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354 American Cinematographer • August, 1936 for the Amateur HE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS has organ- ized a junior branch of its association for the amateur to be known as the SOCIETY OF AIMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHERS. FOR MANY YEARS amateurs have been requesting the American Society of Cinematographers to form an organization for them that would be representative, authoritative and instructive. WHILE IT WOULD be easy to form such an organization in the spirit of enthusiasm that usually accompanies such pleas, but to insure the continuance of such an association it needs real ideals and a constructive policy. THE SOCIETY OF Amateur Cinematographers is not a society to give to the amateur letters to be used after his name and it does not throw its membership open to everyone who has the fee to join. The Society of Amateur Cinematographers is based on strict and sensible requirements. FIRST, THE APPLICANT must own a camera; second, he must have made motion pictures, and third, he must submit a picture to the review- ing board which is made up of members of the American Society of Cine- matographers. This does not mean that the amateur is going to be judged by 100% professional standards as practically every member on the reviewing board operates either an 8mni or 16mm camera and is familiar with the shortcomings of the amateur’s equipment. WHEN AN AMATEUR has been admitted to the SOCIETY OF AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHERS, it is a sign of achievement; it is an indication that he is truly an amateur cinematographer, and he knows