British Kinematography (1953)

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June, 1953 NEWLY ELECTED HON. FELLOWS AND FELLOWS 169 HON. FELLOWSHIP CITATIONS Andre Debrie M. Andre Debrie has been a leading personality in French cinematography for over 45 years, and has been responsible for the design and development of many specialpurpose cameras, of laboratory equipment and of projectors. The Hon. Fellowship is awarded in recognition of the valuable contributions he has made to the advancement of cinematography. George William Pearson, O.B.E., Hon. F.R.P.S. Mr. G. W. Pearson occupied a responsible position in film production in 1913, and since that date he has shown outstanding originality of thought in the development of motion picture technology. He was the first to develop the use of enclosed arcs and mercury vapour lamps for studio lighting, and subse quently to introduce contre-par and other effective means of lighting, which, combined with greater camera flexibility, laid the foundation of present techniques of film making. The Hon. Fellowship is awarded as a token of appreciation of the service he has rendered to British cinematography. Leslie Knopp, M.B.E., Ph.D., M.Sc., M.I.N.A. The Hon. Fellowship is awarded to Dr. Leslie Knopp, for his invaluable and unremitting service to the art and science of cinematography and to the British Kinematograph Society. FELLOWS Geoffrey Stanley Moore, B.Sc., M.Sc., F.R.P.S. Charles Vinten Denis Ward, Ph.D., B.Sc, F.R.P.S.