The Cine Technician (1943 - 1945)

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July— August, 1943 THE CINE-TECHNICIAN 87 beautiful new type of ship. It was a beautiful trip until 3 p.m when a high-flying Eyetie plane came over and let go six bombs. I was lucky to get three of these bombs hitting the water between us and a destroyer, really a good shot, and as they caused no damage, I was very pleased. Things were again quiet until just after sunset when I think we were attacked by everything the Axis possessed : torpedoes, bombs from both highlevel and dive-bombing planes, flare after flare. All this together with our ack-ack guns, which were many and varied, really made a spectacular display and provided me with enough light to get something really worthwhile. I believe it was three rolls I exposed ; however, it does not matter : the results are the same ; no record, for a heavy bomb hit us and set our cargo of ammunition ablaze. ... I regained consciousness a few hours later in a destroyer. What grieved me more than my wounds was to learn that my cameras and negatives had gone down with the ship. All the foregone sounds like a mission that failed, mostly due to bad luck. Well, war photo graphy is largely a matter of luck ; but it also calls for the right equipment for the job, advance information, and the full co-operation of the senior officers. The photographer with the Army should be as mobile as possible; his equipment must be light; therefore, 1 have long been an advocate for the man in this service to be supplied with 16mm. equipment. The man with the Air Force must have his various camera-mounts to fit the types of 'planes from which he is likely to operate, and should also be a fully trained air-gunner: Here again, the size and weight of the 16mm. camera has great advantages over the " Standard " 35mm. equipment. The man with the Navy is lucky, for his equipment can usually be Standard 35mm, and when he gets action, it is generally spectacular. The war cinematographer must be keen on his job; he must have a cool head, an appreciation of danger; an understanding of maps and the use of the compass may prove to be of great value, and good deportment has never been a hindrance. MERTON PARK STUDIOS ■^ A Modern, compact Studio with up-to-date equipment, where more than 120 SKILLED TECHNICIANS and staff are fully engaged in making INSTRUCTIONAL, DOCUMENTARY AND TRAINING FILMS for His Majesty's Government. MERTON PARK STUDIOS LIMITED MERTON PARK, LONDON, S.W. 18. telephone-, liberty an On* mile from Wimbledon Station