Home Movies (1942)

HOME MOVIES FOR MARCH PACE 113 card or "tin" and should be a tight sliding fit in the U-shaped holder. Stage B has a similar type of holder, but larger, on the upper side to carry a rectangular sheet of plate glass. The function of this will be described in the next article. Four 60 or loo-watt tubular type electric lamps are fitted to the underside in suitable holders. These serve to illuminate any set-up on Stage C. Stage C, which will be used mainly for carrying foreground model cutouts has simply a rectangular hole cut through the plywood covering. It also forms a support for the movable stage when the apparatus is used as a titler. This movable stage is cut from a sheet of 3 -ply, the overall dimensions being the same as those of the frame, with the corners checked out, so that it is a neat sliding fit inside the legs of the frame. Holes are drilled in the legs at 2" centers. These should be about '/4" diameter to take the tapered pegs that serve as supports for the movable stage, which may be fixed at any required position. The holes also serve as supports for the wander lights, taking the dowel pins fixed in the base of the lights, and permitting them to be adjusted in a variety of positions. Two of these lights are shown in Fig. 3. The base is of wood, with a couple of dowel pins set at 2" centers and the reflector is cut from a suitable tin can. The bottom of the tin is left intact, a hole cut in the center and the reflector fitted to a batten type lampholder by means of the locking ring normally used for the lampshade. The whole outfit should be finished in dull black with the exception of the underside of Stage B. This is painted white to reflect the light from the tubular lamps. A few plugs, lampholders, a switch or two and some flexible wire completes the job. How to use it will be the subject of later articles. The only other item of essential equipment for the magic studio is a dead black backdrop. Any material is suitable, provided it is free from sheen and by sewing together suitable strips, it is an easy matter to make up a backcloth some four yards long by three yards wide. This is a handy size, but it is useful to have another available so to double the size when needed. If circumstances permit, it is an advantage to be able to stretch the cloth taut on a frame. Wrinkles which might show up are eliminated and if at the same time the screen is tilted forward at the top, light reflection is reduced to the minimum. Many trick shots depend on photographing part of the action against a dead background and superimposing the rest of the scene by double exposure. Where the field of view required may Every Hollywood Movie Testifies to B&H PRECISION! WHENEVER you go to the movies, you see technical perfection which stems from the precision of Bell & Howell professional equipment. And if you could see Hollywood producers, directors, cinematographers, and stars at their personal movie making, you'd find that most of them use B&H Filmos. For Filmos best meet their studioacquired standards of precision. Write for literature. Bell & Howell Company, 1825 Larchmont Ave., Chicago; New York; Hollywood; Washington, D. C; London. Established 1907. RAVEN SCREENS UNSURPASSED "THEATRE QUALITY" PROJECTION IN EVERY TYPE AND STYLE OF SCREEN OFFERS THE FINEST IN QUALITY REPRODUCTION FOR EVERY KIND OF S^MUUtl/l^/ RAVEN FABRICS Haftone Witelite Crystal Beaded White Opaque Polaroid Silver Silvertone RAVEN MOUNTINGS DeLuxe Automatic Collapsible 22" X 30" to 70" X 70" Standard Tripod 30" X 40" to 52" x 72" Gear Operated Tripod 45" X 60" X 70" X 96" Duplex 30" X 30" to 70" X 96" Table 18" X 24" to 36" X 48" Metal Case Hanging 22" X 30" to 12' X 12' Spring Roller and Back Board 70" X 70" to 12' X 12' Wood Roller and Batten 48" X 48" to 12' X 12' Thruvision 18" X 24" to 45" X 60" 444 distinctive Raven Screens — Haftone, Witelite and other exclusive fabrics as well as many standard fabrics, such as Glass Beaded — are yours to choose from. No matter how varied your needs, you'll find a Raven Screen serves you best. In times like these your purchase of equipment must be more discriminating than ever before. Some of the nation's foremost cinematographers as well as many theater chains use nothing but Raven Screens. You, too, will find them the finest values for your money. Leading dealers everywhere feature these outstanding screens. See them today or write brochure. for illustrated Eastman Kodak selected Raven Screens, from among all others, for their gorgeous Cavalcade of Color at the World's Fair. RAVEN SCREEN CORPORATION 314 EAST 35 STREET NEW YORK CITY