American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1942)

AMONG THE MOVIE CLUBS Syracuse Keeps Busy Projectors of the Syracuse (N. Y.) Movie Makers Association have been running pretty close to full time evei"y evening with shows for civic organizations, Defense Film Shows, church, supper and U.S.O. showings, etc. The members get a great kick out of it, the Club gets a vei-y good form of acceptable publicity, and (we hope) the hobby of amateuimovie-making is furthered in this locality. It might be added that showings of this type to the open public have greatly stimulated the efforts of our members toward the improvement of their camera, titling, continuitv and proiection work. LISLE CONWAY, President. Tri-City's "Nite Life" The Anril meeting of the Tri-City Cinema Club (Davennort, Rock Island and Moline) was highlighted by the screenintr of an unusually varied selection of films. First was the film of the Club's Annual Dinner, as filmed by VicePres. John Hoffman. Program Chairman Tom Griberg presented "Ginger at the Brookfield Zoo," (100 feet, 8mm. blackand-white.) Dr. J. P. Johnston showed his 800-foot 16mm. color-film, "Northern Vacation." Highlights of the evening were two very unusual films from the library of The American Cinematographer: "Jello Again," (200 feet 10mm. color) made with animated Jello boxes "by Carl Anderson, and "Nite Life," (800 feet color, 16mm.) an unusual example of trick camerawork bv J. Kinnev Moore. GEORGIA T. FIRST, Secretary-Treasurer. Sound in Philadelphia An exceptionally good 16mm. Kodachrome sound-film opened the April meeting of the Philadelphia Cinema Club. The excellent coloring and unusual cameraangles of this fast-moving story of phosphorus held the interest of the club to the last shot. The "eights" scored again in a quiz I program contest conducted by our new program director, James Maucher. "Skating Vanities," a difficult subject to photogi-aph, was well handled by our new Secretary, Robert Henderson. A film taken at the first Club picnic in 1936 was shown and turned out to be highly ■ amusing to all. We have certainly prog ' ressed in our movie-making in those six I years ! FRANCIS M. HIRST, Publicity Officer. Oakland Tries New Paths With the curtailment of picture-makink possibilities in the Oakland area due to military restrictions, the Oakland Motion Picture Club has turned toward other fields to "keep 'em rolling." Member Byron Willifred is getting his camera ready to shoot a film on the indus Long Beach Cinema Club previews "Fire From the Skies" to Defense Officials. Back row: Director Ray Fosholdt; Maj. Theodore Enter, Chemical Warfare Service, U.S.A.; Lt. Babcock, Chemical Warfare Service; Walter Evans, Los Angeles County Defense Council Film Committee; Dave Olmstead, Long Beach publicist; Chief Allen C. DuRee, Long Beach Fire Dept.; Claude Evans, Chief Long Beach Fire Prevention Bureau; M. Kielson, Mgr. United Artists Theatre, Long Beach; H. McConnell. Long Beach Press-Telegram; Charles VIckers, Coordinator Civilian Control Center; Capt. M. M. Clements. Long Beach Fire Dept. Front row: Cameraman Val Pope; Narrator Hazen White; Scenarist LaNelle Fosholdt; Mrs. Dave Olmstead; Capt. J. H. Wheeler, Training Div., Los Anaeles Fire Dept.; Mrs. A. C. DuRee; Mrs. J. H. Wheeler; Mrs. Mildred J. Caldwell, the Club's Defense Film Coordinator; Saul Elkins. 16mm. Film Coordinator, Los Angeles County Defense Council; Councilman W. J. Brunton, Long Beach; J. A. Mulvey. Chairman Civilian Defense Control Center. The verdict; Long Beach's amateurs have turned out one of the best, if not the best incendiary bomb pictures made! trial preparations made in a War-Industry plant which he is connected. Fellow club-members have agreed to help him on both script and camerawork. President Chet Barnett has recently joined the ranks of the home-recording enthusiasts, with a dual-speed recording unit with which he plans to record music and commentary for his films. Past-President Clyde Diddle has prepared a script on a subject which will be made in table-top fashion, to be shot at the next few gatherings as a part of the Club's meetings. E. EUGENE LEONHART, Director of Publicity. night of April 24th, at the Master Institute Theatre. Outstanding films, by Club-members and others, wei-e shown. FRANK E. GUNNELL. Metropolitan's Pan-American North American extremes marked the program for the April meeting of New York's Metropolitan Motion Picture Club. First there was "Canada Calls You to Manitoba," two reels of 16mm. Kodachrome produced last summer by member Frank Gunnell with the cooperation of the Depai-tment of Natural Resources of the Manitoba Provincial Government. Next, jumping thousands of miles to the south, the members saw "Guatemala — Land of the Mayas," a 400-foot Kodachrome (16mm.) filmed in 1940 by member Ella Paul. Both films were accompanied by sound-recordings via the Club's dual turntables. An April 10th, a delegation from the Club attended the Annual Show of the Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club, and several members showed-films, by invitation. The M. M. P. C.'s own big show — the Annual "Gala Night" — was scheduled for the Sound for Long Beach Sound-on-film was the keynote of the April 1.5th meeting of the Long Beach Cinema Club. William Stull, A.S.C., Editor of The American Cinematographer, gave an interesting talk on the principles of 16mm. sound-on-film recording, and exhibited a 200-foot Kodachrome test reel made specially for the occasion with the new Auricon 16mm. sound-camera, with members of the Club's Defense Film Project as actors. He also showed 16mm. sound-films made by Mark C. Honeywell, in Florida, and an outstanding Kodachrome sound-film, "Over Pine Mountain Trails," an impressive record of onthe-spot activity in the lumber industry. PRUDENCE BRAKLOW, Secretary. Washington S.A.C. Hears G-Man Special Agent Milton Jones of the F.B.I, was special speaker at the April 20th meeting of the Washington Society of Amateur Cinematographers. He spoke on "Use of Photogi'aphy in Connection with Laboratory Work Incident to to National Defense." Supplementing his talk, the March of Time 16mm. sound-film "Men of the F.B.I., 1941," was also shown. "Skyline Drive and Luray Caverns," a Kodachrome sound-film, as also a program feature. The Club plans to (Continued on Page 223) American Cinematographer May, 1942 221