American cinematographer. (1953)

Amateur CINEMATOGRAPHY Here Are Rules For First 16mm 3-D Film Festival Event will showcase 16mm 3-D amateur and professional motion pictures made with Bolex, Elgeet and Nord Stereo attachments. I N LESS THAN 30 days — on October 1st, 1 to be specific — American Cinema¬ tographer's first 3-D Film Festival for 16mm stereoscopic motion pictures will get underway. This means that readers who plan to enter their 3-D films in this Festival have but a few weeks to polish up on their editing, do their sound re¬ cording (where sound is to be a part of the entry) and get the film into the mail or to the Express office. The rules which apply in this Festi¬ val appear below. The Entry Blank, which appears next to the rules should be clipped from the page, filled out, and mailed as soon as possible. It should be By ARTHUR GAVIN sent to the Festival Chairman in ad¬ vance of the film entry. The editor has received a number of letters asking why the festival is being limited to single-strip 3-D films? There are two reasons for this: First — the Fes¬ tival is primarily for showcasing what the amateur, semi-pro and even the pro¬ fessional can accomplish when using any of the three 16mm single-film sys¬ tems presently available to the amateur movie maker. These include the Bolex, Elgett, and the Nord. Second — to accept twin-film 3-D entries, many if not all would require use of the projection equipment designed especially for the respective films. Obviously this would be impractical. The Committee will have available at the Festival the screening equipment of the three systems named above. In addi¬ tion, there will be sound equipment for playing back the various types of sep¬ arate sound recordings which are ex¬ pected to accompany many entries. Because of the difficulty experienced in the past with wire recordings, this medium will not be considered by the Committee. Additional requirements for those who plan to enter films in the Festival (Continued on Page 442) ENTRY BLANK (Clip And Mail In Advance Of Your Entry) Chairman, American Cinematographer 3-D FILM FESTIVAL, 1782 North Orange Drive, Hollywood 28, Calif. Sir: I plan to enter my film entitled: _ in your forthcoming 16mm 3-D Film Festival. My film is feet in length, in color _ , black and-white It has sound: on film (optical) _ ; on film (magnetic) ; on separate tape or film (mag¬ netic) ; on discs (synchronized) _ Brief description of film subject or content _ I will ship this film to you on or about (date) _ NAME _ _ _ STREET ADDRESS _ CITY _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ ZONE. STATE _ ENTRIES ACCEPTED AFTER OCTOBER 1ST, 1953 CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES, DECEMBER 1, 1953 RULES • Festival is open to all makers of amateur, semi-professional and professional 16mm single-film three-dimensional motion pic¬ tures, black-and-white or color, sound or silent. • Only 16mm 3-D films made on a single strip of film and requiring but a single 16mm projector for screening will be acceptable. • Entries should not exceed 1200 feet in length. • Each film should have a main and end title, plus descriptive titles where no sound is provided. • All entries should be completely edited films, i.e.: they should have reasonable continuity (not be merely an assemblage of random shots, although well-photographed novelty series if 3-D trick sequences will be accepted in lieu of a strictly continuity film). • Films may be either sound or silent. Where the sound is sep¬ arate from the picture, it must be easily synchronized and played back. Acceptable sound mediums are: optical sound on film: magnetic sound on film; sound on separate but synchro¬ nized tape or film ; sound on disks. Magnetic wire recordings cannot be accepted. • All film reels and cans must be securely labeled with the name and address of sender. • All films must be shipped to the Festival Committee prepaid, and provisions mad efo rtheir return, either prepaid or collect. • Entrants residing outside the continental United States must conform with all the requirements necessary for their films to clear U.S. Customs, as well as those necessary to facilitate their return without imposing taxes, duty, and other costs on the Festival Committee. Transportation charges for return of films should be' determined in advance, where possible, and the cost in the form of an International Money Order sent along writh the entry. • No films will be considered after midnight, December 31, 1953. 440 American Cinematographer • September, 1953