Home Movies (Jan-Dec 1940)

PAGE 464 HOME MOVIES FOR OCTOBER PROTECT YOUR 16 mm FILMS BACKYARD IllOVIES Ideas for Short Films TYPICAL NEUMADE CABINET MODEL MM-102 — Holds 100 400-foot reels, humidified, indexed, key locks, large utility compartment in base. CABINETS CLEANERS PROJ. TABLES MEAS. MACH. FLANGES Permanent Protection! Instant Selection! Preserve and protect your films. Keep them fresh and clean, ready for immediate use — today, tomorrow, next year. File and store them in a NEUMADE cabinet. Designed tor Films HUMIDIFIED FIREPROOF DUSTPROOF ALL-STEEL INDEXED KEY LOCKS Complete line ... the result of over. 24 years' experience supplying the motion picture industry. More than fifty models to choose from — needed by every film owner. Film Renovator Sparkling projection is possible only with clean film. In one motor-driven operation, film is automatically . . . CLEANED CONDITIONED RENOVATED POLISHED "NEUVATOR" MODELS CL-4 . 400-ft. reels CL-16 . 1600-ft. reels Steel Film Filing Racks Put them in your present cabinet, desk drawer, closet, on your table — can be used anywhere. Each reel (with or without can) held erect in its proper place, _ individual changeable index cards. Cut any length to fit. your reguirements. Price per foot, complete with drilled end mounting brackets: RK-I (100 ft.) $2.25 RK-4 (400 ft.) $3.00 RK-16 (800-1600 ft.) .... $4.50 Also available — Floor Model Separator Rack units complete with end uprights for the large library. Send reguirements for immediate guotation. Write for Catalogue No. 1 6 Goi/y. 431 West 42nd Street REWINDS SPLICERS EDIT. TABLES REELS, CANS CASES New York, N. Y. KIN-O-LUX No. 3 GOLD SEAL A new FINER movie film for indoor use and other occasions except bright sunlight . (No outdoor ratings) RATINGS WESTON TUNGSTEN 100 SCHEINER TUNGSTEN 29° 100 foot $6.00 50 foot $3.50 In selecting a movie film you must consider three important questions. What performance will you get? Will it be uniformly reliable at all times? How much will it cost you? Kin-O-Lux No. 3 Gold Seal answers all three with one simple straightforward statement. Created expressly for indoor use and guaranteed for reliability, it is priced lower than any other film of comparable quality. Offering a superior Super Pan emulsion, its speed grants a wide latitude and exceptionally fine grain. But, then, who could be a better judge than you, yourself? Go to your dealer today — ask for Kin-O-Lux No. 3 Gold Seal. Try it — see why more and more camera users daily are turning to this and other Kin-O-Lux Films for finer movies. Other Kin-O-Lux Movie Films are: Kin-O-Lux No. 1 Kin-O-Lux No. 2 Kin-O-Lux No. 3 Weston 8, Scheiner 18° Weston 12, Schemer 20° Weston 50 40 (Tun.) 100 ft. . . . $3.00 100 ft. . . . $3.50 Scheiner 26° 24° (Tun.) 100 ft. . . . $6.00 ECONOMY • RELIABILITY • FINER RESULTS W rite for Booklet H10 KIN-O-LUX, INC. 105 West 40th Street, New York City Tic T®c Review Your house, an old 89c alarm clock and a hundred feet of panchromatic film will fill the bill of materials for a simple short subject that should prove interesting to friends and family alike. Here is the substance of the sequence, which can be adapted conveniently to the individual amateur’s needs : Mother has j ust bought a new and (supposedly) expensive bedroom clock, and she is seen reminding the other members of the family to respect her “territorial integrity,” as the picture begins. It is not long, however, before Junior, screwdriver in hand, spots the clock with a mischievous eye, and views it as a shining piece on which to try his skill. He takes the clock to his private sanctum and proceeds to take it apart, just to see “what makes it tick.” With all the parts scattered on the floor, and practically nothing left of Mother’s fine alarm clock, Junior is discovered. Mother is heartbroken. The thing is a complete wreck. “Dad, can’t you do something about it? Not even the best jewelers could put that clock together again !” Dad then approaches with the self-confident air of a master mechanic, sits down on the floor next to Junior, and with a solemn “Watch me,” proceeds to reassemble the clock in 10 seconds flat! Everyone is surprised beyond measure as Dad holds the ticking clock to Mother’s ear for approval. As an amusing finish, show Dad discovering a few parts left over, which he quickly and deftly relegates to the waste basket. The above effects are easily achieved with a bit of splicing and trick photography. All that is required is that scenes of reassembling of the clock be photographed with the camera held upside down as the clock is being taken apart. In other words, after Junior’s initial removal of a few screws from the clock, the next scene photographed should be with the camera held upside down, showing Dad holding the clock to Mother’s approving ear, followed by Dad taking apart the clock (shot at 8 frames per second to speed the action) ; then his “Watch me” scene; and fi \ nally his exit from the room which, when later spliced in the processed film, will be his entrance! In this manner the whole sequence will automatically be reversed, and Dad will accomplish the impossible task of putting a clock together in a few mo ; ments. A few parts taken from the dissembled clock can be used for the last “basket” scene, of course. — Raymond A. Ghelardi. Vacation Idea An idea for a vacation movie that is a little different uses a surprise ending. Of course, the main purpose is to show your vacation trip. Start the movie with a scene at your desk writing a letter. Stop writing, put your pencil down and begin to yawn, then let your head slowly droop down on your arm, resting on the desk, as though very sleepy. Next, take a closeup of the letter, which you were supposed to have been writing, that has a date about a week before your vacation starts. Have the letter begin in this way: “Dear Friend — Just starting to get ready for my trip to the mountains (or the place you’ll visit) . I’m so excited I can hardly wait to get away.” Now you make the pictures of your trip. Begin • Continued on Page 508 • We wont suggestions and ideas for random "backyard" filming; also for simple home movie scenarios. Those which are published will bring the contributors either a 100-ft. 16mm or a 50-ft. 8mm film subject selected from the advertisements in HOME MOVIES magazine. For ideas that can be adapted to a feature length article we will reward the contributor with two rolls of panchromatic film. Address your suggestions to BACKYARD MOVIES, care of HOME MOVIES, 6060 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Calif. i " 1 1