American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1940)

LOYALTY PROGRESS TO THE CAMERAMEN THE MEN WHO MAKE MOTION PICTURES DISTINCTION BASED ON MERIT VOL. I. NO. OUR BILLION DOLLAR FILM INDUSTRY Motion Pictnre Making Attract!> Notable Peoplo to Los Angeles find Southern California Important Developments in Evidence in All Studios. Los Aiiyl''* i** >t<-inlil\ fnrL'iiitr ;ilii>a<) llic ui-'-;ilt's1 itT iill nittlinn I)iftur<^ |n (Kliiriii;; Ci'iilcr.s of tlif >\orM .\lilIionN (it' (loltiirs arc Itch)C jxiid out Mniiii.'illy in s;ilarii'S ami 0|ii'i;i1 iiii* i-xpi'iisi's Ii\ fu\u\pjiiiifs l()r-;it''(l ill tilts <'it\ ,■ and lu'oiiiiiH'iit « I it''is 'familiar Millitil. Milijirl vt:it.' Iliiit iihi.ul sri pn crnt oi lIii mot ion pici iiics ItiJult' ill .\liirl 'cil ai « 111. I'll' in I. 'IS .\ ii;;i'Jcs. Tlli.S ItUMlls lillll'll III 111' III' l-li tojri ajiln'i's tin iiitii \lii' ii!;:Ki' tlio motion iiictiirrs. It iin jns lli.il tin' iclialiic raiiifi ailH'tl of I'Xt'i-utivi' tiiiil ^'iMii ral imsiiifss iiliilify who l{iio\v liiiw to corn'otiy pliotoi^nipji motion picttii-cs lia\p a liviifM iiikI intrii'sriuK futun'. lint tlicy nuist work and cstalilisli their own iilmtily throimli ofii;iliil! |ili..l.i^'i ap)i.\ u lul,' I'll ..pri nt. lith tl.. tors. Thci-.' llll'lllll. IS of l 'ill. ill I X|i:iiiililii pr.' lUi iiN'i I, tin less. i iH'i '/» t if II. .-11 tlic c.ii.i.'rii holii'vr ill pi.i.^r.-v .■ilnii!/ i iliu'ational lines 1.. fMitsr 1ho>' roalizo tli.'ir future is in liie iiial\iii}<. As the ni.ition picture industry arrows in iiii|iortanee their uiitl; is siirp to will that substantial v. e.i.^'nitiiin that plaees them ..II .i i.iir n illi 111.' .lii-. i'l.ir Til.eiii.i„,....^i.:pl:' I K 11, ., I,:rue :iMII.' lv.p,„i-ll.[' f-! LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. NOVEMBER \. 1920 THE CAMERAMAN Til' man who w oi ks tin (-aiii'-rii must In .-i ihoioiiL'lili dei'i.nt fellu\v or else he eould not liohl his position, aii he IniK iiiiieh to eoiiteml uiih ami much is laid upon his iihliappv lii atl nhi<ih should l>i blamed pIsi M here -faulty diriTlion, faulty eheuiiculs, or faulty Work in the dai k rouiii. 'I'll'' iiiip.irtJiiii'e of tlie eiuiM'raman is paianiouut. NVithoiit hiiu no !!oo<l jjietiir. eaii be tiiken. lie must be a iniiny-side.l indniduai to t'.iritinue in his position siifM'e.sxfidly. Il< mtist. lirst of all. hi aide to take Kood pieliiies, ii|>ait from tlmt, lie iiiust n. eesMirily be a br»vii iiiMii and leiKly to iillempt anyihint; iiskcil of liiin lie must be flearheiided, so that he ean stand on the "dK". of ii skyser«|w r. utol b i : ■ ' till top of a pieeipieo. for that matter, lb' must pereh liimself i iiieri'dilile antdi's. anil perh«]>s stand vuiist ilei p in tie ii\i'r '; lb iiiiisl siniid ste;idil\ by bis uork win ii some w ild beast futii't » nu naeinuly elose, when the other mendiers of the parly ean i un to shelt. P-. '-ind nil th.' w hil. he miisl steadily erank, ami si-e that his eiiitiei .'i ih not injured by lire, aiiini.ils or naP ■-. ami il is a mntli-r of record that vrry \i:li;int deeds are perffuineil by the fiimorauM'U. deeiU that few .'ictorn or diieelors ejire to bra\-e. Till averatte canieranmM is a fatalist and a stoic, and he must hu\e the ti inper of n saint, for the best of din'etors .-ire irritable at tiiaex. and even eaineiamcn an' liable to mistakes, liable to start oil n s<?nii' without I'lioii^h liim in the box, liable at times to be out of foeiis. for he bus iiiiinv. many thin<:s |o think about, ami hi' lias to think .i. iie'<K and t.i be pu pareil for enierKeiioicx. . The modern eann'i-amaii is for tin' most pait a silent iiidivi.' is more or less preoeei ilh the pl»>ers. II 'I \\h 1. .K .1 •.1 lib .sci-iln; ri silll ..-.III,: ■ I.. ieiid\ t.i remake th.s thioiiirli with his work I.. i lle. ils all the lest alid sl. . |i lo s ' oi k, and has not mii( I. Lis caiiiein '-mil iii.i .-".-O. »».'■ do,.*" -v. li.. II' arc ativ retake^ t he follow iny day ri',i.|\ t.i CO h.iTin' and •an ;:i'l as ri rule, as In know., hi ii'it alTiir.l to allow sncdi thiii..:s as ner\-..s to attach themsolves to bis systi'tii The eanieramati leaves little thinifs like that to the |-layers and the .lireclni-s. and endeavors to tro bis own way s< tench. The man who works the eami rn must necessarily be a siildcnt, otherv\i.se hi' w ill fall into a ml. and thi ii — oblivion. There is so liluch eNcelleiit pliotoiiraiihy today, anil so many ni'W cfTects b iii!; tbouuht of. that a coiiseienlioiis man is U^v: '-i tbiiikiti!: of some new aiii! starilini; elTecl or iniiovalioii ■ ew. of which he ina.i I'. II. I yet he knows that 1". 'i! likely to be mctition TEN CENTS A COPY SOUTHERN CAUPORNIA IDEAL FOR PICTURES Philip K. UoHcn, pi. sill, nt of li.. -\iiierican Sori*;t^ oft iie-inatot'i aplii'is. ami a ilir.clor of all xiui . -ists for th' .M-tio o((rani/utioii. ah atithiirity on imitterii of photof:i':i|ihy in motion idrtun-ii. who has triurcd most of tlie infcres'tintc iH'ctiunx xiuci cktablinhinir bis lioiio in Los AiiKelex iiboiit two years »«•', i» iiroiiounc-d in his praixe icvariliiic the charuiiiiit beauty of this wotideilaod .^f S<ii|thrrn California for -. n'. fiietiircK, III' says : "Tb<re is every iviibiu" tliiil I ' ehariiis aiKl allurin;; iiatiin ■ ilinirs of I. OS AiiK' '.-s. ^.iii I''"r iiiiidiiio. Riverside. He ll: n ' 1 ni.itiritains and foriil.ili Iribotaiy. and faim d i Islarid, which are enib«idi>.i in mo\ in(? tiietiircK, ar<' P'opuhuthroiiL'lioiit the world. ''Thronifh the (oeat variety of scenery. plaiiiH, foicsis, irolden fruit OK'hardx, inoUnlains and iiiariiie |)<'rspecti\es. this couiifr\ offers iMiiisual advuntaecH for t tils' ttinifs of rnovinir iiietiir' tK-enars. especially in the radiant il«y« ■I.. ; Ip'.isi e.intiiiuoits sunimer ' '-.-iilx all the yi ar is ^oiuhland, .\ jilt.. ttin;;s III:. .d 11. the snow aii.l de. ' Wilson and f)|d )5a!.i iiiilcs awav; the (jn..' s |>ii.i; Ii^-acbcs of lh( Santa Monica I'av, Kedoiido and San I', dpi r. iti C-:\. alina Island in tl.r -. taiicc. oflTcr iiiost fit! '1 inps for the ,-icti' wrecked sailors, ii ■ " KCi'iies, shippil^ ar "...lie's I-*riini lif I id ■I. l.-.,-t plellli-i abilitv til.. less Ills eailt' IlllMlll'Ss III,. !„' h r.iiliiiv, Th is I,ir',".i> r.'i .o-il i* \ eliM'Ilt s o ill. ills! i \-. :,VK,|.ll' r.ir ihi .'I d.ill.r APPRECIATIVE RECOGNITION II is most pleas '!,' to ri-pl-i'M'iit.'l . ::',.'l' .'p,',',' e;i iM.'i-a iiK'ii. A fittiiiir 1 i-st iiiionia to the al.ility of most I'f I)"' <-:i!ii eraiiien is sjioun on Hi. s. picturi's of note by lli. :i|'i flo'i-eoii followitiir tin nani' 'iii.'etor. of till' name of tli. .-.ini .i.i.-iian pliotoL'-i-apbiiii: th. fit. till-' Till i-i comiit ii.ii of 11. ■ . .. iii..i'."i.iplier evi.l.'iii-i III. L'l' iiiii.; II sIhiws 111. '.' ; CINE:.TAT0GKAPK.ERS in the fields of ACTION News Notes of C-nrrent Events in the Studios Where the Films Are iii the M.iking— Mention of Recent Releases. The siasoii of l'l the members of the eioty of Ciiieiiiatosr is.'S to bi llllUsi; ■ ' Tt'!-estin'.r, \-. il !j in ."lllel I'.l.s .Mr. f'l.iHcs fi lf"si . . . ■ji.ipir r f"r .Mary I'ie!. I 111 ii'iil .1 'li' pro.iiielioi ; Ki iipbini: modern It.ili.'in s, for Miss Pickford's le-w six n i' pieliire. "The Fbinie in ili. I'.nl: ' t t'ctc'l bv Frances ^' Mi-. Philip K Ros' i. ! > .-I iiiK .Metro iirodiii ' • i t 1. finished the ]iictiiii 'Xi'.hili Vslies." an all-slrir ea-i K. iiiv> f.' i ii!r Ib ii Wilson and .Vi in "The Criaison etacnbir dramatie ^l.'innlnjr comedy production, says ill.' laugh lovois will rrci iv fiiil benefits ivhi n they look iip'.it "ii's liliM, now alioiit reads 'oi iili -is. . Vv. Fred W. Jackimin. -il. .s ill the midst of a reiiiai kii'i'' s. 1 1. s iif .'..iii.-<lv stunts for .1 :\l.i.-i; pl:ints tiavi* bei-n eiplaces, and what the I I S to sivi to th p .- . I't siirroiiiidiiics wi'l b, coiiiiiiercial protiis ' vine come when e " n <tT iiatiind beaiiti.-s 1 etiirii''d ilie tineIII.' siill aii'i real nafiire of the liai-kuround \aliire and the movi.'j i.ietiire f'll-iii a splendid ai.' ■•.1' |i irinei'shil) as told 1. l'l' oiir cineiiiatov'i ap BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS l'l Ihls l,..i.,[ll' ill .1 I'll.!' >.il,.l'' tC'ini.tkuM on p*zr 2) in-i lit ' il-' '4 I •n\ I II »jiui linpiil ' tiiiHi.t:iN ct -lolKiis an itivo>tr«l. . i flirt" I irr" I r •* fry I MlMil^ 508 November, 1940 • American Cinematographer