American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1963)

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ARRIFLEX at work — one Col. John Glenn enters space capsule “Friendship 7” At Cape Canaveral, as across the world, Arriflex reto prepare for epic flight. cords operations of Glenn’s launch crew. OF A SERIES* “Capsule activity” on world map in Mercury Control filmed by Arriflex on crane. Arriflex assigned to tracking station at Kano, Nigeria Arriflex readied to photograph Glenn's arrival aboard takes background footage. Aircraft Carrier Randolph. Home safe! “Friendship 7” is recovered from Atlantic and hoisted aboard. Arriflex is proud to have contributed to the official recording of Col. John Glenn's epic spaceflight in Friendship 7. Strategic placement of 12 Arriflex 16mm cameras, with a battery of lenses, helped co-ordinate tracking and filming of the event in Cape Canaveral, Bermuda, Nigeria, Australia, Hawaii, Mexico, California, Texas and aboard the Aircraft Carrier Randolph in the Atlantic. “From Missiles to Microbes” Arriflex 16mm and 35mm motion picture cameras are sharing in today’s most sophisticated ventures into the frontiers of science and industry. In research and Orhitpll flight development, in the studio or on locaUl UllCil I llgl IL tion /\rrjfiex motion picture cameras do the job better, faster and more economically. ARRIFLEX records history in filming “FRIENDSHIP 7’s" (BASED ON DATA AND PHOTOS SUPPLIED BY GENERAL DYNAMICS/ASTRONAUTICS) From the microscope to the missile range... from spot locations to sound stages ... Arriflex professional motion picture cameras are the dominant choice of filmmakers in science, industry, and entertainment. They’re lightweight, rugged, tremendously versa¬ tile — uniquely suited to a range of applications virtually without limits. Here are some of the features that give Arriflex cameras their remarkable capabilities: • MIRROR-SHUTTER REFLEX VIEWFINDER • REGISTRATIONPIN FILM MOVEMENT • 21 “-DIVERGENCE 3-LENS TURRET • CONTOUR HAND GRIP • FRAMES-PER-SECOND TACHOMETER • COMPLETE ACCESSORY SYSTEM . . . lenses, standard and special-purpose electric drives, power supplies, time-lapse equip¬ ment, film magazines, sound blimps, tripods. WRITE FOR NEW CATALOG. *YOU ARE INVITED to send us a description of your special use of Arriflex equipment. 257 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK 10, N. AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, MAY, 1963 253