American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1931)

July, 1931 AMERICAN CINEMATOCRAPHER Forty-seven Amateur Movie Making (Continued from Page 30) dramatize the holiday so that the film will be of lasting interest to all of the participants? If you follow the first two methods, you can safely follow the news-man's method, and shoot things as they happen. If you prefer the latter type of picture, you will have to stage most of the action. For this, you will want some prearranged plan: not necessarily a script, but at least some notes on what to get, leaving the actual method to your ingenuity at the moment. If on the other hand, you do not care for the record film, but want to make a real dramatic picture, you will want a definite, carefully prepared script. In it you will not only indicate what scenes are to be shot, but just how they are to be photographed and directed, in considerable detail. Furthermore, if you attempt serious dramatic filming, you must make it a collective proposition; you positively cannot attempt to do it all yourself. You must have the enthusiastic cooperation of a group, some of whom will act, some of whom will assist in costuming, set-building, location-picking, property-handling, transportation, scenario-writing, script-clerking, and all the many other details which must be perfectly attended to. Most important of all, you should have someone who will take the responsibilities of directing the action off your shoulders, for if you are to photograph the picture properly, you cannot attempt to carry two jobs on one pair of shoulders. But with such a group, with the responsibilities properly divided, you can have more pleasure, and gain more valuable experience than you could in months of independent filming. Try it! Thirty New Theatres Underway in Scotland A SURVEY of theatre building activity in Scotland shows that between 25 and 30 houses are in the course of construction, and a number of others scheduled. The Stirling territory tops the list for building progress with three houses of 2,000 or more seating capacity planned. Supers of approximately 2,000 seats are to be built in Stranraer, Burnside, Aberdeen and Peterhead. The new Paramount, on which work is expected to be launched in Glasgow shortly will accommodate 3,000, and three additional large houses are programmed for Callowgate, Riddrie and Cumbernauld Road, also in Glasgow. Fast Camera Demonstrated ANEW motion picture camera which permits the photographing of phenomena which last only 1-1 00,000th of a second has been demonstrated to the French Academy of Science by two French inventors, M. Labarthe and A. L. Seguin. Glenn R. Kershner A. 5. c. First Cinematographer c/o / v s. c. CR. 4274 Classified Advertising Rates: Four cents a word. Minimum charge, one dollar per insertion. WANTED— MOTION PICTURE CAMERAS WANTED — For cash, DeBrie, Pathe, Bell & Howell Standard cameras. Send full description. Bass Camera Company, 179 West Madison Street, Chicago. FOR SALE — CAMERAS FOR SALE — 2 complete Mitchell High Speed Outfits, $3500.00 each. Special price for purchaser of both. Write or phone Editor of CINEMATOCRAPHER. FOR SALE OR RENT — First Class Akeley Outfit complete. Phone CR-4274, or write Dan B. Clark, A. S. C. office. FOR SALE OR RENT — Complete Mitchell Camera, latest equipment. Reasonable. Harry Perry. Phone OX. 1908 or CR. 4274. FOR SALE — Mitchell Speed Camera. Don B. Keyes. Phone HE. 1841. FOR SALE— MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE OR RENT — Mitchell camera equipped for Sound. Al Cilks. HE1490 or A. S. C. Office CR-4274. FOR RENT— CAMERAS FOR RENT — Mitchell camera fully equipped for sound. Harry Perry, Phone OX1908. FOR RENT — Eight Bell & Howell cameras, fast lenses, large finders, Mitchell tripods. Park J. Ries, 1540 N. Cahuenga Ave. CR-1185. FOR RENT — Mitchell Speed Camera, equipped for Sound. Phone Don B. Keyes, HE-1841. FOR RENT — Mitchell high speed camera with latest 40, 50 and 75 mm. Pan-Astro lenses. 1000 ft. magazines; loose head, tripod. Pliny Home, 1318 N. Stanley. HO-7682 or HO-9431. FOR RENT — One Mitchell Speed camera fully equipped for sound. 40, 50 and 75 mm. and 4 and 6 inch Pan Astro lens. Norman DeVol, 6507 Drexel Ave. ORegon 7492. FOR SALE — Mitchell and Bell & Howell, Akeley Cameras. Lenses, accessories of all kinds, new and used— Bargains. Hollywood Camera Exchange, 1511 Cahuenga Blvd. FOR RENT— MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT — Mitchell Motor. Also Mitchell Motor adapter. Mitchell and Bell & Howell Cinemotors with counter and batteries. Park J. Ries, 1540 N. Cahuenga. CR-1185. FOR RENT — Mitchell Gear Box with crank and shaft. Mitchell Motor; 1000 ft. magazines. Phone Donald B. Keyes. HE-1841. FOR RENT — Mitchell high speed gear box complete. Pliny Home, 1318 N. Stanley. HO-7682 or HO-9431. The TRAIL AHEAD! Don't miss the August issue of the American Cinematographer! Better than ever! More Big Features! Be sure you Get Your Copy!