Home Movies (1943)

PAGE 288 HOME MOVIES FOR SEPTEMBER ItTTirLS 2*2 TITLE SLIDE POSITION OF IB TITLE AT START OF TRA NS IT I ON I (S TITLE 2*!* TITLE SLIVE /tT r/TLF ADVANCES TOWARV CAMERA TO EFFECT TRANSITION Title Transition A combination of zoom-dissolve is the intriguing transition effect that can be made in titles by adding a secondary title card holder to your titler as described here. This secondary title holder consists of a frame fitted with guides that will enable it to slide smoothly back and forth between camera and main title card holder. The idea is applicable to most typewriter titlers and to all home made titlers. The principle is shown in accompanying illustration. The transition effect is accomplished by lettering the first title on a card which is pierced in the center with a hole or preferably has a small opening of conventional design such as a star. This hole should be no larger than the diameter of the camera lens barrel and should be exactly centered with it. The star design is best because it may be outlined to form part of the title card decoration. After filming the ist title WANTED! Those ideas for gadgets, tricks or shortcuts in filming, titling, editing or processing home movies — pass them on to fellow cinebugs through these columns. For each idea published, you'll receive two new projection reels. Write description of your idea plainly and when possible accompany it with a photo, sketch or diagram. There's no limit on number of ideas you may submit. Ideas not immediately published will be held for possible future publication unless they dupicate ideas previously submitted. Important: Be sure to mention whether your cine equipment is 8mm. or 16mm. so we may promptly forward award adaptable to your use. THE EXPERIMENTAL for the required length, slide it forward toward camera with the camera turning. As it approaches the lens, the 2nd title card will gradually appear through the hole in center of title card i, giving the effect of a zooming dissolve of title No. i and an irising-in of title No. z. This effect is appropriate for main and introductory titles only and should not be used for sub-titles. It may also be employed to dissolve from title directly to a scene by omitting the 2nd title card and shooting the scene through the titler. — W. T. Grotte, Minneapolis, Minn. Exposure Guide Users of some exposure meters such as the Weston "Junior" must stop and work out correct lens setting by turning a knob on the meter after measuring the light. After using a meter for awhile, one remembers the f stop each number on meter dial represents, but when changing to a different film or working under conditions different than usual, this becomes confusing. To solve this problem, I made a small chart like the one illustrated here. Numbers in the left hand column represent light readings on my Weston "Junior" meter, and the numbers directly to the 13 2.7 (8WJ 14 2.7-3.5 15 3.5-4 16 4-4.5 17 4.5-5.6 18 5.6-6.3 19 6.3-8 20 8-9 21 9-11 22 11-12.7 23 12.7-16 24 16-19 12 2.7 (12T 13 2.7-3.5 14 3.5-4 15 4-4.5 16 4.5-5.6 17 5.6-6.3 18 6.3-8 15 2.7 16 3.5 17 4 18 4.5 right of each light figure is the f stop for my camera calculated on a shutter speed of i 40 of a second. The "8W" indicates figures are for Kodachrome with an emulsion speed of 8 Weston. The sections of the chart indicated by "12T" and "5T" are for tungsten speeds of regular and type A Kodachrome. This chart is just the right size to fit inside the cover of the Weston "Junior" carrying case. It should be attached to case with pieces of scotch tape. Similar charts may be made up for films other than Kodachrome, of course; in fact I now have charts for panchromatic film on reverse side of my Ko dachrome chart. The figures and diaphragm openings for any film emulsion may be determined by using the meter. — Richard Sladky, Milwaukee, Wise. FITS OVER ROUND SPINDLE magazine Bobbin Fits here Film Loader Owners of 8 mm. magazine cameras interested in loading magazines with bulk film will be interested in a gadget that will make the loading job easier. All that is necessary is the simple gadget illustrated here. As those who have attempted to load bulk film in 8 mm. magazines know, it is impossible to put the little magazine bobbin on any rewind spindle since shank of rewind is too large. From a piece of plastic, I machined a round thimble to fit my rewind spindle, fitted it with a disc from a Univex film spool, and turned down the other end to a diameter of .253 inches. This shank will accomodate the magazine bobbin. The disc serves as a guide in spooling film in the dark. No binding of film in magazine will result if only 22 feet of film is wound on the bobbin. Best method to judge footage in dark is to wind one 22 foot length of film on rewind and count number of turns. Thereafter, footage may be determined from number of rewind turns. — R. B. Buckley, Columbus, Ohio. Camera Speed This may be of interest to owners of Revere 8 mm. cameras. The speed control indicator of this camera has a low speed mark of 8 frames per second. I found that this indicator can be turned a substantial' distance below the 8 f.p.s. mark and that by doing so, camera speed can be reduced to approximately 4 f.p.s. At this low speed, I have succeeded in filming indoor shots with regular Kodachrome utilizing only the daylight entering from windows. In making shots