The Cine Technician (1935-1937)

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68 The Journal of the Association of CineTechnicians Pog goes off in a huff Aug. -Oct., 1936 Pog's gone all Continental. He'.s locked himself in on a stay-in strike. Says he doesn't like the colour of our blue pencil. Maybe, not red enough ? Anyhow he's burgled his 'copy' from the office so we call him "Mr." Pog now. We have swept up a few short ends for you instead. Credit Titles to : — Richard Haestier for this — "She (Norma Shearer) has a son old enough to go to school. Both she and her husband aie rich. The boy could either have an expensive tutor or be sent away to an exclusive school for the progeny of Society people. Norma's boy goes to an ordinary local school which is co-educational, and attended by the sons and daughters of very ordinary folk, some of them studio technicians." Our italics. Walter Webster for telling us "with lots of film love" : — "The Cine-Technicians are nice boys." We hope Norma Shearer reads this. " Tatler." "Who the devil are the A.C.T. ? " Tut, Tut, and who the devil is "Mister" Tatler ? Health Note: Ken Gordon slimming on pineapple and fish. Has eaten so much fish recently his stomach goes in and out with the tide. Our Spies Inform Us : Italy still making pictures in black and wliitc. Hollywood. Most of the lighting boys now on paid holiday in England. Rumour that in consequence they are promoting operators to lighting here. "Writ with estimate" the new motto of certain technicians who like their "quid pro quo" but don't get it. Even half-a-quid wouldn't be so bad ! Names Wanted : The Actor who, when asked to explain his two-colour shirt, replied "BramUn's Second XL" The Very Young Technician who, when asked to fetch a blimp, went out and bought an "Evening Standard." By Gad, Sir, that's low ! The British Technician wlio suffered from home-sickness at Denham. Which st::dio contemplates a new staff appointment — that of British Consul ? Film Saying of the Quarter : "Never give a sucker an even break." W. C. Fields in "Poppy." Definitions : Dully is the canteen waitress, or the girl you met on location last year. A Dolly Shot means tracking after Dolly. Jolly Ballad : [Reprinted from "World Film News," by kind permission of the Editor). Sing hey ! for forty novelists At eighty pounds a week And ho ! for Spanish cameramen Who cannot Eengleesh speak. Hoch ! Hoch ! for German regisseurs Zut ! Zut ! for French vedettes (And shame on English carpenters They clutter up the sets). So build another studio And sign another star. Announce another superfilm And issue shares at par. And throw a cocktail party At a very large hotel, Inviting all the journalists And H. G. Wells as well. Put out the flags in Wardour Street, Unfurl the Union Jack, God bless the British studios (And give John Jones the sack). Envoi Princes, may gold Niagaras Fall foaming in your laps. And may you (later on) find time To make a film — perhaps. Three-Hour Meal Break ! Council Members set a Precedent ! The General Council went into session at 8.45 on Saturday, May 9th, the eve of the Annual Conference. "Any other business" was reached nearly three hours later. We had met regularly and often during the past year to attend to A.C.T. matters. The eve of the Conference provided a suitable excuse for a more leisurely and non-controversial meeting. We went to a fresh Council room — "Pinoli's." The Secretary was able to drink — or was it eat — his soup instead of reading Minutes — and no questions asked. Kenneth Gordon tried hard to translate the menu and Ivor Montagu denied at some length the allegation of a notable news-sheet that his active days on the tennis court were over. "Pog" was there, and his work adorned one sheet of the menu. The "Journal " wants no libel action — hence no quotations. At item 5 on the Agenda — poulet en casserole (chicken, potatoes and greens to non-"ace" technicians) a loud whi.sper was heard "Please Gawd, no speeches." Item 7 saw Sidney Cole light his cigar ("Boss-prop !" from Ken Gordon) and the Chairman reminded the company of the above mentioned stage whisper. But "Everybody must do their bit. Everybod>' in turn must talk for two miiuites." Off we went, round and round and round the table. It was not a drawing room, and so here the account of the General Council's first get-together must end. Except we wish to assure our members that we all loyally paid our own whack and no swindle-sheets have been sent in to the Association's Treasurer — so far. — "Nine."