American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1940)

EASTMAN ISSUES THREE vFOOT SCHOOL FILMS with both black-and-white, and color film, and outdoors as well as with artificial illumination. THREE new 16mm. silent films are announced by the Teachin}? Films Division of the Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester. The prices quoted cover outright purchase. Titles are: YUGOSLAVIA— The simple peasant life on a small Yugoslavian farm; the growing of vegetables and flowers for commercial seed, and thrashing of the seeds; hog raising; rug weaving; use of modern machinery on larger farms; an elementary school; Belgrade, the capital, including waterfront scenes, the old fort, the modern city with its market STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC.. REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 21. 1912. AND MARCH 3. 193.3 Of American Cinematographer. published monthly at Los Angeles, Calif., for October 1, 1940. State of California ) gj. County of Los Angeles, Calif, j Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared George Blaisdell. who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the editor of the American Cinematographer, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in section 537. Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit : 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor and managing editor are: Publisher, American Society of Cinematographers. Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. ; editor, George Blaisdell, Los Angeles, Calif. ; managing editor, George Blaisdell. 2. That the owner is : (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated concern, its name and address, as well as those of each individual member, must be given.) The American Society of Cinematographers. Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. ; John Arnold, President, Los Angeles, Calif. No capital stock. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given ; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner ; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. .5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the twelve months preceding the date .shown above is (This information is required from daily publications only.) (Signed) GEORGE BLAISDELL, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of September, 1940. (Seal! M. R. DAVIS. Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California. (My commission expire.s February 27, 1944.) place, street scenes, railway station, and public buildings. One reel (approximately 400 feet), 16mm. black-and-white; $24. BULGARIA— Urban and rural life in Bulgaria. Characteristic street scenes, public building.s, and market place in .Sofia, the capital city. The primitive nature of Bulgarian agriculture. Household handicrafts, shoeing an ox, harvesting crops. The manufacture of cheese from sheep's milk in a typical cheese factory. An agricultural school in session. One reel (approximately 400 feet), 16mm. black-and-white; S24. GLIMPSES OF THE NEAR EAST— Impressions of the countries along the ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia. Primitive farming scenes, oriental bazaars, native handicrafts such as metal work, pottery, wood carving, rug weaving. A mullah school. Modern transportation. The contrast between East and West in the larger cities — modern buildings; department .stores showing western made goods; motion picture houses; modern schools and a university. One reel (approximately 400 feet), 16mm. black-and-white; S24. New Light Meter Arouses Much Convention Interest A retired United States Army Captain has solved one of the principal problems of photography by the development of a light meter which measures the direct light on the subject at the light source, instead of the reflected light from the subject, the Society of Motion Picture Engineers was told the final day of the convention. The technical paper, delivered by its author, Captain Don Norwood, occasional writer in this magazine, was a feature of the day's sessions of the Engineers' convention in Hollywood. Capt. Norwood said his new meter is free from many influences which tend to cause undesirable variations and errors in negative exposure, and provides a means of putting negative exposure control on the basis of an exact science. The new meter is designed specifically to respond to three-dimensional characteristics of incident illumination, as compared with reflected light. The meter is pointed directly at the light source instead of at the subject, he said. Its calibrations show how to set the lens. Reflectance problems occasioned by different tones, colors and shades are automatically compensated for, with the result that the camera, when set properly according to the meter, "sees" exactly what the eye sees. He added that most of the factors which invite errors are eliminated from consideration. These include contrast, effect of haze, distance of subject from the camera, chromatic composition of the subject, etc. It operates effectively Fight Nature's Photographic Traps in Death Valley (Continued from i'nf/e h'.Kl) Close up Indian caddies. Devil's Golf Course. 8— Death Valley Scotty. Exterior views of Scotty's Castle. Closeup of Scotty inside Castle. 9— Final Shots. Two riders galloping through Devil's Cornfield and across Sand Dunes. I always like to survey the field first and then make a working outline as the foregoing, trying to line up a wide variety of subject matter. As each sequence is arranged and photographed, it is easy to be sure of making it effective with backgrounds and camera angles. GOERZ KINO-HYPAR LENSES /;2.7 and f:3 For regular and color moviei oi surprising quality. High chromatic correction . . . 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