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HOME MOVIES FOR MAY
Authored by Henry Fisher
Photos Courtesy N. Y. World’s Fair
PrOBABLY no other single subject was so widely filmed last year as the New York World’s Fair. And since its closing, late last summer, home movies of the Fair have been exhibited far and wide — some of them creating considerable desire upon the part of many for an opportunity to refilm some shots or perhaps shoot many points of interest overlooked on their Fair filming expedition.
Well, if you’re one of such cinebugs, or one of the many who were unable to travel to the Fair last year, you are probably elated over the news that the Fair will reopen in May and continue throughout the summer. Perhaps already your
the Four Freedom Statues. At this time of day the side-lighting imparts fine definition to the giant Perisphere and the reflection of both structures in the water is more picturesque. For Pan film, a stop of f/8 is suggested. Kodachrome filmers should set the lens at f/6.3 in order to get full
A? autde ior amateurs FI LID 1 0 U THE FH I H • • •
1940 budget is being revamped to include a trip to the Fair, and cinefilming technique is being studied and improved with an eye toward bringing back on home movie film well-composed and properly exposed shots of all the important features of the Nation’s No. 1 show.
Home Movies believes it can be of some assistance to the amateur by setting down here tips and data on what, when, and where to film at the Fair, with exposure data for most locations, based upon the experiences of a number of cinefilmers successfully filming the Fair last year. Of course, we cannot give you data on all locations, but we hope to touch upon the most important ones.
Obviously, any filming record of the Fair should start with an ar
tones in the side-lighting. There is no longer a ban on tripods, so bring yours along and use it consistently, if for no other reason than to stifle the urge to panoram promiscuously.
EaRLY visitors to the Fair will find thousands of vari-colored Holland tulips in full bloom, lending the enchantment of color sought by Kodachrome filmers. Under normal light, the yellow tulips should record well at f/8, and those of darker hue at f/6.3.
For a marvelous over-all shot of the Fair, set up the camera on the balcony of the Belgium Exhibit
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e On this and the opposite page are examples of good photographic composition for amateur movie makers to shoot at when filming the New York World's Fair this year. You can make similar good shots with careful planning and execution. Use the photo on opposite page for your World's Fair title background.
tistic view of the Fair’s theme or symbol — the Trylon and Perisphere at Theme Center. The best time to make this shot is between 3 and 5 p.m. with camera set up at the extreme end of Constitution Mall, and under