Home Movies (1943)

PACE 264 HOME MOVIES FOR AUCUST There's a Coupon at the Bottom . . . of this column that will bring you added enjoyment in your movie making hobby. It's your bid to join a grand organization of movie amateurs. . . . THE REEL FELLOWS All sorts of advantages immediately become available to aid you on your glorious trip to more fun, friends, knowledge, economy, prestige and standing in the ranks of non-professional movie makers — when you join . . . THE REEL FELLOWS First you sign the coupon below and send it in to headquarters with one dollar. It is just as simple as that. You then receive a gold pin, the emblem of the organization which introduces you to every other member on sight. Also an insignia for your camera which labels your equipment. Your membership card completes the credential package you receive just as soon as your application has been received by . . . THE REEL FELLOWS Yes, if you own a camera and have the slightest spark of enthusiasm in your blood, you owe it to yourself to join today. Then watch that spark explode and free those pent-up emotions of yours — to go places and do things — shooting for "The Movie of the Month" and the many other awards available to all members of . . . THE REEL FELLOWS THE REEL FELLOWS c/o Heme Movies, 4060 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California. I am enclosing one dollar ($1) membors'iip fee, for which please enroll me as a member of The Reel Fellows and send me my membership card, camera insignia, and gold emblem pin. I have been shooting movies (length of time) My equipment is 8mm Name Address City 16mm State and there's a baby — the very image of the husband; and this is delineated by clever photography in which th; husband, in baby clothes, is shown in bed suckling a giant nursing bottle. A highlight is the clever tilling both from point of execution and composition. Titles are brilliantly worded in the modern manner and cut precisely into the picture, accentuating their effect. The picture could stand some cutting to reduce footage of scene where overacting occurs. The girl has resorted to too much nodding of head and waving of hands or gun and frequently a scene just runs beyond the limits of good cutting technique. The overall effort, however, easily earns a 3 -Star merit leader for this commendable production. Aiovie^ in Color • . . • Continued from Page 245 unable to get any color projection whatever. Concerning use of the Iriscope, Mr. Clough said: "The tri-color filter has to be so placed in the lens system that when the projector light is turned on and without any film in the gate, the light reaching the screen is entirely white — free from color. At first, I found this difficult to achieve. There was too much red color reaching the screen. Then, by carefully masking off a portion of both sides of the filter with scotch tape, a proper balance was secured. "Placing the filter in the exact position with respect to the lens elements presented another ticklish problem, as moving the filter only a fraction of an inch would not allow the color rays to find their proper place on the screen." Interesting is the fact that when Mr. Clough replaced the regular elements of his projector lens with cheap, non-corrected single lens elements, placing the filter for best results became much easier and better color values were obtained. Mr. Clough's best color was obtained when the films were exposed on objects and scenes under the brightest of light conditions and with a new and larger bulb in the projector. A small bulb, he found had the effect of producing pictures that were overemphasized in the red colors and had little or none of the blue. Doubtless many practical and theoretical difficulties remain to be solved before this fabulous color process is perfected and made available for general use. But now that it is proven basically sound, there is little question but that it will emerge fully perfected after the war along with the countless other surprises which scientists and industrialists regularly hint are in store for the post-war world. When and if the system becomes a practical reality, scientists claim it will be possible to make color movies of outdoor action scenes at night without the restrictions inherent in present day color films. Instead of having to open up the lens wide and shoot at half or quarter-speed for action night shots, the scenes will be shot at normal speed with ordinary super-speed p?n film which will register all the colors existing in the original scene in full, normal exposures. Cxperimen ta I lAJork^ltop . . . • Continued from Page 253 t?.l to readable, upright position. Sketch shows method of attaching titler to wooden base, then affixing a slotted piece of wood dowel in front of title card holder by means of two staples driven into baseboard. A wire handcrank is fitted in one end. The title card is inserted in slot and the crank turned to allow card to lie flat before camera is started. As filming of title begins, crank is turned to raise title card to vertical position. It is important, of course, to backdrop the title card with material (either paper or cloth) of the same color as title card, depending on whether positive, panchromatic or Kodachrome titles are being made. — Bi n Dai is, Kansas City, Kas. Snforma lion Please . . . 9 Continued from Page 238 Unless you are using a super-speed panchromatic film, you will not be able to c'o this unless you can shoot at 8 frames per second and diminish your lens opening accordingly. Certainly, you would not be able to do it if you were using Kodachrome. Haze Filter (Harry Smallborne, Ottawa, 111.) O: / have just purchased a haze filter for use in filming distant shots in the mountains on Kodachrome. Can I leave the filter on the lens uhen making closeups, and if so, what effect wiU result? A: No adverse effect will result from use of haze filter on closeups.