The Bioscope (Mar-June 1914)

We hear that the third annual Cine Trades “upriver aripp will take place on Saturday, July ith. by the launch Lye/and from Maidenh ord to Walton-on-Thames. By prermiss.on oof Mr. Cea Jlepworth, the comypunys stud os will be visited, and a souvenir group will be taken in the studios. Tiekets, tos. Od. each, iaclusive: of special saloon from Paddineton, Juach and tea on board. mav be obtained from any metrn ber of the Committees. or from Mr. vA. fF. Maainwaring, hon. sec., Westilm ITfouse, 4, Gerrard Street, W. A well-printed and attractively written booklet has been prepared by Messrs. R. Prieur and Co.. himited, with that sensational Blache release, “Fighting Death.” The film is 3,280 ft. 1h leneth, and will be released August 3rd. We hear that Mr. S. D. Howe has joined Messrs. Warner's Features as publicity manager. Plot The London Filin Company announce a “vrade show of theor latest producdgon, ° Ienelaad’s M.nace, vat the Woost-oad Cinesaa aio ri.30 a.m. oon Friday, the rgta iast. Though obl eed to hold over a detul do noties until our nexe issue, a private view of this film convine ss us that the London Film Company has not only sclected a subject which is of vital interest to every patriotic citizen, but has treated at ino a manacr witch will redound to the credit of the British produ cor. We hear that the business which Messrs. Mboss Empires. Limited, are doing with their splendid version of the famous melodrama, “ The \idmeht Wedding.” is simply phenomenal, whilst reports from exhibitors who have booked the film show that results at the showman’s end are equally satisfactory. In spite of the numerous copics they have ino circulation, we learn. that Messrs. Moss Empires’ first vacant date for the picture is July 9th. THE VANOSCOPE. It has been the pleasure of THE Broscope to frequently “ notices * cincmatograph Projecwors upon their first introduction to exhibitors, and t) review their special and new features. Never befere, however, have we inspected a_ tilm projector bearing so many divergencies from eencral practice as the new Vanoscope. a demonstration of which was given this week at the Regent Street) Polytechnic. Apart from details of construcuon, details thai probably attect considerably th» results of proJection, one cinematograph projector is almost a replica of another. 9 Cortainly there is little difference in their essential features. Each has, and, indeed, depends for its successful operation upon an intermittent film-movine device and an intermittent light-operating feature —the shutter. In the new projector, the Vanoscopc, these parts are conspicuous by their absence. an entirely new principle of film projection being introduced. Firstly, the film is continually moving across the path of light. the intermittent sprocket giving Way to one continually moving. The vate, unlike the standard, is not. titted with a one-nicture mask, but is of such dimensions that a maximum of two pictures can receive their iNumination when passing across the light path. As can bs imagined, under such conditions, with the ord nary optical system, mercly a blurred projection would result. The optical system of the Vanoscope is, however, a departure from the ordinary. the light from the film reaching the projection lens #@ an arrangement of mirrors. The result in practice is that the displacement of the. film in its travel across the light path is compensated, on the screen, by a;movement of the mirror, which, im spite of (1 >CpCy@HRE the actual film picture’ is moving, always ensures the screen picture remaining stationary. To omore clearly understand the principle, the projection of the picture might be compared with that of a beam of sunlight thrown from a mirror. If the mirror were kept stationary, the beam being thrown on to a sereen, the movement of the sun across the sky would cause a movement of the screen spot. Now, if it were desired to maintain the reflected spot in one position, it could be done by gradually altering the angle of the mirror to compencate for the movement of the sun. This ts what is done in the Vanoscops, tae byeht rays being always concentrated through the carefully calculated compensating mirrors on to the same screen area. The change of picture is effected by one mirror running out of the one picture’s light path, a second mirror at the moment p.cking up the light from the next pieture. A dissolving cifeet is therefore obtained, and the shutter dispensed with. As may be gathered from the foregoing explanation, absolute tlickerloss proj. cton, irrespective of speed, is obtained. Indeed, apart from the fact that movement was artifiert], pictures. we saw projected at four per second were as pleasing to the eye as when accelerated to the standard specd. The advantages of a continuously moving band of film in place vf one intermittonily moving can be appreciated by all, as the life of both projector and film are considerably increased. We consider the Vanoscope has great possibilities, and trust shortly to have an opportunity of reporting, in. detail the construction of the mechanism. — 7 cl VING A »—VOU WANT THE BEST FILMS _ WE HAVE THEM “BEAUTY.” ©.