Canadian Kodak Movie News (Winter 1966-67)

Perro TO COMMENTS: We purchased a movie camera and projector 30 years ago, and recorded the history of our two daughters from first steps to marriage. They now are doing the same for their families. We received this invitation to a movie party from our grandson, which we thought was a novel idea. ne onan SHUBTY NA 4 een i | I use my 8mm camera to shoot newspaper headlines and news items off the TV screen. I splice this footage in with my movie record of the children growing up. In the years to come they can look back on history and events that took place in their younger days. Q. We have a partially used 8mm film magazine (not super 8), but we’re not sure how many feet have been exposed. To make sure we expose all of the first side, can we run the camera for longer than we think is necessary and not damage the film? Also, will the film still be engaged at the starting end of the No. 2 side so we can fully expose it? A. The answer is yes for both questions. The film cannot run too far on the first or second time through the camera if the two sides of the magazine are exposed in the proper sequence. Near each end of the film, the perforations are cut out on one edge so that when this section is reached, the pull-down claw of the camera does not engage in the perforations and therefore cannot advance the film farther. When the magazine is turned over, the pull-down claw does engage the perforations on the other side and will advance the film through the camera until the cut-out section of the perforations is reached at the other end. (NOTE: With Kopacurome II Film super 8 cartridges, the entire 50 feet of film can be exposed without turning the cartridge at midpoint. At the end of the film, the perforations are cut out so the film does not advance farther. The word “exposed’’ appears in the opening on the front of the film cartridge, which is a safeguard to prevent mix-up between exposed and unexposed cartridges.) 2 THE BDITOR Q. We have several reels of 16mm movie film. Could we have them spliced, or rent a splicer? A. Kodak does not offer a splicing service, but perhaps one of your local dealers does. Splicing is quite easy with the KODAK PRESSTAPE Universal Splicer, and you might find this the answer to your question. The splicer makes a special cut in the two pieces of film to be joined. You then apply pressure-sensitive KODAK PRESSTAPES to both sides of the film. Splicer handles 8mm and super 8 films, as well as 16mm. Less than $12.55 at your dealer’s. COMMENTS: We have been taking movies since our youngest son was born 21 years ago. We splice the films together on 400-foot reels, and each reel is for one occasion: Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Sometimes one reel will have three or four years on it. What fun comparing growth: height for the youngsters, width for the oldsters! Enclosed is a film strip of the moon other readers might enjoy. I used KopacuRomME II Film, Type A, without a filter and exposed the house in sunlight at f/22 using the wide-angle setting of my zoom lens. The moon was exposed at f/5.6 with the lens in telephoto position. During my travels, I take a great many feet of movie film, using your processing mailers so that the films can be sent directly to my home. To an artist, it is a great boon to be able to recall via the projection screen that which inspired him to paint on canvas. Movie Titles for 1967 A new sheet of titles is now available. For your free set, drop a post card to: Movie Titles, Dept. 6, Canadian Kodak Co., Limited, Toronto 15, Ontario.