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from time to time in the Film User, Amateur Cine World, Substandard Film and the Mini-Cinema. Test reports are also given, and the reports are often quite frank!
Q. Will the recent introduction of magnetic sound mean that my projector will shortly become obsolete}
A. No, photographic sound-tracks will remain standard for many years to come. But your next projector may have a magnetic sound-head — if you prefer it.
Q. I have written to a number of film libraries because I wish to hire from each one or two films, but three have asked me for a £5 deposit and a couple want £2. It seems I am supposed to fork out nearly £20 in deposits before I can hire the films I want. Is there any way of getting round this}
A. Yes, ask your usual film library to book the others for you, or approach one of the booking agencies. You will find the agencies listed in the Year Books.
Q. Where can I get a home movie for about a fiver} Or are they all as expensive as cars . . . ?
A. A number of new 9.5-mm. silent projectors are now available for home use, and their average price is just what you can afford to pay — £5. Motorised attachments can also be had, but do not overlook the intense pleasure experienced by kiddies when making "it work" themselves ; which means, of course, cranking by hand. Films can be bought or hired, and the screen can be a sheet of paper. You can make your own cinema and have it working by this evening if you wish to present Junior with a gift he'll love.
Q. What is the difference between dual projection and a dual projector}
A. Dual projection means using two projectors alternately in order to give a continuous performance. A dual projector is one on which films of two different gauges may be used. Model or Type "916", for instance, usually denotes that the projector can use both 9.5-mm. and 16-mm. films.
. . . And so the questions could continue. Questions which show, on summing up, a general desire for the right equipment, for the best equipment, or for an improvement in existing equipment. The inquirers also display a certain amount of caution, as the actual questions prove. But caution is a quality we recommend, and in a projectionist, may be regarded as a virtue rather
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