Home Movies (1943)

HOME MOVIES FOR AUGUST PAGE 263 easier and we feel it ought to be included here. The Philadelphia Cinema Club, one of the oldest of amateur movie clubs, conducts contests regularly every year for its members. During the year, each film screened before the club is given a rating by vote of the members. At the end of the club year, the six films which received the highest ratings are then screened before the contest judges who are selected from among former contest winners and the executive committee. Material and equipment are awarded as prizes and, in addition, an attractive certificate is given which may be photographed and used as a merit leader for the winning film. In the Union County Cinema Club's last 8mm. contest, they awarded prizes representing twice the cost of the film used in producing the winning pictures. An additional award was given the contestant submitting the most accepted footage in the contest. Trophies are usually the most popular awards among movie contestants. However, film, and accessories when they are important, are likewise popular and such prizes often can be solicited from local camera merchants willing to donate them for their good-will and advertising value. Certificates and film leaders are also popular, particularly the leader because it appears on the screen every time the prize film is screened. Until our entry into the war, amateur movie contests in this country were fast becoming an important local event, looked forward to not only by camera enthusiasts but by the rank and file of citizens as well. Large banquets, speeches by the Mayor, etc., were frequent highlights climaxing the contests of some cine clubs. With many clubs, the annual contest is the biggest event of the year, and so indicated by printed invitations and formal dress. Recently, one amateur club on the west coast took over one of the local theatres for the event and had two Filmoarc projectors installed in the projection booth so the 16mm. contest films could be projected full screen size. The event was smartly ballyhooed and the program conducted in typical Hollywood premiere fashion. Whether your contest is large or small, the amateur who enters his films is enthusiastic and hopes for a measure of recognition for his filming efforts. The club contest should have one goal — that of making better movie makers of its members. If every member is given ample encouragement, if the man with the little single 8mm. camera is given the same chance as his brother filmer with the Cine Special, the contest may be considered successful regardless of the number of entries or the scale, vast or limited, on which it is conducted. (Review* o/ c4mateur 3ilm& . . . • Continued, from Page 240 too; whereupon he begins to daydream of riches and fame, of girls chasing him for his autograph, etc. He hustles off home to greet his wife and babies but finds only one child. As he inquires for the other four, his little daughter appears with a basket in which are five tiny kittens, also born that morning. The husband faints again. Camera and players were well handled by this filmer except for occasional gesturing that amateur actors invariably inject into their efforts. Most of this, fortunately, can be eliminated by a little closer cutting, inasmuch as it generally appears near the close of the scene. The chief fault is fact filmer neglected to make the day-dreaming sequence clear as such. While we appreciate Mr. Valentine may have intended to inject the element of surprise here, still it confuses an audience to follow a new tack in the action unless there is a subtle hint of the real truth somewhere along the way. It's a real 3 -Star production, nevertheless, and a Home Movies merit lead er indicative of this classification has been awarded the picture. **Crime Don't Pay" is title of a 150 foot comedy produced by Lon Wadman of St. Louis, Mo. and filmed in 8mm. black and white. In a nutshell, it is a good story highlighted by snappy dialog titles, good photography and lighting of interiors. Story concerns a maiden of dubious age who prays each night the Lord will send her a man. Before retiring she looks expectantly under the bed. While asleep, a burglar steals into her room. Awakened, the maiden is overjoyed— not frightened. She jumps into arms of the surprised burglar who, in attempting to free himself, drops gun. The maiden picks it up and holds the burglar at bay. She telephones a preacher and asks him to come to her room at once to perform a wedding. Menaced by the girl's gun the preacher reluctantly completes the ceremony. They're pronounced man and wife and the unhappy burglar realizes too late that "crime don't pay." Months fly by 8mm. YES, WE HAVE FILM! 16mm. AT LAST! Gorgeous Home Movies by BRUNO of HOLLYWOOD. Starring the World's Most Beautiful Girls. Photographer's Model. 50 ft. 8mm. $3.75; 100 ft. 16mm. $4.75. Movies for grown-ups; also children. Color, B&W. Silent or Sound. Latest Releases, Castle. Official, Hollywood Films, 2x2 Color Slide sample 50c coin. Stamp brings lists. No post cards, please. GLAMOUR NEWSREEL, No. 4, featuring stunning beauties. Majorettes in action and Bathing Queens. 50 ft. 8mm. $1.00; 100 ft. 16mm., $2.50. Sample, complete lists. 10c in coin. Stamp brings all catalogues. "PARTY PHONOGRAPH R ECO R DS" — New snappy adult entertainment. Stamp brings catalogues. MISCELLANEOUS BAIA precision All-Metal 8mm. Film Slitter. . $3.00 BOLEX C1NELAC film preservative, bottle 1.00 BOLEX LENS CLEANER, bottle 35 WELD-ALL FILM CEMENT, safety or nitrate 2.1e FOTOFADE DYE for making Chemical Fades.... 1.25 FOTOFADE WIPE-OFF TAPE, pel roll 00 DuPONT VISCOSE SPONGES, each 35 TITLE DEVELOPR. tubes. Eeach malic 10 in.... .15 HYPO FIXING BATH, tubes, each malic 10 oz. .15 HOME MOVIES, Back Numbers, 1037-1038 15 1040-1041-1942-1943 3(1 1937 — May, June, Sept.. Dec. 1988 — April, Aug.. Sept.. Oct. 1940— March, April, May?" Aug, Oct. Nov. 1941 — April. Nov., Dec. 1942 — KWJi, April. May. June, July, Sept., Oct. 1913— Feb. June. CAMERA SPOOLS WITH CANS— Each Double 8 50c; lfimm. 100 ft. 85c; TTnlvnx 15c EXTRA CANS Double 8mm. and Sin;!lo 8 Hi'/.c....l0c SUPER CINEPAN REVEI1SAL Speed 24-16 Non-Halation Base. Lab. Packed Dbl. 8—33 ft. $1.50: 100 ft. $4.00; -lull ri. $15.(10 Sgl. 8—33 ft. $ .90; 100 ft. $2.50; 400 ft. $ 8.50 16mm.; 100 ft. $4.00; 400 II. $ If) 0(1 SUPER CINEPAN PLUS REVERSAL Speed 64-40 Non-Halation Base. l.ab. Packed Dbl* 8—33 ft. $1.75; 100 ft. $4.25; loo ft. $10.00 Sgl. 8—33 ft. $1.15; 100 ft. $2.75; 400 ft. $ 9.00 16mm.; 100 ft. $4.25; 400 ft. $16.00 MOVIE TITLES ARE EASY TO MAKE CINE-KODAK POSITIVE TITLE FILM Laboratory Packed. Photoflood Light. Sliced 6. Dbl. 8 33 ft. 65c; 100 ft. $1.50; 400 ft. $5.50 Sgl. 8 33 ft. 45c; 100 ft. 1.00; 100 ft. 3.50 lfimm 100 ft. 1.25! 400 ft. 5.00 8mm. Clear, Yellow. Special Blue. lOinni. Clear, Amber. Special Blue. These tints available while limited supply lasts. For duration, all will he clear base. Title Instructions Free with Film Orders. Cash, Check or M. O. for quick service. Add 25c for Special Delivery. Overpayments refunded or credited. No stamps, please. Phone Lincoln 1207. W. STUART BUSSEY FILM LAB. 17 E. ST. JOSEPH ST. I N D I A N A PO L IS 4. IND. 8mm. Available in bulk ESO-S August 1st our complete line of 8mm. raw films are available for home processing, either spooled, or in the bulk, with or without dalite loading leaders. We will discontinue processing our line of 8mm. films September 1st, but will continue to sell the raw stock without finishing as long as possible. If you're interested, we'll send you a catalog of our films, short subjects and accessories. Jot your name down on a postal. The catalog will follow. Our Code 7 Double 8mm. films are priced, no leaders, no processing, darkroom loading. Each roll contains 25 feet. ESO-A. b&w 65c per roll $1.60 per 3 rolls ESO-B. b&w ESO-C, sepia ESO-D. azure ESO-E. hi-speed ESO-F, speed ESO-G, scarlet 70c per roll 75c per roll 75c per roll $1.80 per roll $1.45 per roll 70c per roll 1.85 per 3 rolls 2.10 per 3 rolls 2.05 per 3 rolls 5.40 per 3 rolls 4.10 per 3 rolls 1.65 per 3 rolls After August 1st. our Codes 2, 3 and 7 will be available for double 8mm. cameras . . . Codes 5, 6 and 8 for single 8mm. cameras. See our catalog for full details. ESO-S PICTURES 3945 CENTRAL KAN8AS CITY. MO. EVERY 8MM. FAN WANTS CINE EXTENAR It's the new WIDE ANGLE lent that every cine fan needs to catch the whole picture. Simply screws over regular 8mm. lent, providing identical focus and definition plus a WIDE ANGLE. $27.50 FOR FULL PARTICULARS. WRITE TODAY CAMERA SPECIALTY CO. 48 West 29th Street New York City