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224 AMATEUR MOVIE MAKING
the edge of the shield as a guide, cut off the torn edge of the film. Lift the shield and turn it end for end with the end marked "Scrape" at the right. A narrow edge of film will be exposed. Moisten this edge and scrape the emulsion from the film. Be sure that all emulsion is removed. The film and shield are now removed from the metal block.
The film which we have cut and scraped we will call the left hand film.
Now take the other torn end. Place it, dull side down so that one entire frame extends to the left of the left hand pins. Place the metal shield over this as in the first example, with the end marked "cut" to the left, and cut off the torn piece. Then remove both shield and film from the block. This we call the right hand film.
Replace the right hand film, emulsion side down over the four right hand pins only. This will bring the cut end in the center of the block. Place the left hand film, also dull side down over the four left hand pins. The scraped end of this film will now project over the end of the right hand film. Hold the films in place with the first and third fingers of the left hand. With the second finger of this hand lift the scraped end and apply a liberal coating of film cement to the under side of the scraped end, press the two ends together and hold for about ten seconds. Then remove the film from the block, press the joint between the fingers and wipe off any surplus cement.
Splicing Film. — This splicer is thoroughly satisfactory for film repair and occasional splicing, but for the extensive splicing necessary in film editing, a more elaborate machine will be found to be convenient. There are numerous splicers on the market, some very good, some good and some not so good. All of them will make a splice which will ride through the projector, but that is not enough. We want splices which will run through the projector without any indication of their presence. Only this kind of splice will insure long life to both film and to projector. A poorly aligned splice may go through, but it imposes a strain upon the film and this in turn places the mechanism under a strain. Such continuous and repeated strains mean wear or breakage of the projector sooner or