Exhibitor's Trade Review (Sep-Nov 1921)

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1418 EXHIBITORS TRADE REVIEW Volume 10. Number 20. (Continued from page 1416) live — how they hunt — what food they eat and how they get it. It is known from the very few specimens that have been in captivity that they are very affectionate throwing their arms around the neck of their keeper in human-like way and responding to petting and the same affection from the keeper. This brings the touch of human interest, which is always the keynote to the picture and makes us wonder how near like we, their human cousins, do they live and spend their days. Do they have a low or high form of social organization and are the males Bigamists and breed to any female or are they Monogamists and select their mate like the Canadian Goose for life, never to mate again even though death takes one away. Akeley will be accompanied by friends from Chicago with their six year old daughter. Only the men in the party will penetrate the unknown, while the ladies will await their return in the higher and healthier altitudes of nearby mountains. The trip will take nearly a year, as after he arrives he will spend some time testing and trying out his outfit, while those with him are becoming acclimated. Progress into these deep jungles is necessarily slow, as there are many obstacles. He will depend mostly on the natives for his success and therefore must win himself into their hearts and gain their confidence before he can penetrate further with safety and success. Once there he will concentrate all efforts to first securing motion pictures with his noiseless camera, which is another important factor in his stepping stones to success, before any attempt is made to shoot. Preparations are also made to capture, if at all possible, a pair of young gorillas and bring them back alive. This will be a most difficult task, first by reason of the fight that must ensue with the big ones, who will fight to the death. Carl Akeley In penetrating the homes of these beasts and especially in the attempt to capture the young, Akeley realizes he is risking his life, but he believes the cause to science so great that unless some one takes that risk these most interesting animals to man may become extinct with the secrets of their life habits and their relations to man, dying with them. Harry Weston, well known in studio circles as art director, has joined in that capacity the Hal E. Roach Studios. AKELEY The Camera of Superior Accomplishments Reason No. 14 The only camera that gives in one operation that much needed oblique or diagonal "follow." Any direction of pan and tilt is possible and extremely simple while cranking the Akeley. Write for catalogue telling of the many other exclusive features. AKELEY CAMERA, INC. More Gano Articles Are Coming Camera As Reporter (Continued from page 1417) pencil, the cameraman lugs an outfit weighing anywhere from 30 to 60 pounds which, in many cases, has to be set up, threaded and focused with lightning speed. He must understand photography down to the 'nth degree. He must be somewhat of a director. He must be able to read the mind of his editor to a certain extent so as to get the most interesting news angles possible. And he must be essentially a diplomat. Also, when the occasion arises, he must take his life in his hands. A man that has earned the degree "First-Class," is not only a good photographer, but a man all the way through. At first thought it appears amazing that so many strive for this position in life, with such a hard road ahead to travel. The reason is that News Reel work demands the creation of something. A man is put upon his mettle, and a real man | likes that. Perhaps the most alluring part of it all, however, is the power that his work gives him. The news camera is a powerful weapon to be used for either right or wrong. Whereas a newspaper lives for not more than forty-eight hours, . a News Reel's life is reckoned at about ! ninety days. Thousands of eyes see the newspaper article; millions of people see the current events picture on the screen. Frequently, as in my own case, the director of a screen weekly is an ex-newspaperman. He must know, above all, what kind of news will appeal to the multitude. He assigns his local staff to cover events just as an editor does. I prophesy that within a few years the News Reel will dominate the field as the public megaphone. The day will come when it will speak with the voice of the nation. As soon as its power is understood, it will be recognized as the most potent representative of the motion picture industry. — The Mentor. FOR SALE Two Universal tripods; 200 ft. new. Address Boston, Mass. 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