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The Journal of the Association of Cine-Technicians
l""cl).-Marcli, 1937
The combining of the five Newsreels to defeat the "exchisive right" racket is having very serious repercussions in the stifhng of healthy competition and the losing of their individuality. Cinemagoers cannot be fed entirely on "sop," they must have some red meat sometimes. If the "March of Time" can deal with controversial matters, as they do, without causing a riot in the cinemas, and at the same time obtain a continually increasing circulation, .so can the Newsreels.
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The Coronation and Delhi Durbar should give great opportunities for intelligent newsreeling. Looking back to the Coronation Durbar ceremonies of King George V, 26 years ago, we wonder if the modern reels can beat the exploits of those days. Gaumont's developing and printing of the Investiture at Carnarvon on the train which was acting as pilot to the returning Royal train, and showing the pictures the same night at the Marble Arch Electric Theatre, London, wants some beating. The night-mare ride in the darkened milk waggons with the developer splash nearly drowning the lab-workers every time the train passed over the points, the battle against dust,, the frantic endeavours to dry the negative and positive on the handturned drums, and the final wangle to project the rather tacky green print, rushed from Paddington Station at 10 o'clock the same evening, gave those who took a technical part a lifetime memory.
The Durbar also brought forth some technical achievements that even with modern methods will be hard to beat. The developing of the negative in the Indian heat, the washing and water difficulties, the long nights when having been taking all day the crews worked at developing and Jointing, were feats carried out by the old Barker Motion Photography, Gaumont's and Warwick Trading Company, newsreel aces of their day.
Thousands of feet of negative and hundreds of copies were edited and printed on the spot in India, all kinds of ramshackle buildings were utilised for dark rooms, and the prints thus produced were rushed all over India, Burma, China, Australia and New Zealand, thus saving weeks in the time of distribution. Afterwards the negatives were sent back to London — of course, there were no aero]-)lanes in these days. It was a case then of a Newsreel cameraman being also an expert in llie laboratory.
Joe Skittrel, the Olympic Laboratory chief, was in charge for the Warwick Trading Company ; and Harry Raymond, M.G. Print Manager, for Barker.
It's up to the modern Newsreels to show tlieir mettle.
ALF TUN WELL, A.C.T. Member, explaining the Movietone Camera to King CJeorgc VL when Duke of ^ ork.
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