Home Movies (Jan-Dec 1941)

PAGE 252 HOME MOVIES FOR MAY For MOVIE REELS Safe, modern protection for your reels. Keeps them clean and they are easy to file and find. Look tike books. Fit any book case. MOVIE REEL FILE Compartments for 9 metal reels of 8 mm film. Size 8Vs x 6% X 5%". Index chart on inside cover. Choice of blue, green, red or black binding. At stores or sent prepaid on 10 Days Money-Back Trial. Write for folder describing these and other Amfiles for Miniature Negatives, Flat Negatives, prints, etc. AMBERG FILE & INDEX CO. Quality Products Since 1868 1613 Duane Boulevard Kankakee, Illinois FILM umm for MAY Order Your 8 8 and 16 mm. Movie Film direct from this ad! It's thrifty to SAVE MONEY on your movie film, do so without sacrificing quality! pSCO No. 12 gives sharp, brilliant results. Wide latitude, non-halation, ortho film . . . speed rating, Weston 12. ESSCO 12>^ ESSCO No. 8. Weston 8 semi-ortho ESSCO No. 24. extra fast. Weston 24-16. pancliromatir, fine grain ESSCO No. 100, Pan. non-lialo. Weston 100 Tungsten. Not for use in briglit dayliglu uajriiyui luduiiiy spuoi. in mciai Dox and strong carton, ready for use in all standard cameras. 24-hour processing. ORDER DIRECT FROM THIS AD. $1.00 Deposit Required on C. 0. D. Orders. Dbl. 16mm 16mm 8mm 100 ft. 50 ft. 25 ft. 00 1 39 98' ,.79 1.19 2-49 ,39 00 2‘69 1-69 included . Each roll on ESSCO FILM PRODUCTS Dept. H M 5, 61 17 S. Campbell Ave. CHICAGO. ILL. {eadi ers awari ded o Continued from Page 229 is especially true at the end. The story really ends — and with a fine surprise finish — when the bootlegger opens the grip revealing the puppy instead of liquor. But this filmer carried on a little further. He shows the sheriff walking back to town, then the bootlegger boarding the train; and there is a succession of three or four scenes showing the train disappearing in the distance. All of these can be eliminated with advantage to the story. Titling: Also very good. All titles were neatly lettered, nicely centered, and well executed. "ECLIPSE 1940" ★★★ 50 teet 8 mm. Kodachrome — By C. S. D. Continuity : This is a good documentary of a solar eclipse filmed in Kodachrome, probably one of the best ever filmed with an 8 mm. camera. The picture begins with scenes showing the sun rising, followed by shots of the moon. Following this are closeiips showing a piece of glass being smoked for viewing the eclipse; then shots of several groups of people looking at the eclipse through various home-made contrivances— smoked glass, photographic film, etc. Then there are a series of shots showing the eclipse in its various stages as it proceeds and recedes. Interesting are shots showing clouds passing before sun during eclipse. At the end of the eclipse, there is a closing scene of a sunset which was very appropriate. Photography : Photographing a subject of this kind does not involve any of the camera tricks necessary to the filming of other subjects such as the use of different camera angles or medium and closeup shots. All this filmer could work with was his telephoto lens and an appropriate filter. The important thingiwas to keep the subject in the center of the viewfinder at all times, a feat which this amateur accomplished very well. This may sound as though it were a simple thing to do; but where the eclipse was shot at a speed of one frame every 10 seconds, considerable accuracy in moving camera was necessary to prevent a “jumpy” result. Photography of the scenes showing preparation of smoked glasses and of the spectators was very good. Editing: Was consistently good and made interesting by frequent insertion of informative titles. In view of fact all scenes had to be used in the eclipse sequence, it is a well edited picture. Titles: Well centered, composed, and photographed, the titles were ample and gave interesting information which heightened interest in the picture. Equipment: Filmo Turret “8” equipped with 1/2" f/2.5 and 2" f/3.5 lenses ; also tripod, and titler. "SNOW TIME" ★★ 300 feet 16 mm. — By G. R. Continuity : This is a record of a trip to a ski resort, consisting of many fine snow scenes. Picture was ably tied together by showing the continuity of action of skiers and explaining such action with titles. This eye toward continuity is evident in way filmer handled sequence showing start of ski train for the resort. He did not linger too long on this sequence, transporting the action quickly to the resort at top of mountain. Here the filmer’s story is unfolded further in scenes showing friends romping in snow drifts, skiing, etc., and then closing with a short sequence showing the skiers boarding the train for the trip home. Photography : This phase is probably the best part of the picture. There are some very fine shots which include backlighting, adding dramatic emphasis. Exposure was consistently good and camera steady throughout. Editing: Shortening a few of the opening scenes would step up the pace at this point. Shots of the distant mountain ranges should be shortened. Mere three to Film Goes Vp May 15th! 16mm .=,’2“ Per 100-foot Roll 16 mm. Outdoor and Ambertint Film must be advanced in price to $2.50 per lOO-ft. roll, which includes machine processing and return postage. Effective May 15th — All orders mailed on or before, this date will be filled at the old price. Former Cost Good Until May I5th OUTDOOR, 2 rolls .... $3.20 AMBERTINT, per roll . . . 2.00 Order a dozen rolls NOW and save from 25% to 32%. California buyers include sales tax. HOLLYWOODLAND STUDIOS “The West’s Greatest film Mail Order House” SOUTHGATE CALIFORNIA Mara-Movie EDITING HACK Makes movie editing pleasure. Has 40 numbered sections 2x2 in. to hold 8mm or 16mrn scenes. 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