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CINE TECHNICIAN
March 1956
Lab Topics
A very happy and enjoyable evening, marking the occasion of the fifth annual prize-giving night of the George Humphries & Company Limited Photographic Society, was held in the R.C.A. Theatre early in March. The Society is sponsored by the Joint Production Committee. It holds an annual photographic competition, with the object of encouraging the
transparencies. Competitors enter their work under three classes, senior, intermediate, and boxcamera, and there is no limit to the number they may submit.
The standard of work has improved considerably since our first competition in 1951, and prints of high quality and composition are the order of the day.
This year, although there were fewer entries, the judges considered the standard and quality the best so far.
LESLIE GILL'S SENIOR CLASS PRIZE WINNER
members of the staff to take an interest in still photography and colour transparencies.
The Society has some thirty members, who, over the past five years, have exhibited in the competitions over 600 pictures in black and white, and some 150 in colour
The judges were Walter Bird, F.I.B.P., F.R.P.S. and Kevin MacDonald, of Johnsons Limited, Hendon.
Reproduced here is the First Prize winning entry in the senior class, submitted by Mr. Leslie Gill, of the Positive Room.
FRANK VEKICONTE
Frank Vericonte, of the Despatch Department, seen above with the cup and replica, was the 1955 winner of the Murray Cup, presented annually by Mr. W. G. Murray, one of the firm's directors, for what, in the opinion of the judges, is the best exhibit among the prize-winning competitors.
The Secretary gratefully received very generous donations from: George Humphries & Co. Ltd., Sir Arthur W. Jarratt, May & Baker Limited, Pictorial Machinery (Chemicals) Ltd., IIford Limited, Kodak Limited, Johnsons of Hendon Limited.
Syd Bremson writes from Denham:
As from the 27th February, 1956, Denham Laboratories ceased to exist, but don't be alarmed, it was not an " H " bomb or even a little "A" bomb which brought this about, it is just part of the Rank Organisation Policy that in future " The Seal of Quality " will appear under the heading of " The Rank Laboratories (Denham) Ltd."
The membership at Denham, in common with all other laboratories, are seething with excitement at the prospect of negotiations being opened with the Film Laboratory Association, for a new agreement. A mass meeting of the Denham membership was held in Uxbridge the other Sunday, and in spite of the weather the meeting was crowded to capacity. The