American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1959)

iFor Top Performance! Film Picture Viewer This advanced professional NCE 35mm Viewer combines the functions of viewer, synchronizer, footage counter and frame counter — all in one unit. Embodies many new advantages plus fea¬ tures found only in much higher priced units. Built-in precision optical shutter assures extra¬ smooth projection of running picture; or of single frame for frame-by-frame editing with a sharp, clear and brilliant picture size S'A” x 4'/4”. Picture can be stopped and viewed for periods of time without overheating or damage to film. Can be used with a sound reader for single sys¬ tem: available for additional 35mm or 16mm sprockets for double system film editing. Soundheads for magnetic tape can be added to addi¬ tional sprockets for any number of magnetic tracks. Adapts easily as combination viewer /syn¬ chronizer, assembled to your specific needs. Priced Only $595 Available Soon: same model in 16mm • Write for brochure ^ NATIONAL CINE EQUIPMENT h09 WEST 48th STREET, NEW YORK 36, N.Y. Specialized LIGHTING EQUIPMENT for MOTION PICTURE, STILL and TELEVISION STUDIOS Write for A Copy of Our 1960 Cofolog H on Your Letterhead 937 NORTH SYCAMORE AVENUE HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIF. New Fast Reversal Color Film New Eastman motion picture film offers commercial producers high-speed material for color productions. A NEW, HIGH-SPEED color motion pic¬ ture film that enables commercial pro¬ ducers to obtain color footage under previously impossible lighting condi¬ tions has been announced by Eastman Kodak Company. A reversal film, it is available in both daylight and tungsten type emulsions, 16mm and 35mm. Eastman Color Reversal Film, Day¬ light Type, SO-260, has a normal ex¬ posure rating of 160 — comparable to the fastest black-and-white cine films now made. A companion, tungsten-bal¬ anced film, Eastman Color Reversal Film, Type B, SO-270, has a normal index of 125. The new film combines exceptional speed with adequate sharpness, mod¬ erate grain pattern and excellent color reproduction, according to Eastman Kodak Company. These characteristics permit motion picture photography in color under a wide variety of natural and artificial lighting conditions which previously have proved unsuitable. As an example of what the higher speed of the new tungsten-balanced SO-270 film means in terms of ex¬ posure under low light levels: at a shutter speed of 1/50 second at 24 frames per second sound speed with a lens aperture of f/1.4, the new film may be exposed at the normal 125 rating with only 18 foot-candles of incident illumination. Commercial motion picture pro¬ ducers are expected to find the film particularly valuable when photograph¬ ing fast-moving objects or interior scenes, such as broad orientation shots, which formerly posed lighting prob¬ lems. It is expected that such footage on Eastman Color Reversal Film will be inter-cut with scenes exposed on slower, finer-grain films with opti¬ mum quality, such as Ektachrome Com¬ mercial Film, Type 7255. In addition to the films’ value in re¬ search and testing programs conducted in the nation’s missile and aircraft in¬ dustries, the new films are expected to be useful in a broad range of scien¬ tific, industrial and engineering photo¬ recording applications, sports analysis, television color newsreel coverage, and medical research. The new films will be available in limited supply beginning October 12 and in full supply early next year. Pro¬ cessing service will be offered by Ko¬ dak in Rochester, New York, and Hollywood, California, beginning Octo¬ ber 5. Processing service may also be provided by other than Kodak labora¬ tories or the film may be processed by the individual user if desired. Du¬ plicate color prints can be made on any conventional print film. Continued on Page 700 HOW VARIOUS types release prints may be obtained from the new Eastman Kodak Ca. reversal color film is shown in the flow diagram obove. 660 AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER