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• Fig. I — Jack Helstowski, Los Angeles filmer who produced "The Unmarried Husband," 400 foot 8mm. photoplaylet with lip-synchronized sound, shown with the home made camera blimp built for his Bolex 8mm. camera fitted with Syncro-sound unit.
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URTHER development of the Syncro-sound system of synchronized recording and playback for 8mm. and 1 6mm. films unfortunately was brought to an abrupt end with our entry into war. However, the enthusiasm of the few movie amateurs, who were fortunate to have acquired Syncro-sound equipment, remains high and some have
achieved remarkable results with this equipment.
One of the more enthusiastic is Jack Helstowski of Los Angeles. Helstowski purchased complete Syncro-sound equipment over two years ago and his diligence in perfecting use of the equip
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ment and attaining notable success with it is aptly demonstrated in his latest feature length film — his fourth, incidentally— titled "The Unmarried Husband." This runs 400 feet in 8mm. Kodachrome and entailed over four months intensive effort with camera and recorder.
The story on which his script was based is a radio play which so appealed to Helstowski he recorded most of it as it was being broadcast. Later he filled in the early dialog that escaped him by checking with CBS studios in Hollywood. Previously, in spite of his tremendous ambition and filming resources, I lelstowski was always hard pressed for a suitable story. His wife and himself, long interested in amateur theatricals, had concentrated upon dramatic film productions with their 8mm. camera. "The Unmarried Husband," authored by a professional writer seemed to possess all the elements for the most interesting story film of all.
Calling together several of his brother filmers of the Southern Cinema Club, of which he is a member, Helstowski assembled a cast, shot tryout screen tests, and scouted locations for the many indoor and outdoor scenes called for in the script.
Despite the fact Helstowski plays the male lead in the film, his achievement in camera work and sound recording is remarkable. Not only was he the director, script clerk, producer and star, but he had to coach his assistant cameraman, and school still another cinebug in the rudiments of mixing and recording sound with the Syncro-sound system, trusting his limited supply of Kodachrome in their hands while he at• Continued on Page 297
• Fig 2 (Left) — Each scene was recorded separately with Syncrosound, then the whole was re-recorded in the final editing. Shown here are the two turntables, interlocked to turn simultaneously and at uniform speed. Original recording on upper turntable is being re-recorded on the master blank on recorder turntable below.
• Fig. 3 — Shown at right are the Syncro-sound units attached to projector and turntable for screening pictures with lip-synchronized sound. This system offers one of the easiest methods by which the amateur can achieve synchronized sound with either 8mm. or 16mm. equipment.
• Fig. 4 — Showing Syncro-sound equipment in use with camera and recorder ready for filming a scene. Camera blimp has been removed to show Syncro-sound unit attached to camera. The 110 volt motor of the unit turns the camera at constant speed in complete synchronization with recorder.