Amateur Movie Makers (Dec 1926-Dec 1927)

Introducing LITTLE SUNNY The biggest light value ever offered you AN 8 amp. 110 volt A. C. or D. C. arc lamp that attaches to any house socket. Folded he's only 6V2 x 5 x 2 inches. He's yours for only $15 complete with 15 feet of cord and 6 double length carbons which burn for 1 hour each. Folding stand, which raises lamp to 6 feet, $2.50 extra. You can get by with 1 lamp but we recommend using two for movies. Send remittance now. After you've had him a week, you can return him if you're not perfectly satisfied and we will cheerfully re' fund your money. LEONARD WESTPHALEN 438 RUSH ST. CHICAGO SHOULD THEY not be represented — those dear ones not available for your family movies? DO THIS Send me $3.00 and a clear snapshot or portrait and I'll make an exact reproduction on film ready to splice into your family reel. Photo returned in perfect condition as received. £ n n n n n n THOSE VACATION DAYS are good for Fireside Nights at Home Aid your tricky memory of "what's where" by having them TITLED AND EDITED by STANLEY A. TOMPKINS Care op Kirby Incorporatso 2 East 23rd Street New York City BUY, SELL, EXCHANGE or RENT 16 mm Films We do it. Send your name and address for full particulars. HOME FILM EXCHANGE 5523 BROADWAY (Dept. 2) Chicago, 111. CAMERAS AFLOAT {Continued from page 12) have never crossed the line and who desire to be initiated. Next day Neptune and his company come aboard. Headed by the ship's band they march down the deck to a pool made of a huge canvas tub filled with sea water. Here Neptune holds court. Among Neptune's retinue is his "wife" (a seaman dressed as a woman), an astronomer and a high priest. Following is a corps of barbers armed with immense powder puffs and bags of flour for use on the ladies; whitewash brushes and pails for lathering the men; huge razors, shears, combs, and brushes, and other fearful and wonderful instruments of barbarity. The astronomer carries a binocular made of two wine bottles lashed together. An unsuspecting tyro is asked to look at the sun through this. His surprise and discomfort are complete when he finds his eyes full of brine as the bottles are half filled with "see" water. The Captain and some other of the ship's officers are first decorated by Neptune. Then the initiation begins. A candidate is shaved, shampooed, nails manicured with enormous files, powdered and "perfumed," and then unceremoniously dumped into the pool where four strong blacks stationed in it see that he is properly ducked at least three times, and possibly more if his breath holds out. In the meantime various antics are performed by the members of Neptune's Court and a good time is had by all, especially the spectators. The horse-play, lively action and general hilarity make good material for the movie camera. To this is usually added fine light that aids good exposure. That night diplomas are presented to all. the passengers testifying that they have crossed the line. A shot of this diploma may be used for an illustrated title of the event. To get good pictures aboard ship one must study the backgrounds as carefully as his pictures. One should avoid sky, sea and white paint for backgrounds, if possible. When impossible to avoid any or all of these use a light filter. Looking into an open doorway aboard ship gives a good non-reflecting background. Pictures taken from an upper deck looking down are usually good. Pictures taken fore and aft along the deck film well. In strong lights one should be careful not to overexpose the films. When in doubt use the AN INTELLIGENT EDITING SERVICE INCLUDING TITLING & SPLICING is now offered at a MODERATE PRICE We have converted one of our Park Avenue projection booths to this department, which is equipped to carry out your written instructions or to edit film under your personal supervision. Gillette 16 MAIDEN LANE Camera Stores PARK AVENUE AT 41st ST. NEW YORK THOUSANDS of amateur cinematographers are improving their work by reading THE CINE MINIATURE bi-monthly hand-books. 15c per copy — 90c per year — two years $1.60 LEONARD CORDELL 1636 No. Washtenaw Ave., Chicago, 111. Dealers: Write for discounts and circulars. DO YOUR THINKING ON PAPER NOT ON FILM VERA STANDING SCENARIO EDITOR Suggestions Criticism 'Assistance Write me for information. 38 east 35th ST. NEW YORK, N. Y. Reach Farther with Your Movie Camera Multiply the possibilities of your movie camera by equipping it with a telephoto lens. Distant objects difficult to get with your regular lens can be photographed as though only a short distance from the camera. Wollensak Telephoto lenses are superbly corrected anastigmats and indispensable in the equipment of movie enthusiasts. Made in 3", 3%" and 6" foci to fit Bell & Howell Filmo Cameras. Supplied with case, lens cap and compensating finders. READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Literature on request OPTICAL COMPANY 952 HUDSON AVENUE Rochester, N. Y. Forty-seven