American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1941)

Movie Clubs (Continued from Page 384) its annual Banquet and Election of Officers at the Club's June meeting. Officers for the Club's 1941-1942 season which begins with the September meeting were Kay (). Schmidt, Davenport, la., President; Dr. Paul A. White, Davenport, Vice-President; Miss Georgia T. First. Rock Island, 111., SecretaryTreasurer; Harold Mainline, Bettendorf, la., Trustee. In spite of a rainy night, there was a tournout of 67, and 5 new members joined the Club, which is now beginning its fourth year. The following winners of the Club's Second Annual Contest were announced: 8mm. Division: 1st Prize, "Musical Hands of 1941," by W. 0. Lathrop, Davenport; 2nd, "Magic Carpet," by Tom Griberg, Moline; 3rd, "Indian Pow-wow," by Harold Swanson, Moline. 16mm. Division: 1st Prize, "One Snow Makes A Winter," by Dr. Paul A. White, Davenport; 2nd Prize, "Spring," by Miss Georgia First, Rock Island. Highlight of the evening was a special showing of the prize-winning films of the L. A. 8mm. Club's recent uncut film contest, loaned through the courtesy of the Los Angeles 8mm. Club and the Editor of THE AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER. These four uncut 50-footers were unquestionably the hit of the evening, and were pronounced the nearest to professional the Club had ever seen ALBERT N. MUELLER, 1940-41 President. 8 and 16 for Philly The June meeting of the Philadelphia Cinema Club was held at the Hotel Adelphia on the 10th. The meeting was very interesting, and films were shown by the following members: In the 8-millimeter size, W. E. Chambers, W. I. Brunner, H. Egger and E. J. Horner; and in the 16-millimeter size, C. M. Booth, H. L. Tindall, W. E. Moore and W. W. Chambers. The results of the movie quiz shown at the May Meeting were announced by Carl Finger, and it is of interest to note how many of the members picked out the exact fault. Some of the answers were amusing. After a very pleasant evening, the Cinema Club adjourned for the summer until the second Tuesday in September. B. N. LEVENE, President. "Gadget Nite" For L. A. 8mm The July meeting of the Los Angeles 8mm. Club was featured as "Gadget Night," with the members all requested to bring and show their latest moviemaking gadgets, under the nominal sponsorship of the Technical Committee. In the absence of Secretary Betty Barney, Ronnie Sinclair was appointed Secretary pro-tem, and Ted McMurray, Vice-President and Chairman pro-tem. Earl Janda was announced as a new member of the Club's Technical Com mittee, succeeding Harold Remier. Former Secretary Volney Burdick was announced (and congratulated) as a very new papa. Shut-in Committee-members A. W. Apel and J. N. Elliott reported that their Committee had carried out two showings during June, one at the Clara Barton Home and the other at the Los Angeles Orphans' Home, with another scheduled for July at the Hollenbeck Home. President A. J. Zeman initiated what promises to be an entertaining new Club project, requesting each of the members to submit 3 or 4 feet of film (either color or black-and-white) showing the member around his or her home, or performing some familiar action, together with a short "name" title. When these shots have been collected, Zeman promises, they will be edited into a 400-foot reel to be showm at the Club's Annual Banquet. The Technical Committee then took over and gave the floor to the gadgeteers among the membership. Harold McEvers exhibited a diaphragm control; Irwin Dietze, ten miscellaneous accessories; Charles Moore, a parallax compensator for Bell & Howell 8; F. J. Kirchner, a portable editing-rack; Gaetano Faillace, his combined projector and film case; Paul Cramer, five practical accessories which were by popular vote adjudged the best dagdets, and won the door-prize, a roll of Kodachrome film; A. J. Zeman, a titler; and Bill Millar closed the gadget session with a display of humorous yet practical gadgets, including a beach umbrella of huge dimensions, to be used, professionalwise, as a lens-shade. The evening was closed with several films. Exhibitors included Charles Moore, K. J. Crawford, and Ronnie Sinclair. RONALD SINCLAIR, New Kodachrome Data Book A new 1942 edition of Eastman's v; 1-1 uable little Kodachrome Data Book h ig just been published, and is availabl from all Eastman Kodak dealers at i < price of 25c. Containing the latest a: most authentic data on Kodachrome f >r both stills and movies, and generous. \ illustrated in black-and-white and colorj the booklet is well worth a place in at. photographer's reference file. Amori) the topics covered are: Daylight Pic tures; Exposure Meters; Lighting Ar rangements; Special Subjects; Pro jet tion Data (for both stills and movies i ;| making of black-and-white and colt rl duplicates; How the Kodachrome Process! Works; and specifications of the various] Kodachrome film-types. Home-Recording Hints Due to the soft surface-coating of the acetate transcription or home-recording discs used by many amateurs for adding sound to home movies, these records must be given specially careful handling. The following hints will add greatly to the life of home-recorded discs. Always play them with a pickup arm counterbalanced so that the weight on the needle is less than two ounces. Always use "shadowgraphed" transcription-type needles. Always handle acetate discs by the edges. Some idea of the damage that can be done to a soft acetate disc by attempting to play it with the average, somewhat heavier pick-up may be gained from the following facts. The average 78 r.p.m. 12-inch commercial photograph record contains about 500 feet of soundtrack. The needle-point has a diameter of .003 inch, and the average pick-up weight on the needle's point is 5 ounces. 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