONE EDA Dei? kp er a er CINE. EXPOSURE” ‘CHART POR APRIL HAROLD B) ABBOTT NORMAL| SUBJECTS : 4 Deep shadow; wood-|Shadow ; narrow/ Street and market} Promenades; light} Beach scenes; near| Open landscapes ; land paths; close-|streets; open woods;| scenes without heavy} monuments and| ships at sea; deck|seascapes; = cloud lups in shadow ;|tree-lined country| shadows ; dark! fountains, quayside ;| of ship at sea; open| effects ; aircraft in TYPE light interiors. roads ; waterfalls} monuments or veget-| open country|river, harbour and|sky; aerial views and_ ponds in ajation in the open;iscene 83 air-|dock scenes ; moor-| (except of towns at OF clearing ; _close-ups| long (not distance)| craft ‘‘taking off’;| land (middle dislow altitudes). of dark figures in| shots at zoos, parks,| track motor racing ;| tance) ; aerial views SHOT open surroundings ;) sports meetings,| open scenes at race-| (at low altitudes) of | |white-on-black titles.| etc. ; f a rm y ar d| courses, sports meettowns scenes; groups oOn/ings, parks, country | | the lawn ; close-ups| zoos, etc. of light figures ; black on white titles. LIGHTING LRRD pe : by : Tae. GAL Omens Beier re cedeemiee pi) SHOE TE, A B Cc A B Cc A B C A B Cc A B Cc A B Cc Brilliant sunlight + aes oe ar Sie, 6.8 7 ee 8 Gog 9 10 ie 41° | 10-9e 8 he Weak sunlight or bright diffused} 3 4 4.5 4 5 5.6 5.6 7 8 6.3 8 9 A eae te mee rae Be ee cere Diffused or slightly cloudy ..| 2.5 8 3.5 ae 4 Wer ot a Css ers 6.3 | 5.6 7 8 6.3 8 a 7] 9 poe oe Dal ee oe et SR 8 2 BINDS G04 ig mal (get tape egg? 8.6. up.aal, 606 Sa. Be gf Gloomy, or very dull .. sie Her ile Pe ome oie oes 2.8 o°S, 3.5 4.5 [ian ge eR OR Ain gt Ra gee ge” EAegie ae HIS table shows the approximate Example: Narrow street, diffused light, Pathe central between the f/7 and f/10 markings. aperture to be used for all classes of P.S.P. Stop required—f/4.5 subjects in varying conditions of light. The shutter speed has been assumed to Film speed is also taken into account, cine b The table is ee for a ake give an exposure of approximately 1/30th films having been classified as follows :— fades ey ne g ol aaa Soa second, and is correct for the majority of Group A Group B Group C 2to 4 p.m. (G.M.T.), the diaphragm must C@™erasWhere the exposure is known to ‘Gevaert Ortho Agfa Ortho Agfa Isopan : be different (usually 1/soth second) or Rey. and Neg. Reversal Reversal He, eiperere tale set Ob sa sere where the camera is operated at a speed Kodak Pan. Agfa Pan ReKodak Superis : d, th Reversal (16mm. versal sensitive Pan Wh | indi d 2 other than 14 or 16 pictures per second, e a4 ) Acta Pan N R 1 ere the indicated aperture is not b Be inal Ci Stes oo es) an NegaSle Hype engraved on the diaphragm it is sufficient @Perture must be varied accor ingly. ine and Negative sensitive Pan. to estimate the setting between two engraved users who do not possess an exposure meter Selo Ortho. oc Neaative., figures, remembering that the divisions get will find this chart a useful guide but for Veta pikes an‘smaller as the aperture gets smaller, and absolutely accurate work under all conditions Selo 9.5mm. Pathe P.S.P. that £/8 (for example) would lie almost dead the use of a meter is advised. 50