The Cine Technician (1939)

June-July, 1937 THE CINE-TECHNICIAN 73 Panning Around the Globe "How do, Unconscious ? " Once more unto the breach beer friends I come unto you with my eyes wide open and they need to be. Pog Smarts Under An Injustice I am cut to the quick by the Editorial Committee's action in cutting out my last 10 pages in the previous issue. They say "that owing to lack of space they regret the fact that they have excluded some of my7 copy." Friends ! Believe you me, this is not the case. It's professional jealousy. I have set such an appalling standard they are afraid that they can't get enough articles written down to that level. So I appeal to you, my readers, as fairminded citizens — " Fairmmded" I said. Pog Takes Unto Himself a Partner May I introduce my copartner— in other words, my illustrator. No expenses spared, no fortunes lost (as yet) Tuckets without (not tin trumpets) ! I u IIwithin ! Crash ! Bang ! . . . . Enter my old and trusted friend "Pigswil." "The floor is yours ; let us stoop together. No curbstone too low, no cracks too wise." l«u Pogram Since everybody is composing alphabets, I have myself alone committed this one, all on my own free-will. (Editors, the crack is yours). A is for Artists and they are muted. B is for Britain where the Natives arc slighted. C is for Crisis, it's note in the Trade. D is for Denham where big films arc made. E for Exchequer completely disabled. F Facts of Film Finance, generally Fabled. G is for Gold and Goldfish as well. H is for Hollywood, Hades and Hell. I for Insurance, jast Companies pay. J for the funk that's turned out every day. K is for Kudos that Korda did win. L Lousy Lucre, the wages of sin. M is for Money that's gone up the Spout. N is for Nerts that don't cost you Nowt. O is for Organ that goes lower and higher. P for Relief, thanks to Clapham and Dwyer. Q is for Quickies, from which they make Quota. R is the Raspberries for Company Promoter. S is Jor Super — a Guinea a day. T for Technicians, who work without fay. U is for Upstage Producers we know. V is for Virgin and I o-do-di-o-do. W for W'ark, prospects none too cheery. For X, Unknown quantity of Foreigners : — Query. V is Jor Yashmak and what docs it cover ? Z is for Zounds, and thank God that's over. World News by Pog England With this new Quality Campaign in sight, it is rumoured that in future any British Technicians who turns out bad work will have his birthright taken away and will then be deported as an undesirable alien .... so there yah ! Italy Importing British Technicians, their own are too busy either in Africa or on nonintervention work. i^~C- Italy Importing British Technicians. Pog at Large Did you hear of the cameraman who worked for nothing ? Strange, neither did I ! In future at some of our leading studios, "mom a will not be used as a means of barter." No Response to the Cry for more New Industries Since my last issue I have been asked to carry on with my search for new industries. I tried my old way of taking a bath, but nothing came of it, except a couple of dead fish and a few odd bread crumbs. However, still undaunted, I tried again but with no avail. I can't say how sorry I am about this serious breach of faith on my part. Even so, remember the old saying, "Genius will out." So have no fear, "the spirit will move me yet"if it doesn't, something else will. Pog Closes Down Hoorah I must say that I think the tone of my page gets higher every time, soon it will be so high that you (that is you low underlings) will need a fire escape to read it* So long, Laudanum ! You'll be hearing from me in due course. Pog * Fortunately we don't possess a fire-escape. — Ed. Pog Pushes the Boat Out.