The Cine Technician (1943 - 1945)

larch— April, 1943 THE CINE-TECHNICIAN 47 ON NATIONAL SERVICE Seventeenth List Miss BIKNSTINGLE (Clerk, Eotha Films)— Attached to American Air Force. Miss V. BOND (Optical Printer, Brent Labs.)— H.M. Forces. r. CHAMBEKLIN (Sensitometry, Humphries. Labs.)— L.A.C./R.A.F. LAURIE EDMUNDS (Asst. Prod. Manager, Denham)— B.A.F. NEIL GEMMELL (G.B. Labs.)— Army Film Unit. D. G. DOFF (Dryer, Humphries Labs.)— Royal Navy. TACK HICKS (Prod. Manager)— R.N. V.R. D. HILL (Camera Assistant, G.B.)— Sgt. Army Film Unit, North Africa. A. JONES (Humphries Labs.)— Royal Navy. W. T. LEIGH (Stock Joiner, Denham Labs.)— H.M. Forces. PETER PICKERING (Prod. Asst. Rotha Films) — H.M. Forces. E. POWICK (Technicolor)— U.S. Army. ^. J. PROVIS (Assist. Camera, Publicity Pictures)— Royal Navy. H. READ (Humphries Labs.) — Royal Navy. I. RICHIARDI (Fox Labs.)— Army Film Unit. F. SAVAGE (Dryer, Humphries Labs.)— Royal Navy. Miss S. SHEAFF (Technicolor)— A. T.S. H. SNOWBALL (Technicolor)— Armv. PETER TAYLOR (Cutting Assist.', Denham) — R.A.F. LARRY THOMPSON (Boom Operator, Denham) —R.A.F. Promotions and Transfers A. W. GARNER (A.C.T. Head Office) promoted Staff Sergeant, R.A.S.C, M.E. L/Cpl. A. R. ELVIN, R.A.S.C— transferred to Army Film Unit. FINE G R A I N — [Concluded from page 45) in a recorder, it does not give the true projection characteristics of the film. In order to find out the processing constants of the fine-grain negative best adapted for fine-grain printing, static sensitometer tests were made with the new developer. 60-400 cycle intermodulation tests were then recorded at approximately 80 per cent, modulation on the light valve. The test was repeated several times to provide a family of negatives covering the range of negative densities and gammas to be investigated. Prints of these were made at various densities and measured on the distortion analysis equipment, the results were plotted, and the optimum operating points determined. This test serves independently to define a satisfactory negative exposure, negative control gamma, and positive print density, the print gamma being fixed by the positive developer. Tests made in this way also disclosed dubbing prints of materially improved quality, and lower surface noise could be made on fine-grain stock using the normal low gamma. In view of this all dubbing prints at Olympic will in the future be printed on Fine Grain Release Positive. WHO'S WHERE Apology. We have to apologise to Mr. Eugene Pizey whose name, through an oversight, appeared in the last issue of " Who's Where " as Mark Pizey. The mistake was all the more inexcusable on our part as Mr. Pizey — affectionately known throughout the industry as the " Professor " — is a stillman of very long standing, having been in the film business for fifteen years and a stalwart member of A.C.T. for over seven of them. We are very sorry, " Prof ", and it won't happen again. Held Over. Owing to shortness of space and late arrival of copy, there is no " Who's Where " in this issue. We take this opportunity of asking all concerned with giving information for this feature to make sure that their information, and spelling, is correct and their copy in on time. FILM SCRAP OR JUNK WANTED for the recovery of the Nitrate and Acetate Cellulose, also Photographers films and stills. Send particulars and quantities to : — LLOYDS (Dept. C.T.) 72, Bridge St., Christchurch, Hants.