American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1952)

Precision Now Offers Unmatched Facilities For 16mm Processing! Here at Precision, we are constantly revising our film processing technique; utilizing new engineering principles and new machin¬ ery which enable us to offer 16mm producers the finest processing service thev will be able to find anywhere. Here arc some of the neiv types of equip¬ ment that mahe Precision a leader umony film processing laboratories: New 16mm Developing Machines automatically operated — Maurer-de¬ signed to handle the complete range of 16mm work — negative or positive promptly and efficiently. Automatic Temperature and Air Control built to a Maurer design. Rigidly maintain every technical con¬ dition necessary to the finest 16mm processing. Electrically Heated and Controlled Drying Cabinets on each new de¬ veloping machine turn out high quality film, waxed and ready for immediate projection. Precision Film Laboratories — a di¬ vision of J. A. Maurer, Inc., has 14 years of specialization in the 16mm field, consistently meets the latest de¬ mands for higher quality and speed. New Electronic Printer : For the re¬ production of magnetic sound to 16mm either independently or in combination with picture prints. New Control Strip Printers operate without notching original — produce fades and dissolves from A&B rolls — incorporate filter changes between scenes. PRECISION FILM LABORATORIES, INC. 21 West 46th St. New York 19, N. Y. JU 2-3970 CLOSEUPS (Continued from Page 376) infra-red lamps for illumination, or in semi-darkness without additional illumi¬ nation. Tradenamed Kodak Spectroscopic I-N film, the new stock is described as hav¬ ing a total red speed greater than any other emulsion now on the market. In tests conducted with the film at University of Rochester, according to Kodak, successful motion pictures were made of audience reactions when house lights in a theatre were dimmed to l/70th of normal room illumination. The new film can be used in any standard 16mm or 35mm motion pic¬ ture camera, and is available in both rolls and 16mm magazines. ★ For the purpose of discovering and en¬ couraging new creative talent fo-r the Motion Picture Industry, an annual Screen Producers Guild Intercollegiate Film Award for the best motion picture conceived and created in the colleges and universities of the United States, has been established by the Screen Pro¬ ducers Guild in Hollywood. Sixty-nine universities and colleges in this country, which have cinema and drama departments, have been invited to submit the student-produced motion pic¬ ture which the individual school itself considers to be the best effort of its cinema department. The submitted films will be judged in Hollywood by a special viewing com¬ mittee composed of SPG members. The committee will then nominate the pic¬ tures to be screened at the Academy Award theatre for final Guild voting for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Later the three top films will be shown to an invited industry audience. The university or college which sub¬ mits the picture winning first place will be invited to send to Hollywood the one student it feels is most importantly responsible for the film. This student will be brought to the film capital as a guest of the Guild for one week, during which time he will have meetings with various film creators on all major lots. At conclusion of his visit, the student will receive the annual SPG Award medallion on behalf of his school and co-workers. The latter will each receive a scroll. ★ A simple 3-dimensional system for motion pictures has been developed by L. E. Thomas, Newcastle, Ind., cameramanprojectionist, who has announced he will publicly demonstrate system late in No¬ vember. System does not require use of pola-spectaeles for viewing. * 378 American Cinematographer September, 1952