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THE MAGAZINE OF MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY
PUBLICATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS
Arthur E. Gavin, Editor
Technical Editor, Emery Huse Glenn R. Kershner, Art Editor
Circulation, Marguerite Duerr
Editorial Advisory Board: Fred W. Jackman, A.S.C., John Arnold, A.S.C., Arthur Edeson, A.S.C., Lee Garmes, A.S.C., Charles Rosher, A.S.C., Leon Shamroy, A.S.C., Fred Gage, A.S.C., Dr. L. A. Jones, A.S.C., Dr. C. E. K. Mees, A.S.C.
Editorial and Business Office: 1782 N. Orange Dr., Hollywood 28, Calif.
Telephone: GRanite 2135
VOL. 33 DECEMBER • 1952 NO. 12
CONTENTS
ARTICLES
The Development of Follow-Focus In Cinematography —
By Frederick Foster . 523
The Photography Is Important to Hitchcock — By Hilda Black . . . 524
Assignment In Germany — By Joseph Brun, ASC . 526
Overhead Lighting for Overall Set Illumination —
By Joseph Ruttenberg, ASC . 528
Local Cine Cameraists Can Ease the Way For the Professional
On Foreign Assignments — By N. P. Hariharan . 530
Techniques For TV Commercials — By William R. Witherell, Jr. . . 532
From Lerpae To Jackman To Chance — By George Stevens . 538
AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHY
How To Make Movies Tell A Story — By John Forbes . 534
Tempo Puts The ‘Move’ In Movies — By A. D. Roe . 536
FEATURES
Hollywood Bulletin Board . 514
Closeups — Notes And Editorial Comment By the Editor .... 516
Cinematography Reviews . 518
What’s New . 521
Current Assignments of ASC Members . 548
Index To American Cinematographer — 1952 550
ON THE COVER
In lush, tropical settings on British Western Samoa, Winton Hoch, ASC, (shown behind camera at left) directed the Technicolor photography of Aspen Pictures Productions’ “Return To Paradise,” starring Gary Cooper. Mark Robson directed the picture.
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, established 1920, is published monthly by the A. S. C. Agency, Inc., 1782 N. Orange Dr., Hollywood 28, Calif. Entered as second class matter Nov. 18, 1937, at the postoffice at Los Angeles, Calif., under act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTIONS: United States and Pan-American Union, $3.00 per year; Canada, $3.00 per year; Foreign, $4.00. Single copies, 25 cents; back numbers, 30 cents; foreign single copies, 35 cents; back numbers, 40 cents. Advertising rates on application. Copyright 1952 by A. S. C. Agency, Inc.