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DVISORY EDITORS
|>GE BURNWOOD
The 8-16 Movie Club, Phil*., Pa.
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nateur Motion Picture Club of St. Louis
UL SNYDER
Norfolk Amateur Movie Club
(E RIEBETH
Minneapolis Cine Club
|~ISSE A. PELLETIER
Toronto Amateur Movie Club
(nestell
Cinemen Club
Jude w. a. cadarette
Los Angeles 8mm Club
ilED F. KAUFMAN
Indianapolis Am. Movie Club
|'IL DVORAK
Suburban Amateur Movie Club
I). ROUNTREE
Bay Empire 8mm Movie Club
iRT B. GRIFFITH
IlHUR E. GIBBS
Sunkist Movie Club
Portland Cine Club
S' A. HOOK
Seattle 8mm Club
(EMERSON CLYMA
Detroit Society of Cinematographers
k SISSEL
[Austin Movie Club
HEO. ROTH
Sherman Clay Movie Club
) E. SNYDER
Des Moines Y. M. C. A. Movie Club
C.ENION SMITH
Metro Movie Club of Chicago
OSS BROWN
Dallas Cinema Club
:R BEZEK
Chicago Cinema Club
SSELL A. DIXON
Pittsburgh Amateur Cinema Club
I ec* as. Second-Class Matter, May 6, 1938, at ? 5ostoffice at Los Angeles, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
5 :ription rates: U. S. $2.00 per year. Canada Foreign Countries, $3.00 per year. Single ;s 25c.. Canadian and Foreign single copies Copyright, 1940, by Ver Halen Publications. Advertising rates on application.
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Copyright 1940 by Ver Halen Publications. No part ol magazine may be reprinted without specific permission.
CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1940
INFORMATION PLEASE
TITLE TROUBLES
BACKYARD MOVIES
what type film should i use? By S. J. Williams
ANNOUNCING HOME MOVIES 1940 CONTEST WINNERS!
LIGHT AND LENSES IN CINE PHOTOGRAPHY
By Dr. A. K. Baumgardner HOME-MADE WIND-BACK FOR LESS THAN FIVE DOLLARS
By W. C. Kane
FILM THIS SIMPLE ANIMATED CARTOON By Walter W. Light
TITLE CENTERING GUIDES
PRO RESULTS WITH AMATEUR EQUIPMENT IN HOME PROCESSING
By H. W. McConnell
tell me — how can I improve my film ? . Reviews by the Editors
HERE ARE DETAILS OF GEAR BOX FOR THE GLORIFIED SIXTEEN
By Arthur II. Hart
EXPERIMENTAL CINE WORKSHOP
it’s NEW to me By Cinebug Shopper
TITLE EXPOSURE CHART
DIRECTORY OF AMATEUR CINE CLUBS
TITLE BACKGROUNDS
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EDUCATIONAL FILMS SECTION
1600 SCHOOLS serviced BY v. I. E By W rn. J. Inskeep 430
PLANNING THE SCHOOL FILM By Godfrey M . Elliott 431
EDUCATIONAL FILM TREATMENTS 432
NEW EDUCATIONAL RELEASES 437
SEPTEMBER
NUMBER 9 VOLUME VII
★ Shot of the Month — Typical of enhanced effect obtained with use of filter.
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Technical Editor
ARTHUR E. GAVIN
EDITOR GEORGE W. CUSHMAN
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Photographic Editor
C. E. BELL
Associate Photo Editor
L. C. BUSCHER
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