Amateur Movie Makers (Dec 1926-Dec 1927)

3n Union there is Strength " Metropolis, ? ar amount 'U\ a A SERVICE CATECHISM I AM an amateur movie maker. I have invested some good money in my camera and other things. I made this investment because I wanted a clean, interesting and refreshing hobby to give me something new to think about when the day's work is done and something round which to plan my vacations. I have the average amount of common sense and can understand simple mechanical things as well as the next fellow. I have filmed here and there and this and that and I have got past the novelty of it. I know I could get more out of this hobby — as much as I hoped to get when I took it up — but I am just a little bit stumped on the question of what to do next. Amateur Movie Makers is published for people just like you. Our readers are the busy, practical, efficient folks who keep the world going. We know the problem you have just laid out to us. Each number of Amateur Movie Makers goes straight to the heart of it. Read this one through and find out. I AM just passing the beginner stage as an amateur movie maker. I have a lot of questions to ask someone. I read Amateur Movie Makers and I find that you touch on almost every one of my questions. Some of them you discuss very fully and An Editorial I get just what I want. Sometimes you get near to my personal problem in picture making but you stop short of answering it. I know a magazine can't go into all the detail that every fellow wants about everything. Where can I get additional information? The Technical Consultant of the Amateur Cinema League is on the job for exactly that reason. Write him your problem; ask him your question. He will answer you explicitly and in detail and give you the personal attention you want. THERE are a lot of folks in our town who go in for amateur motion pictures. Several of us have talked about getting together every now and then. We like to see each other's films and to talk about them. We don't seem to get started. We can all give a little time to get something going but we don't exactly know how to do it. Where can we find out about this? The Club Consultant of the Amateur Cinema League is at League headquarters to do just that little thing for you. He is in contact with clubs all over the world. He knows how they got going. He will help you get going. Read the Club Department in Amateur Movie Makers and see how many people like you and your friends have made the grade and have clubs going. I AM the only amateur movie maker in our town so far as. I can find out. I get pretty much out of touch with my hobby at times and some of my friends kid me about it. I guess it's a fine hobby all right and in other places — those big cities, for example — lots of people are getting a kick out of it. I'd like to get a little more enthusiasm now and then. How and where? You are just the person the League is looking for. There's nothing like contact with other amateurs to keep you alive in your filming. This League has thousands of members all over the world. Your membership card gets you in touch with them. You ivill be writing to them before long, if you are a Leaguer. Amateur Movie Makers will make you feel that you are part and parcel of a great world movement. All right. I'm sold. How can I get League services and Amateur Movie Makers? Your name and address and your check for FIVE DOLLARS will turn the trick for you. Send us that and LET THE LEAGUE DO THE REST. There must be something in it! El, ma