American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1952)

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camera for awhile and serve as director, actor, grip, or film editor in a coopera¬ tive filming project — an activity that may take weeks or even months. The solution might be to broaden the scope of and the requirements for ad¬ mission to a film club or society. If it is true that a successful film demands teamwork between different kinds of artists, then to this creative cooperative work let us welcome others who may be interested as amateurs in script-writing, acting, directing, editing and so on. In this way film societies will no longer be camera owners’ clubs but really creative film societies. In such groups, sub-groups can then be organized ac¬ cording to member's ability, scope and resources — groups in which everybody will be absorbed in his favorite phase of the hobby and personal interests. b) In my opinion, competitions are no longer favorable to the lone cine amateur. In the beginning, the accent was put on the technical side of the film — on the ability of the filmer to record significant scenes and beautiful scenery, to observe life and nature and put them on film. Nowadays stand¬ ards are higher and the amateur must show his all-around versatility. Ama¬ teurs must compete alone or together in all of the film-making departments: scripting, photography, directing, edit¬ ing, acting, etc. Competitions are led more from an artistic point of view. The struggle for artistic cooperation throws the individual amateur into a society where he finds hardly a solution to his problems. Therefore, a suggestion might be to divide competitions into two classes: for club films and for in¬ dividual movie makers. For the latter, competition could be based eventually on a given shooting script, in which the amateur may demonstrate his know¬ how in all departments of film making. In such instances, all competitors would start on an equal basis — the only real difference between them being their ability to translate a given story to celluloid. c) A competition ought not to re¬ ward the best movie makers only. It should provide all participants with in¬ centive and, more important, with crea¬ tive and constructive criticism of their films. All those participating in a com¬ petition should receive a certificate in¬ dicating their participation; also a few words in a letter commenting on their films, pointing out reason for their failures, and suggesting ways to over¬ come them. In film competitions, the jury evaluating the films represents the national audience — the audience an amateur film rarely reaches. The ama¬ teur movie maker must get something from this experience, something which (Continued on Page 227) Westrex Announces I6MM FULL WIDTH COATED (Single Perforated) I6MM FULL WIDTH COATED (Double Perforated) MAGNETIC TAPE Reeves Magnetic Film and Tape Now Distributed by Westrex • ECONOMY of low first cost and long life. • CONSTANT OUTPUT assured by electronically con¬ trolled coating. • GREATER DYNAMIC RANGE because of highly uni¬ form oxide dispersion. • HIGH FREQUENCY RESPONSE conforms to industry standards. • POLISHED SURFACE reduces mechanical squeal. • HIGH OUTPUT because oxide dispersion is engineer¬ ed for maximum sensitivity. • LONG HEAD LIFE results from coating oxide par¬ ticles with low-friction material. • LONG STORAGE LIFE assured by use of new tri¬ acetate safety film base. • OXIDE FLAKING or rubbing off greatly reduced due to high adherence of magnetic coating. • MECHANICAL UNIFORMITY achieved by a special coating formula that minimizes curling. • 35MM FILM EDGE NUMBERED every foot in opposite directions as an aid in editing. • CUSTOMERS RECLAIMED CLEAR BASE ACETATE FILM can be striped with a magnetic coating — an added economy measure. • DEVELOPED OR UNDEVELOPED PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM can also be coated for television productions or other similar usages. Westrex now distributes Reeves Soundcraft full-coated mag¬ netic recording film, “Magna-Stripe*", and magnetic tape in line with its policy of providing studios with the finest record¬ ing equipment and accessories. ^Trademark of Reeves Soundcraft Research, Distribution and Service for the Motion Picture Industry (M Jyestre* 1 Westrex Corporation / formerly \ 1 WESTERN ELECTRIC | l EXPORT 1 \ V 111 EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 11, N. Y. HOLLYWOOD DIVISION 6601 ROMAINE STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CAL. \ CORPORATION J BACK Complete your files of American Cinematographer with issues you have missed or lost. Valuable tech ISSUES nical data in every issue for future reference for both amateur and pro¬ fessional cinematographers. 30* • While Supply Lasts AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER (Foreign, 40c) 1782 No. Orange Dr., Hollywood 28, Calif. May, 1952 American Cinematographer 225