American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1941)

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AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER The Motion Picture Camera Magazine. Published monthly by the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS, INC. 1782 North Orange Drive Hollywood (Los Angeles), California Telephone GRanite 2135 JOHN ARNOLD, President A. L. GILKS, Secretary-Treasurer Vol. 22 April, 1941 No. 4 CONTENTS Reflection-type Meter for Making Incident-Light Readings By Karl Freund, A.S.C. 158 Aces of the Camera — IV : Joseph Walker, A.S.C By Walter Blanchard 160 Are We Afraid of Coated Lenses? By Charles G. Clarke, A.S.C. 161 Handling Film on Distant Locations. .By Glenn R. Kershner, A.S.C. 162 An Improved Method for Analyzing Light-Tests . . .By Clyde De Vinna, A.S.C. and Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C. 163 Pioneering In Talking Pictures By Lee De Forest 164 Freedom of the Seas — On A Sound Stage By Anion Grot and Leo Kuter 165 A.S.C. On Parade 166 Through The Editor's Finder 167 Phocography of the Month 168 Bell & Howell's First Professional Sixteen ... By Wm. Stull, A.S.C. 170 Youth Has Its Fling — At Scenario Production By Wilton Scott 172 Transitions and Tempo By Claude W. A. Cadarette 174 Teaching Cripples to Walk with 16mm. Movies By Lita Hiebert 175 Gadgets that Smooth Home-Movie Projection. .By Robert W. Teorey 176 Scenario for Feminine Filmers By Phyllis J. Zeh 177 Up in the Air with 8mm By John P. Fulton, A.S.C. 178 Home-Movie Previews 180 Among the Movie Clubs 181 The Idea Exchange 182 The Showcase 183 16mm. Business Movies 184 The Front Cover The front cover this month shows the making of the rain sequence from the Frank Capra-Warner Bros, production, "Meet John Doe." We can't find Director of Photography George Barnes, A.S.C, but Director Capra (standing) and Operative Cinematographer Irving Rosenberg can be seen riding the boom. Note sprinklers used to provide the "rain." Still by Mack Elliott. The Staff EDITOR William Stull, A. S. C. TECHNICAL EDITOR Emery Huse, A. S. C. WASHINGTON STAFF CORRESPONDENT Reed N. Haythorne, A. S. C. ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARD Victor Milner. A. S. C. James Van Trees, A. S. C. Fred W. Jackman, A. S. C. Farciot Edouart. A. S. C. Fred Gage. A. S. C. Dr. J. S. Watson. A. S. C. Dr. L. A. Jones, A. S. C. Dr. C. E. Mees, A. S. C. Dr. W. B. Rayton. A. S. C. Dr. Herbert Meyer. A. S. C. Dr. V. B. Sease. A. S. C. COUNSEL Sam Wolf CIRCULATION Marguerite Duerr NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE S. R. Cowan, Suite 2940. 11 West -12nd Chickering 4-3278 New York FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE Georges Benoit, 100 Allee Franklin. Pavillions-sous-Bois, Seine, France. Telephone LeRaincy 1S-19. AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVE McGill's. 179 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Australian and New Zealand Agent*. ESTABLISHED 1920. Advertising Rates on application. Subscription: United States, $2.50 a year; Pan-American Union, $2.50 a year; Canada, $2":' a year; foreign. $3.50 a year. Single copies, 25c; back numbers, 35 cents; foreign, single copies, 35 cents; back numbers, 40 cents. COPYRIGHT, 1941 by American Society of Cinematographers, Inc. Entered as second class matter November 18, 1937, at the postoffice at Los Angeles, California, under the Act of March S, 1879. 156 April, 1941 American Cinematographer