Home Movies (Feb-Dec 1939)

FINE MACHINE WORK Name Your Problem 3 lens turrets tor Filmo 8 with critical focussing thru the lens. Finished to match. Accurately focussed. Positive and instant indexing. MacVan Electric Co. 3843 El Cajon San Diego, Calif. TRY... THRIFTY fine quality hi-speed 16mm films offered to you at reasonable prices, including processing and return. Thrifty Orthotype, 100 ft... $1.50 Weston daylight 8 Thrifty Panchromatic, 100 ft. 3.00 Weston daylight 1 6, photoflood 1 0 Thrifty Super Panchromatic, 100 ft 3.75 Weston daylight 50, photoflood 32 Thrifty unconditionally guarantees every roll of film sold or your full purchase price refunded. Thrifty Films not available in 8mm THRIFTY FILMS Drawer 6, Arcade Annex LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 200 ft .1 OWN SPOOLS and Save Money A REVERSIBLE Semi-Ortho Outdoor Film. Can be used in Cine Kodaks, Keystone, Victor, Filmo and Univex Cameras. Also suitable for titles. Processing1 simplified by use of Prepared Processing Powders. FREE Film, Processing. Instructions with any of following items: 8 in dbl.(t*1 post Spools with order: •8 Width ^l./bpaid^“tn3^ C5oU; 100 ft. 16mm on paper spool for 16 cameras, $ 1.35 ptpd. 1 nn Li. Single 8 (Tl Ar\P°st sP°ols: Univex 25c; 100 ft. width ?1 -00pa,d Keyst3onfT 30c. Following Double 8 Panchromatics are Not Scored: 100 ft. sgle, 8 Panchro. $2.10; Fast Pan. $2.20 Pt.Pd. 10O ft. dble, 8 Panchro. $3.85; Fast. Pan. $4.00 Pt.Pd. 100 ft. 16mm. Super Pan. (West. 24) on Spl. $3.75.Pt.Pd. Simplified Processing Outfits incl. Prepared Powders; For 30 ft. single 8. $3.75; ptpd.; Dble. 8 & 16. $5.45. Stamp for Film sample, circulars, our processing prices. FROMADER MOVIE SERVICE. Davenport, la. TITLE DEVELOPING OUTFIT for 8mm and 1 6mm Consists of 10x12 Columbian tray, developing rack, tube of developer and 1/2 lb. of 4095 acid hypo. Full instructions * Z' ~ Illustrated Catalog of Photo Supplies Free on Request MORETONS, Inc. 7561 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Calif. on positive film and developed to a negative only. Backgrounds of scenes, objects, drawings, etc., can also be made on process film in this same manner. By placing such a celluloid over the title wording, the effect as shown in Figure 4 is easily obtained. When photographing, it is wise to place a sheet of glass over the celluloids and the title so that they will remain in contact with one another. In Figure 4, a scroll title was used, as mentioned before, and while the title was being pulled upward, the scenic celluloid, that is, the one containing the mountain scene, was slowly pulled from left to right. The effect on the screen is that an actual panoramic scene is being thrown upon a movie screen during the main title scroll. It resembles a carefully made double-exposure, but as the reader now knows it is but a clever piece of movie trickery. The variations and effects possible with this method are numerous, and each worker will find much enjoyment in working out new ones. Titles aren’t all that can be used. One instance is recalled in which an amateur took his still camera to the circus and photographed the canvas sign above one of the sideshows which read “The Greatest Living Freaks on Earth.” On each side of the wording were drawings of two freaks. This particular worker cut out the pictures of the freaks, after he had enlarged the shot, and inserted pictures of two of his friends. At a party not long ago this shot proved a bit of a sensation. Just another word as we close, and that is that whenever a still shot of a sign is made for the purposes we have mentioned, remember not to have any life in the picture. A person, animal, or other living object which does not move on the screen detracts from the realism of the effect. Next month “Titling — An Aid to Continuity.” Baby Continuity . . . • Continued, from Page 138 Scene 21. Medium close shot on wife arranging crib, making it ready. Fade to: Scene 22. Wide shot on a cabbage patch. Cut to : Scene 23. Close shot on a section of the patch. Showing at least a half dozen scattered heads of cabbage growing. Under each is a little bundle, made to appear like tiny infants blanketed. Fade to: Scene 24. Medium close shot on Mr. and Mrs. The wife points at something which attracts her. She PRECISION DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE A hundred pairs of shapely legs dancing gracefully in rhythmic unison make a thrilling picture of precision. Every chorine is keenly aware that one misstep can spoil the entire performance. Here at the Radiant plant we too are keenly conscious of our responsibility to every user of Radiant Projection Lamps and to the dealers who sell them. Since we manufacture concentrated filament lamps exclusively, we dare not prejudice our only source of income by any compromise whatsoever with precision and quality. Every Radiant Lamp must fully meet U. S. Bureau of Standards Specifications, or it is discarded. Radiant Lamps have correct wattage plainly stamped on them. Cheap, inaccurately rated lamps not so marked are a poor buy at any price. Relamp with Radiant, and you'll be convinced that a precision lamp does make a real difference in your projector. Sold by responsible dealers at prices in line with other top quality lamps. Drop us a card for catalog and list of local dealers. RADIANT LAMP CORPORATION 266 Sherman Ave., NEWARK, N. J. RADIANT pV LAMPS Complete Titles on appropriate backgrounds to professionalize your home movies. Compose your own TITLES... we hand-set them on backgrounds you select from our catalogue, sent you FREE on request. Yet these artistically photographed Titles cost no more than typewritten Titles. Priced at 25c for genuine hand-set printed Titles and only 35c for Art Background Titles. | Titles ana only aoc lor Art Background i | Titles. | PARK CINE LABORATORY j I 120 West 41st St. New York I HOME MOVIES FOR APRIL PAGE 161