American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1963)

Acmade Foot-Operated Splicer with Tungsten r Tipped Blades Combination 16mm-35mm Model $1495 This splicer is constructed, as is usual with ACMADE products, of the finest mate rials and workmanship. All castings are of the best quality and the top body and cutter arms are seasoned to prevent dis¬ tortion after machining. The machining is carried out to limits of± .0005" in order that the cutter blades shall close in a dead parallel manner. The cutter blades are made from stainless steel with Tungsten Carbide inserts, and afterwards ground lapped and polished to a limit of ± .0002" thickness and the cutting edges relieved by 1°. The Tungsten Carbide inserts will have indefinite life and will not require sharp¬ ening as with other types. A heater unit is installed in the top body of the machine. The top light in a well glass fitting is at¬ tached to the body of the machine and also an inspection light in the waste bin to¬ gether with cement bottle and brush. A scraper block is supplied and also a scraper block setting jib and support shelf rubber-covered. The whole machine is fin¬ ished in first quality grey hammer and all metal parts other than cutter blades are hard flash chromed. ACMADE MARK II EDITING TABLE 2975 f.o.b. New York Makes Editing Easy! Operation of this simple, efficient editing machine can be mastered in minutes. Con¬ tinuous movement provides absolute safety for your film. Instant controls and de¬ clutching allows up to 50% increase speed and efficiency in editing. Any combination of 2 or 3, 16mm or 35mm channels, plus mag¬ netic and optical sound available. WRITE FOR DETAILED BROCHURE Serving the World’s Finest Film Makers Florman & Babb ■ 68 West 45th Street New York 36, N. Y. MU 2-2928 Another Fine Product From ACMADE AUTOMATIC BUTT SPLICER Cuts, Splices, Applies Magic Mylar Automatically! tive, magnetic other bases. Now, with no fuss, mess or waste, it is possible to splice, repair, butt-splice, or strengthen splices on all types of film — positive, rtegaduPont Cronar or The cutting arm, shown in opera¬ ting position, is used by press¬ ing the chrome button for cut¬ ting both sides of the film si¬ multaneously. The film, has been registered on pins in the horizontal channel. The cutting blade is eas¬ ily replaced. The splicing tape is regis¬ tered on pre¬ cision pins and held in place until automati¬ cally applied to st h e film by swinging the arm over and pressing the chrome button, cutting the adhesive and applying it — in perfect register to the film. Model 35 for 35mm. Model 16 for 16mm — *295 scenes in sequence might be dramati¬ cally more understandable for the ac¬ tors, it is rarely as economical to shoot them that way as grouping the scenes and shooting them all at the same time or on the same trip. Where the time alloted for filming a picture is extremely limited, as is so often the case with commercial produc¬ tions, an alternate shooting schedule can be prepared for interiors or ex¬ teriors. Here, weather conditions can be a factor. Exteriors should be sched¬ uled for shooting first, weather per¬ mitting; but an alternate interior se¬ quence should be charted for filming just in case bad weather precludes shooting out of doors at any time dur¬ ing the exterior filming schedule. There is another important factor in film production that is often overlooked in production planning, and that is the time required for processing of the film by the laboratory, the recording of sound, and for any other services nec¬ essary to complete the film which the producer must obtain outside of his own organization. Unless the producer plans and sched¬ ules his productions carefully, he may promise a completed film on a specified date, only to find that his laboratories NEW \ BOLEX 400 ft. CONVERSION CONVERT YOUR BOLEX TO A 400-FT. CAPACITY CAMERA FOR SPORTS OR NEWS Installation $29.50 additional if desired. Write for Data Sheet No loss of original Bolex design. Includes choice of wild or sync motor. Includes 400-ft. Maga¬ zine (Mitchell-type). All For $3495° LLOYD’S CAMERA EXCHANGE 1612 North Cahuenga Boulevard • Hollywood 28, California HOLLYWOOD’S 16MM EQUIPMENT HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, JANUARY, 1963 47