Amateur movie making (1928)

338 AMATEUR MOVIE MAKING burrow exit or other point where the animal may be expected to stop. With a little ingenuity a wire release may be fitted to most cameras and this extended to thirty feet or multiples thereof by means of the familiar wire release extension and couplings. Tie a wad of oil-soaked waste about the fuse of the flare, and over this spread a small amount of gunpowder or flash powder. In the powder bury the ends of two wires, one grounded to the stand, the other running to the high tension pole of an old fashioned auto spark coil which is carried in a small case with the necessary dry cells. Pressure upon a spring switch will ignite the powder, this will ignite the waste and this in turn will set fire to the flare wick. The structure may be so built that an appreciable interval will result between the flash of the powder and the ignition of the flare. From a point of concealment the area illuminated is watched. If the ignition of the flare does not scare the wild actor, the release is pushed in and held for the necessary time. It is true that this involves patience and many discouragements, but one film will amply repay a hundred trials. (Courtesy Bell & Howell) A small tripod head for amateur cameras which operates in a manner similar to the professional heads is quite useful. The one shown, here is recommended for use with the Filmo. Remote Camera Control. — Daylight film hunting is a far different proposition. Here the camera may be mounted upon a strong "tree" support, a device which may be attached to any convenient tree trunk or similar support. It is hidden behind a "blind" made of a twig or two cut from a bush and tacked in place on the tree trunk. Then from a remote blind the camera may be operated with the wire release as has been explained. For the operator the grass