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332 AMATEUR MOVIE MAKING
breaking from the wood makes a most impressive shot. It is better to set the camera so that the axis cuts the path of the hunt at a fairly sharp angle and to make the entire shot from this setting than it is to try to panoram on the hunt. If the horses appear in the middle distance and leave the frame at one side or the other of the foreground, the effect of the impetuous spirit of the hunt is carried into the film while a panoramed shot is merely a shot of a group of horses and riders galloping by.
The Field. — The bird hunter forms a different problem. Here we have a series of scenes which are effective only when taken from various angles, and Ave have conditions which are more amenable to the circumstances encountered in still photography than in motion work. There is usually only a short period when the scene may be presented most effectively. In the course of the hunt, unless there is a background which is attractive in itself, the scene is merely that of dogs dashing about and the hunter in his nondescript clothing pulling at a disreputable pipe as he trudges along. But let the dog scent a bird. Then the scene changes instantly, in fact usually so quickly that the full beauty is lost before the cinematographer can get into action. The dog stops and "freezes," the front leg lifts and the animal stands as though posing for a sculptor. The man's whole attitude changes, he becomes alert and watchful, his gun held at "ready." Then comes a soft whirr of wings, a jerk of the gun, a crashing report and it is all over, with possibly less than five seconds of real action.
Fishing. — Likewise, in the fishing picture, either the most beautiful part of the film is lost or a lot of film is wasted. The fisherman swings his rod and casts his minnow into the edge of a shadowy pool. This alone will make a beautiful shot. But when a ten or twelve pound Southern Bass hits the bait a smashing blow and the fight begins, that is the time which brings to the cinematographer the chance of a lifetime. Such a film is almost impossible to secure properly and when it has been secured the amateur has a film really worth keeping.
Perhaps the field sports should not include races. Racing is a distinct form of sport and practically the same pro