Business Screen Magazine (1965-1966)

NDL STRV RODUCERS UTION. INC jiL OFFICERS iji 1966 esident (, O. DxTfiitoitli brmation Systems j) of N. A. A. ! ' ■ . Vice-President R. Canon lifornia Company Vice-President ?m Section ) ond Jaeger [Radiation I.abs Vice-President •rn Section ) lack T. Barr\' Audio-Visual to Office urn. Nfass. Nice-President C. DeMello Ircraft Company Vice-President L. Deets ormation Systems 1 of N. A. A. President ^. VVasson, Jr. 0 • ing Secretar>' M Dolnick I Publication isRHEs Magazine iL CFiAPTERS ?eles Chapter Switl, Chairman j aliforniu Chapter ar. ('hoiriiKin 9 m iego Chapter wepti Reese, Jr., hainnau rmation. Write 'ilm Prods. Assn. fice Box 1395 Oaks, California Golden Gale Report .San Fraiici-co (!hapt<T \cli\c in Many Aspects of City Festival ■^ Northern California chapter members were again active participants in the San Francisco International Fihn Festival of 1965. Following their annual custom, the members uided in the screening of the Category 111 finalists (foreign and domestic films sponsored by industry, companies and other conmiercial institutions for showing to the general public). They also participated in a "Film As Comnumication" conference held on October 21-22 in that city, at which time speakers representing minority groups, government, and the film medium explored the question of whether the documentary film is. in fact, meeting the challenge of today's social revolution. Speakers scheduled for this conference included George Stevens. Jr.. Director of Motion Picture Services of the United States Information .Agency; Horace Cayton, prominent Negro writer and educator; Willard Van Dyke, famed documentary film maker; and David Brokensha, an anthropologist at the I'niversity of California. The Northern California Chapter is also very proud of the fact that member Raymond Jaeger. Executive Vice President of IFPA Western Affairs, has been one of the important guiding lights of the San Francisco International Film Festival committee for several years. In addition, Ray is heading the Film Competition for the IFPA 1966 Convention next June. Vin Agar, Northern California Chapter Chairman, and his program committee, presented a stimulating program for November with George Stoney screening some of the films which he recently completed for the NewYork police department. Stoney, who is currently teaching at Stanford University, also discussed his methods for audience testing of these films, which were made to train police officers in the handling of various situations. Also present at the November meeting was Mrs. Elaine Dolnick. Recording Secretary of the National Office of IFPA in Los Angeles. She flew up to San Francisco to attend the meeting and take care of some exhibitor business in connection with the 1966 National Convention. • IFPA JOURNAL INDUSTRY FILM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, INC IFPA Co-Sponsors \\ orkslioj) and Seminar Joiii> W ilh .Su<'i<-I\ of Million an<l University of .Southern C THE Big News from the National Chapter offices of IFPA this issue is the announcement made by Dr. Harald Dyrenforth. President of IFPA. that the organization would join with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the University of Southern California in presenting the Winter Semester of their joint Workshop and Seminar. Early in December, after many discussions on the potential. Dr. Dyrenforth and Roy L. Deets, Editorial Vice President of IFPA. met with Messrs. Herb Farmer and Don Perrin of USC and the SMPTE Education Conmiittee. and Dr. Bernard Kantor. Head of the Department of Cinema of USC at a luncheon in the faculty dinin : room. Subjects of Member Interest From this first discussion, an interest was expressed by Herb Fartiier and Don Perrin to learn just what the IFPA members would most desire in such a series of workshop lectures and whether Pirlurf & T«'l«-\ isioM (>roiip alifornia in W iiilt-r Program it could be fitted into the format of the scries which has been conducted so successfully over the past nine years by the SMPTE and USC. A National Board meeting was held the following week and a series of lecture topics proposed. Dyrenforth then presented this proposed format to Mr. Farmer and a general acceptance was r.iade. Course to Begin Next Month Further information should be reaching IFPA members early in January — along with registration forms. The course is due to start in February. It is indeed an honor of high stature for JFP.A to be invited to co-sponsor this esteemed professional workshop. All members are urged to support it to the best of their ability. Lapel Emblems .Vre Due Soon The National otfice also announced that a special IFPA membership lapel pin/tie tack will be available sometime in January. It can he secured by placing an order with your chapter office. Niver Describes Work of Film Presenation The December meeting of the Los Angeles Chapter was held in the new facilities of Cinesound Corporation — an IFPA sustaining member of many years — operated by two hard-working friends of IFPA, Rose and Austin Green. Their new modern facilities literally roll out the red carpet for those who enter. The building incorpt>rates three recording rooms, three dubbing stages, a large shooting stage, beautiful and spacious office areas, and other facilities. The first half of the program — and not nearly long enough by the consensus of everyone's opinion — was devoted to the showing of ancient films which had been discovered and restored bv the guest speaker, Kemp Niver, president of Renovare Film Company. ■All of the pictures shown had been filmed prior to 19001 Many were in full color! How could this be. when color film was not available at that early date? Well, as .Mr. Niver explained, they were luiiulintiiued — each and everv frame painted by hand at one frame at a time! Many optical effects were utilized in these early films, and it is nearly unbelievable when you realize all the effects had to be created within the camera — and the camera was cranked by hand and didn't even have a footage counter. Kemp Niver certainly put on a spectacular and amazing display. One soon realized what a great debt of gratitude the film world I'OLUME 26 45