Home Movies (Jan-Dec 1940)

PAGE 108 HOME MOVIES FOR MARCH ★ The new 16mm entertainment film that is fascinating and thrilling fun-seekers everywhere . . . It's SO new — SO modern — SO different — SO entertaining. COMEDY! THRILLS! MELODIES! AMD A HAIR-RAISING CONTEST! / sow YOU CAN HAVE THEM ALL IN Dlie LIFE OF YOUR PARTY ik Here is a 16mm film that presents a new twist in 16mm film production — drama and comedy that winds up with a colossal musical melody detection contest . . . Declared outstanding entertainment by theater goers, family groups and many critics. . . . A slam bang presentation that thrills young and old; a series that will make your funfest a real treat . . . More than a film, it offers all the entertainment of your favorite movie theater on Bank nite. Four Subjects Now Available "The Trial of Eileen Ballew" "The Secret of the Double Doors" "Ain't Love Grand?" "Crime Doesn't Play" Available Through Your Dealer, or Write SHORTS INCORPORATED 6362 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, Calif. The Reader SPEAKS Read — and Heed Reader Lane is not the first cinebug to make the mistake he describes here — exposing Kodachrome to a darkroom safe (?) light — so we -print his letter as a warning to others. Should you ever encounter similar trouble, simply join the broken film together with scotch tape if you are unable to “feel” your way in making a successful splice in total darkness. Editor : Recently, while shooting Kodachrome, the film broke in the camera — probably due to loss of loop or improper threading — so I took my camera into my darkroom and spliced the film together under a red safelite. Several days later I had the same experience; again I spliced the film in my darkroom. When the film was returned to me and projected, I found there were several sections on which there was no image but that the film was red in color. In discussing this “phenomena” with my friends, I learned that the red safelite was the cause of my trouble. Kodachrome, being sensitive to all colors, naturally was affected by the red color of the safelite which is intended for use only with orthochromatic film. Now I know that no safelight is really safe for Kodachrome. — Geo. E. Lane. Good Idea Commercially, we believe this idea would be a success. However, until such containers are placed on the market, cinebugs may obtain at little cost from their druggists “ointment tins ” of a size that will just take 25 and 50 foot rolls of 8 mm and 16mm film. Dear Sirs; Why doesn’t some enterprising photo supply house put on the market humidor cans for 25, 50 and 100 foot reels of 8mm and 16mm film? Most of us amateurs shoot only a • Continued on page 149 CINE QUIZ By popular demand, we are continuing Home Movies’ Cine Quiz department. Test your skill and knowledge by marking the answers to questions below, then — check page 144 for the correct answers. 1. To panorama properly — assuming your scene requires fi'ming in this manner, would you, a. Pan from left to right, b. Pan from right to left, or c. Pan slowly from left to riehr. and thpn back to the left again ? 2. In home reversal of panchromatic film, what light source shou'd he used when first transferring film from camera spool to developing rack? a. A 7-watt frosted mazda lamp, b. Red safelight, c. Amber safelight. 3. What effect will cold water below the temperature of 50° F. have on cine fihn when used in the, final washing of the home reversal process? a. Cause reticulation, b. Impart an amber tone to film, c. No effect whatever. 4. In tinting or toning cine fdms this work must he carried on under, a. Absolute darkness, b. A darkroom safelight, c. Mazda lamp or daylight. 5. In order to obtain sharp definition— i. e.. sharp outlines of effect masks p'aced before a camera lens — at what distance from the lens shou'd they be p'aced? a. Against the lens mount, b. Approximately six inches away, c. Depends on size of masks in relation to angle of lens used. 6. To make a fadeout on positive film with the lens iris when shooting titles, would you, a. Gradually close the iris, b. Gradually open the iris beyond the “taking” point.