Canadian Film Weekly (May 26, 1948)

LLL A “rrr, Page 10 NFB s New cco Deals With Art Emphasizing that the art gallery of today is not maintained for a select few but for everyone, the May release of the National Film Board’s Canada Carries On series is entitled “Art _ For Everybody,” it was anounc ed recently. A report on Canadian art galleries, the film covers all the functions they have taken on to stimulate interest in their communities. Every Saturday morning, the film points out, galleries in most Canadian cities sponsor children’s art classes. The camera Iens catches unusual shots of children of all ages busily sketching, putting on ieplay.s or puppet Shows. . Included also in the ten minute ~ Short are lively folk dances encouraged and sponsored by the galleries. In addition are closeups of famous paintings by wellknown painters such as Dali, Picasso and A. Y. Jackson. Music for the film was written. by Lou Applebaum, young Canadian composer now in New York. Applebaum has written several Hollywood scores. 'Brittania Mews’ Maureen O’Hara has been cast in the lead in Fox’ “Brittania Mews,” to be made in England. . N Ea tis _ Vee Uew CANADA CARRIES ON RELEASE FOR MAY ‘ART FOR EVERYBODY NATIONAL FILM BOARD PRODUCTION Distributed by COLUMBIA PICTURES et Canadian FILM WEEKLY Hoodlumism in Theatres (From the Brantford Expositor) Some days ago, attention was drawn, in these columns, to the danger arising from the stupid misuse of fireworks, a danger already demonstrated by unhappy local experience. Subsequently the City Council commendably took this matter under advisement, and is now inquiring into ways and means. of controlling the premature sale of these explosives, which is the main contributory cause of the trouble. But whether in season or out, half-witted. monkey shines with fire-crackers must be dealt with effectively. As reported recently, a 19-year-old youth, who was thus quite old enough to know better, threw lighted firecrackers from the balcony into the audience on the main floor of the Centre Theatre in Chatham, Ontario. Some exploded on the hair of a 12-year-old girl. The offender was arrested and subsequently fined $50 and costs. However, two other Chatham theatres had somewhat similar experiences, and the assistance of the police had to be called for, Aside from the possibility of such brainless pranks doing serious physical injury to theatre-goers, it is evident that they might also lead to that most dreaded of theatre hazards — crowd panic. Plainly enough, therefore, this is not a matter to be treated lightly. What is more, Brantford theatres have had ‘their own troubles in the same regard, and the managements, in their own and the public’s interests, are not disposed to tolerate further nonsense, ~ They have been plagued, too, by the destructive antics of youths, usually described as being of the loutish type, who have been wilfully doing damage by breaking furnishings, slashing seats and otherwise behaving like maniacs or morons. Such hoodlumism and vandalism con-. stitutes an offence under the law, and, as such, will lead to prosecution. In this respect, the managements are entitled to the vigilant and active co-operation of all rational citizens who attend moving-picture playhouses. No matter how alert or efficient the staffs, they cannot be or see everywhere in darkened theatres. Therefore, patrons who see acts of hoodlumism or vandalism being committed owe it to their own sense of responsibility, their good citizenship, and, indeed, their self-interest, to report such misbehavior to the management at once. Covered Wagon Tale Bought by Disney In line with his long-range policy, which looks ahead a full five years, Walt Disney recently purchased “Children of the Covered Wagon,” well-known book by Mary Jane Carr, noted Northwest author, which is on the reading list of public schools in every state in the USA. “Children of the Covered Wagon” is added to the Disney schedule which now has in work “Melody Time,” “So Dear to My Heart,” “Two Fabulous Characters,” and ‘“‘Alice in Wonderland.” Prospective treatment of Mary Jane Carr’s tale contemplates live actors for the principal roles, with animation to capture the authentic background and color of incidents along the trail. New X-ray Movies Will Aid Research Westinghouse scientists have developed X-ray movies that are filmed by shutterless cameras capturing 100 frames a second of X-ray exposures of ten millionths of a second. The superspeed films are at least 2,000 times faster than a wink. Rocket research, medicine, physics and metallurgy will be among the first to benefit by the new development. To Rebuild Theatre The Carlsonia Theatre in Fort St. John, BC, completely destroyed in a recent fire that caused a total of $75,000 worth of damage, will be rebuilt by the owners, Johnny Carlson and Ralph Pomeroy. May 26, 1948 SMPE Sees Films Through Radio Home sound and color motion pictures projected through radio sets by a device resembling and operating like a record player was demonstrated at the recent 63rd convention of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. Specially constructed turntable plates received 12-inch records about half an inch thick which played ten minutes of sound movie projected on a standard home projection screen at about 20 feet. Within the player device is a 300 watt pinpoint cold light, control of which determines the brightness of the picture. The records are metal disks with half-inch lips. On top is a specially cut phonograph record containing sound good for dozens of plays. Sealed underneath is a film tape which contains the picture. Once locked together, the sound and film remain in synchronization. Test film tapes have been run 500 times’ without breaking, although it is’ possible to splice them on an ordinary home movie film splicer. Players can be plugged into the radio, playing the sound through the radio speaker and projecting the film onto a screen above the radio. Other models will have self-contained screens similar to. television receivers. A record number of 71 papers, most of them accompanied by demonstrations, soumds films, slides and other audio-visual aids, were delivered at the 11 technical sessions of the convention to some 1,500 experts from the motion picture industry, the film and sound equipment manufacturers, scientific foundations and experimental laboratories of the USA, Canada and a dozen other countries. A wide variety of subjects in the motion picture and television fields, ranging from ‘Make Believe Bullet Holes” to ‘‘Sensitometric Aspects of Television Monitor Tube Photography,” ‘were dealt with by such special ists as Dr. Ralph M. Evans, color superintendent at Eastman Kodak, Rochester, and Professor Isay Balinkin of the University of Cincinnati. Next Variety Meeting Set For May 27th Next regular monthly dinner meeting of the Toronto Tent of the Variety Clubs International will take place in the Fiesta Room of the Prince George Hotel on Thurs., May 27th at 5.30 p.m. On the agenda is the induction -of several new members and a new project for the Heart Fund.