American cinematographer (Jan-Oct 1925)

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Four AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER January, 1925 American Cinematographer to Have Projection Department as Regular Part of Each Issue Mutual Interests of Projectionists and Cinematographers Seen by the A. S. C. Earl J. Denison A projection department is to be made a regular part of the American Cinematographer. This announcement, together with the attendant one that Earl J. Denison will be in charge of the department, is one of the most important to be made in the history of this publication, and comes as the realization of an ambition that has been cherished for several years by the American Society of Cinematographers, publishers of this journal. In the fall of the closing year it was decided by the A. S. C. membership that the time had come for the establishment of a projection department, and, accordingly, a special committee of A. S. C. members comprising Dan Clark, George Schneiderman and Gil -j. Publication of P r a c t i c a 1 JJ Information to he Criterion ^ of New Department. bert Warrenton was appointed to work in conjunction with the regular editorial staff to carry out the wishes of the A. S. C. membership in making the department a regular part of the American Cinematographer. This conclusion was arrived at by the American Society of Cinematographers after long and mature contemplation, by virtue of which the fact was driven home that, in order to have the perfect screen presentation, the closest possible relationship must exist between the projectionist and the cinematographer. Projection Is Decisive How to bring about this mutual bond of interest was long considered before the conviction began to grow that the most logical way to produce the desired results was through the medium of the Society's publication itself. A better understanding of reciprocal problems of projection and of cinematography is sure to attain the goal toward which both the cinematographer and the projectionist are bending their efforts, and that, of course, is the perfect screen presentation. The Society believes that the establishment of this department wilj not only be of interest to the projectionist and to the cinematographer, but should prove of indirect benefit, if it cannot be seen to be direct, to every one concerned in the production of a motion picture, for the reason that the efforts of all, in the final analysis, are ruled by the screen presentation — in other words, how the public sees the picture. Workable Information It is the plan to make the new department the embodiment o£ simplicity, to avoid being forbiddingly technical, and, above all, to make it practical. Headed by Denison With this ideal in mind, the A. S. C. believes that it is fortunate to have the ideal man to handle the department in the person of Earl J. Denison. (Continued on page 17)