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October, 1924
AMERICAN CIN EMATOGRAPHER
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Winfield-Kerner Products
Factory: Hollywood Office:
323-27 East 6th Street 6725-55 Santa Monica Blvd. Phone VAndike 6211 Phones: GRanit 9601, GRanit 9402
Night Phone GRanit 4864
Nature of Support Tissue paper
Pattern of cloth reproduced
Background Density Remarks
118 grainy
Onion Skin paper 1.44
Oiled Tissue paper 1.48
Oiled Onion Skin paper 1.50
Tracing Cloth 1.20
Film Support with dusted letters 1.66 White paper (reflected light) 1.33
From the table it is seen that dusted lettering on film support gives the most contrast and this method of preparing transparent titles is recommended. The "film title cards" are prepared by printing with "celluloid ink" (a quick drying ink of special consistency) on to Kodaloid and while the ink is still wet, very fine carbon black is brushed over with a fine camel hair brush. When the ink is thoroughly dry the excess lamp black is brushed off and, if necessary, the residual traces are removed by brushing with a soft piece of plush. Very great care in printing is necessary to secure satisfactory impressions on celluloid. Titles on oiled onion skin paper are more easily prepared and give satisfactory results providing the slight resulting graininess of the background is not objectionable. Printed matter on waxed or oiled onion skin paper may be dusted with carbon black in the above manner in order to increase the capacity of the lettering although it is not always possible to thoroughly remove the excess black without smearing the clear paper.
For the sake of economy the title card should not be too large although an 8x10 card with the printed matter fitted in an area 6"x4j^" is convenient. The typesetter should always keep within a rectangle, whose sides are in
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