American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1948)

AMONG THE MOVIE CLUBS Philadelphia Cinema Program chairman Frank Hirst lined up the following attractions for the May 11th meeting of Philadelphia Cinema Club; 'Our Baby,” by B. H. Taylor; "Learn the Alphabet,” by Victor Fritz; "Kodachrome Slides,” by Mrs. J. H. Currens; demonstration of electric splicer by Marvin Epstein; and talk on use of lens tissues by Robert Haentze. Members of the club participated in "Zoo Photo Day” on May 16th. Spon¬ sored by the Zoological Society of Phil¬ adelphia and Guild of Photographic Dealers, the event allowed special privi¬ leges to photographers and a large num¬ ber turned out to take advantage of the courtesies available. Special attraction for the meeting of June 8th will be film produced by J. B. White on the development of the motion picture from horse and buggy days to the present. Minneapolis Octo Cine Samuel Eyrse and his committee pro¬ vided an informative program on "Expo¬ sure” at the May 25th meeting of Minne¬ apolis Octo-Cine Club, held at the YMCA; after which several member films were exhibited. Entries for the 50 foot uncut film contest closed at the meeting, and judges will announce the winners at the forthcoming anniversary party. Brooklyn Amateur Films exhibited at the May 5th meet¬ ing of Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club, held at Neighborhood House, comprised: "Thundering Waters,” and "Locomo¬ tives,” — both by Fred Beach of New York Central Railroad; and "In the Nick of Time,” produced by Syracuse Movie Makers. Several member films were run off for comments and suggestions by the clubs clinical committee. At meeting of May 19th, election of officers was held for the ensuing year, with nominating committee of Messrs. Sinclaire, Gittell, Charmatz, Erles and Seckendorf presenting recommendations. In addition, another popular Gadget Night was staged. Tri-City Cinema One hundred members and friends at¬ tended the May 20th meeting of Tri-City Cinema Club of Davenport, Iowa; Rock Island, and Moline, Ill. held at Utilities Auditorium, Davenport. Evening’s pro¬ gram included: color film and slides, "Photographic Safari in Hollywood,” by Dr. Paul White, with musical accom¬ paniment by Mrs. White; color film and slides, "Spring Flowers,” by Georgia First; and group of colored slides by Arthur Bartosch of the "Tulip Festival” at Pella, Iowa. Dr. James Dunn presented report of the nominating committee, with Albert Smick slated to be elected president for the coming year. San Francisco Westwood Members of the Sherman & Clay Movie Club provided film program for April 30th meeting of Westwood Movie Club of San Francisco, held at St. Francis Com¬ munity Hall. Subjects screened included: "Wandering Through Western Play¬ grounds,” by A. Theo Roth; "Lake Ta¬ hoe,” by George Sohst; and "Canadian Rockies,’ by Karl Gitschel. Westwood’s new monthly club bulle¬ tin, "The Rewind,” which was launched in March, is one of the outstanding and informative bulletins issued by an ama¬ teur movie club. Other organizations de¬ siring to exchange monthly bulletins with Westwood can address Denver Sutton, 725 Ellis Street, San Francisco, Calif. MOVIOLA FILM EDITING EQUIPMENT Used in Every Major Studio Illustrated Literature on Request Manufactured by MOVIOLA MANUFACTURING CO. 1451 Cordon Street Hollywood 28, Calif Los Angeles Cinema Members of Los Angeles Cinema Club met at Ebell Club on May 3rd to vote for amendments to club’s by-laws revising procedure for application for member¬ ship, and also to provide for payment of entrance fee by applicants. William J. Keim and Royal R. Moss joined the board of governors to fill vacancies of Burt Roberts and P. L. Goddard. Program for the meeting included: group of 35 mm. color slides by Julia K. Owen to illustrate her talk on line com¬ position; a discussion of color balance and composition by Thelner Hoover of U.C.L.A.; "Two Weeks Rest,” by C. Wil¬ liam Wade; and "Fat Man Goes Fishing,” by Ted Phillips. New York Metropolitan Metropolitan Motion Picture Club of New York City wound up its season’s ac¬ tivities until September with meeting of May 20th held at the Hotel Pennsylvania. Film program comprised: "New York World’s Fair 1940,” by Ray Moss; "Vaca¬ tion Highlights,” by Terry Manos; and "Sunstruck,” by George Mesaros. Nominating committee consisting of Sidney Moritz, W. Eldridge Lowe, and Raymond Moss presented recommenda¬ tions for successors to the three directors whose terms expire — Harry Groedel, John R. Hefele, and Ernest Miller. Alhambra La Casa Regular monthly meeting of La Casa Movie Club of Alhambra, California, was held at the YMCA on evening of May 17th. Film program under chair¬ manship of John H. Clay included: "Au¬ tumn Vacation,” by D. M. Gardner; "Or¬ phans,” by B. M. Elliott; "Flowers,” by R. B. Vail; and "Holiday Vistas,” by E. K. Kendall. La Casa will celebrate its 11th birthday on June 21st. Utah Cine Arts A1 Morton provided a technical dis¬ cussion on "Exposure” to feature the May 19th meeting of Utah Cine Arts Club of Salt Lake City. Film program of the eve¬ ning consisted of a surprise film, and "Chasing Rainbows,” by F. W. Ander¬ son; "Delight Falls,” by F. W. Anderson; and "The Thirty-Niners,” by A1 Morton. GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY, Inc. 164 N. Wacker Dr., Dept. A , Chicago 6, III. 210 June, 1948 American Cinematographer