Home Movies (1943)

HOME MOVIES FOR SEPTEMBER PAGE 295 specialize in title making and needless to say such titles greatly enhance the appearance of any film. After the film is completely titled and edited and the cinefilmer is satisfied it is ready to be submitted to the contest judges, it should be carefully marked to insure against loss or mis-shipment. Labels should be affixed to both the reel and the reel container bearing the maker's name and address. Ordinary gummed labels or labels attached with mucilage or paste will not adhere long to metal. For this reason it is best to type or write name and address on plain white paper, then attach same to reel and can with scotch tape. An alternative is to letter name and address on both reel and can with paint. If film is to be shipped by mail or express, it should be packed in a substantial box or carton properly labeled with sender's return address. Many amateurs have made special shipping cases for their films of wood, some large enough to accomodate records as well as film, where a musical score accompanies the film. In short, care and preparation is the keynote to successful contest film production. From time film is planned to time it is given final touches at the editing board, care and planning will bring it through to a successful conclusion and perhaps to win the trophy. T)rick& in Z)itle£ . . . • Continued from Page 286 repeated. The camera resumes action at that point where water begins to recede, revealing absence of the first title or the new title, according to requirements of filmer. Many devices have been used to produce a title that writes itself. Here is one idea that is so simple any amateur can produce it. Using a sheet of plain white tissue paper as the title "card," write the title in script, instead of lettering it, with a saturated solution of sdtpetre. Writing should be done with heavy pen or small brush. The solution will soon dry, leaving no trace of the text upon the paper. Then set this before your camera with a panel of black cardboard about two inches behind it. Light the title from the front. Start the camera and touch a lighted end of a cigarette to the spot where the writing begins. The lines traced by the saltpetre will ignite and sputter like a fuse, burning along to form the title. The black backing will make the burned section register clearly. Where letters such as a, o, etc, are formed in the writing, it will be necessary to use care not to close the loops, or else apply support to these areas from the back so that they will not drop out in the burning process. Another method of overcoming this is to shoot the title vertically, with the title paper on a sheet of glass. The saltpetre doesn't burn with a flame, so there is no danger. The wipe-off effect is one that still remains popular with many amateurs, yet few have contrived the means of producing a true wipe-off effect in titles. A wipe-off, in the correct sense of the word, is where one title or one scene is v/iped away vertically, horizontally or diagonally by another title or scene — and not by an opaque device so often employed by amateurs. One amateur solved* this trick by shooting his titles vertically and placing the title cards — which actually were sheets of paper — one on top of the other. To gain the wipe-off effect, the top title would be rolled off the stack of titles diagonally to reveal the title beneath it. This effect is demonstrated in the top illustration on page 286. Still another effective trick was that employed by another filmer which showed the title letters being painted on a board fence by nothing more than a paint brush swinging magically as though by an unseen hand. Two illutrations on page 286 illustrate this effect which was produced by single frame photography. "The complete title involved double exposure," said Earl Cochran, who conceived and produced it for his Movie of The Month, "Three Wishes." "To start with, the background showing the fence was made separately. On a black card, I lettered the title text in white. I filmed the title text on the black card first. The card was completely covered with fine black sand which showcard artists call "schmaltz." A cutout of paint bucket and paint brush were placed in the lower right hand corner of the card. About a foot of film was exposed on this to show the scene before the painting action begins. Then, in single frame animation, I photographed the paint brush in action. I moved the paint brush from bucket to the first letter, then carefully brushed away, by hand, the black sand covering the first letter, exposing this letter to view, giving the appearance that it had been painted by the brush. The complete title, "Helen and Earl Cochran" and the one following it, "Presents" were filmed in this way. About a quarter of an inch of the lettering would be exposed at a time between the single exposures, with the paint brush cutout being placed appropriately each time to give the illusion of painting action. A fadeout was accomplished by sprinkling the black sand over the title letters. "The film was then completely wound back in the camera with the lens 1 BUY WAR BONDS New Features for Your Filmo • If you want features offered by newest Filmo models which your dealer can't deliver immediately, chances are that B&H craftsmen can add them to your present Filmo Camera or Projector. New "Modernization Folders" give details and costs. Ask your dealer or write, stating your Filmo model. Use This Timely NEW SERVICE • if you own a Bell & Howell Camera or Projector, you have something that might be difficult to replace now. So you'll want to take especially good care of it. 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