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IT took a war to make some of us realize we hadn't placed much value on many things in the past. But rationing made us appreciate the value of a pat of butter, a teaspoonful of sugar, a smooth tread tire and a gallon of gas. It caused many movie makers to recognize the potential value in reels of discarded shots made earlier, screened once or twice, then laid away.
Today, more and more cinebugs are re-appraising old footage, shooting a few tie-in shots or titles, then editing the material into interesting continuities. Handicapped in their customary movie making activities by the film short
age, these amateurs are finding new interest in editing and titling material neglected in the past in favor of strictly filming pursuits. And no doubt this will have the effect of improving the general calibre of pictures of the future. Cinebugs who couldn't be bothered editing and titling in the past, are now learning the real pleasures this phase of the hobby affords.
An interesting picture emerging from this new-found cineamateur activity is "From Now To Victory," a 400-foot 1 6mm. Kodachrome picture composed of choice footage culled from among stored shots and given the substance
of continuity by virtue of additional footage shot for the purpose. It is the handiwork of Jack Shandler of Los Angeles.
In that mythical "bottom drawer," Shandler had an accumulation of footage on the Ice Follies, the floor show at Earl Carrolls' and shots made sometime earlier of sailors and marines coming ashore at San Pedro. He conceived the idea of making these scenes the basis of a film story involving two marine friends of his. In fact, it was the marines' visit on furlough that started the whole business.
Asked to make movies of the boys on leave, Shandler consented but planned his shots with the object of using them to piece together the collection of scenes made earlier at the Ice Follies, Earl Carrols, etc. After this new footage had passed through the editing stage with the odd shots, Shandler had a picture that told the story of two marine's on leave.
The picture opens with shots of shore boats disgorging sailors and marines on leave at San Pedro. The camera follows them up the gangway and to the street and finally centers upon two marines. What are they doing? Why appraising passing dames, of course. One marine has singled out a girl and whistles to her. No response. Both give the wolf call to another. No reaction. They decide to see a show.
Here the sequence of shots made at Earl Carrolls' begins. The two marines are shown entering the famed night spot. Then follow scenes of the stage show.
Afterward, there is additional effort to strike up acquaintance with girls without success. The two marines part, and one goes to the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, scene of the Ice Follies show. Here he is attracted to a girl waiting outside the auditorium. She spurns his advances. He decides to see the show.
At this point the splendid color shots of the Ice Follies begin. All of the acts are pictured with nice handling of the camera. Exposure is good considering the hazards of filming this show in Kodachrome indoors.
It is a coincidence that the marine encounters the same girl outside the
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