The Cine Technician (1943 - 1945)

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'.is T H E CI NE-TECHXI C I A N Jul v— October, 1941 ON NATIONAL SERVICE Twentyeighth List R. ALBON (Sound Assistant, Warner Bros.)— Army. I). C. BABTLETT (Camera Assistant, Technicolor)— Army. PETER BENTLBY (Pos. Joiner, G.B. Instructional)— H.M. Forces. DUDLEY BIRCH (Assist. Cutter, Exploitation Films)— H.M. Forces. JACK BYGRAVE (Assist. Projectionist, Warner Bros.) — Army. A. CHANDLER (Kay's Scottish Laboratories)— H.M. Forces. G. H. COLING (Lettering, National Screen Services)— H.M. Forces. F. COLLISON (Processor, Kodak)— H.M. Forces. J. DABK (Gainsborough Pictures) — H.M. Forces. K. J. DAVIS (Lab. Trainee, Kodak)— H.M. Forces. J. M. GIBSON (Neg. Dept., Denham Laboratories)— Army. DENIS GILPIN (Assist. Diagram Artist, Parkins & Co.)— Naval Film Unit. J. GOODMAN (Cutting Trainee, G.B. Instructional)— H.M. Forces. R. GREFX (16mm Recording Assist.. British Acoustic) — H.M. Forces. 1AX HOUSTON (Boom Operator, Ealing Studios) Captain, C.K.S. Film Production and Training Centre, India. JOHN LODGE (Cutting Assist., G.B. News)— H.M. Forces. \. Ml RKELL (Matrix Dev., Technicolor)— Army. L. J. NUTT (Animation Artist, Merton Park)— H.M. Forces. J. McCOMBIE (1st Assist. Cameraman, G.B.)— Fleet Air Arm. 1). (L McKEAND (Camera Trainee, Verity)— Army. E. O'CALLAGHAN (Elec. Assembly, British Acoustic) — H .M. Forces. MJSS GRACE SAGE (Learner Projectionist. Cinit) — Land Arm\ . B. STOPLEB (Assist. Librarian, Crown Film Unit)— H.M. Forces. J. G. SUGG (Despatch Clerk. Film Labs.)— H.M. Forces. MISS R. TALLEMACH (Cinit Labs.)— Land Army. K. C. WEST (Assist. Producer. Kodak)— H.M. Forces. A. K. WFSTBFRY (Camera Maintenance. Paling Studios) — H.M. Forces. I). WHITE (Mech. Assembly, British Acoustic)— H.M. Forces. A. WINGATE (Camera Assistant, Pathe)— H.M. Forces. Promotions '2nd Lieut. \Y. HOWELL, now Recordist and Second in Charge of Sound Dept.. A.K.S. Film Unit, Wemblev. NEWS OF SERVING MEMBERS We have had a letter from Sgt. H. E. Hodges, of No. 3 R.A.F. Film Production Unit, India. He sends besl wishes to A.C.T. from himself and the other members of his unit : Sgt. Ronnie Shears (camera). Sgt. Collick (sound), Sgt. J. Clot (camera), F () P. Lang (camera). F Ft. A. Allen (sound). LAC G. Mackey (labs) and tlir CO., W Commander Connochie (late G.B.i. "Everyone seems to be thinking about their release and not much else. I have been over here now in charge of editing since .January. 1944, and believe me it's g hell of a j ib dealing with positive, let alone negative, in a temperature over 100 degrees most of the time. We arc working in an ex-Indian Film Studio in cooperation with the P.R. Army Film Unit, and the job we have had getting equipment ! The working methods of the Indians are not exactly fully up to date, although I must say their ingenuity is amazing." James Willoughby has been promoted Wing ('tin miander on his appointment to the Films Control Branch of the Control Commission for Germany. The Films Control Branch will he responsible lor the reorganisation ol film production in the German studios, and the manufacture of stock and equipment, also for the censorship and control of I ieinian cinemas and films shown, in particular of films compulsorily shown for the re-education of the German people.