The Cine Technician (1935-1937)

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124 The Journal of the Association of Cine-Technicians Dec, 1936-Jan., 1937 Pog Marches On Last issue we reported Pog burgled his copy. This time he hasn't sent us any. No Pog, no burglars, no cracks and the eve of putting the Journal to bed — not that sort of bed either. Spies were hastily dispatched to Wardour Street and Wapping, whence the following. ^ ^ ^ ^ Two old ladies of Elstree, passing the new construction work on the Joe Rock lot. They view silhouette of girder work with disdain. "Another film fire, my dear. How terrible, it's even burned the bricks." Who was the cinema circuit owner who received a cable from a colleague, cruising off Barcelona : HAVE FOUND IDEAL SITE STOP DEMOLITION ALREADY COMPLETED '^ ^ '',' ^ From our Fan Mail — received at Head Office : — 'Tf you should require any Chinese, Negroes or any Orientals at any time, I should be glad to get them for you. This arrangement will no doubt save you a lot of trouble." We always said, why try to find work for British cameramen ? From the Studios. Overheard — "She doesn't want a cameraman — she needs a plastic surgeon." "These cutlets are tougher Overheard in the Restanrantthan a Union Shop-steward." * * * * Foreign Ace (to English Assistant) — "You can't afford to be wrong in Hollywood. One slip and you're fired." English Assistant — "Is that why we see so many of you over here ? Tlje rushes ; a quiet sequence listened to in silence. Suddenly loud unexpected Crash ! from screen. The unit jumps, then laughs. Voice from darkness, "Sounds like someone dropping his alibi." s{s ij= ^ ♦ "Why didn't you drop over yesterday ? " he asked. "We just started a picture," he replied. "Well, how about to-day ? " "Impossible, old chap, we're shooting aU day." "Then, how about to-morrow night ? "Sorry, but I'll have to attend the preview." ^ ^ ^ "^ Bad camera scratch appears in important sequence on rushes. Deadly silence. The assistant assistant director jumps in where angels fear. Says he, "Don't worry, gentlemen, we'll pan off that in a minute." ;{: ^ ^Jj j{; Agitated director to cameraman busy niggering out awkward 5-kw. : "Quick, quick, laddie, let's turn 'cm o\cr. Don't worry about the flare." :{: s}i j{s :}; Seen in Wardour Street. A three-ton lorry laden with negative short ends. We wonder where that quickie's being made. Lyndon-Haynes keeps his plaything. "There is no doubt about the boom. The good effects of it are seen almost everywhere. How long it will last is another matter. Booms, like men, are born to die. In the normal course of things we may expect to see the end of this one. What then ? " — Daily Express leader, Guy Fawkes' day. ^ ^ :;< ^ studio Logic. All good ideas produced inside the studio are the property of the studio and consequently of its chief representative, the production supervisor. After all, technical processes don't really matter. So that, in the final analysis, the film doesn't matter. What does matter ? The Supervisor. He is the only thing that really matters. So why not sell him, instead of the picture ? By The Way. I understand that the Ministry of Transport is considering a scheme for wiring off a large section of the West End, and closing it to traffic. This compound will be reserved for Mrs. Dietrich, the film actress, and those who want to look at her. She will be floodlit e\ery evening from seven to eight, by kind permission of the Gas Light and Coke Company. It is hoped that this scheme will enable the eccentric minority which is not interested in Mrs. Dietrich to go about its business or its pleasures without interference. A disgruntled man who was trj'ing to cross Fleet Street about one o'clock yesterday, when the Lord Mayor's procession was in full crawl, muttered angrily, as he got wedged in the crowds, "Marlene Dietrich again, I suppose." With acknowledgments to Beachcomber and the Daily Express. Knock, knock. Who's there ? Kenny. Kenny who ? Kenny light the set. This Quota A British picture being made on the floor with an Hungarian star, a French maid, a German make-up man, a German Director, an American co-star, Italian cameraman and an Austrian Producer ; and a Cockney voice from the gantry says "Grand thing, this quota." — From Studio Film Bulletin. BADGES, price 9d. each. From A.C.T. Representatives, or 30 Piccadilly Mansions, London, W.l