Home Movies (1944)

PACE 328 HOME MOVIES FOR AUGUST Projection Stand Accompanying photos illustrate a home made cine stand which also serves as an occasional table to hold drinks, etc., when not in use for showing pictures. First view shows cabinet when not in use for screening pictures. Cabinet side is against wall. Adjacent view shows stand removed from wall and with other side exposed, showing double compartment wherein films and other cine apparatus is stored. This space is also adaptable for dual-turntables, mounted one above the other. Stand was constructed from %" white birch and is sufficiently high to prevent obstruction of projector light beam by heads of spectators. Rollers installed in front legs permit easy moving of stand, andvthree coats of shellac and five of thin varnish achieved a high, smooth luster finish to the cabinet. The modernistic touch to the design was achieved by addition of strips of moulding.— Valy Z. Smith, Rhinelander, Wise. Dye-Fade Aid For the movie amateur interested in making fades by the dye or chemical process, here is a simple idea that will make the process easier. Secure a piece of glass tubing about two feet in length and with an inside diameter of This is usually avail WANTED! Those ideas for gadgets, tricks or shortcuts in filming, titling, editing or processing home movies — past 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 duplicate 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 able from wholesale drug and chemical supply houses. Seal up one end of tube with a tight fitting cork or other stopper. Then hang the tube vertically, supporting it with a light wooden framework. The fading solution is then poured in the tube. The end of the film on which the fade out is to be employed is then inserted in the tube. If the film tends to curl, an ordinary fishline sinker can be attached to one end to keep the film straight and to allow it to submerge gradually into the fluid. The tube permits uniform action of the chemical and gives much smoother results than when the dye-fade operation is carried out in an ordinary shallow developing tray. — Roger Smith, Ann Arbor, Mich. RULER OR STRAIGHT EDGE L ATRIP T TITLE BACKGROUND GUIDES GUIDES Aligning Title Letters This idea has saved me much time and given me better looking titles. With my pin letter outfit I place two letters at the extreme edge of the field both the same distance from the top of the title. I can then place my straight edge against them. Beneath the straight edge I place two more letters, thus giving me definite guides for the ruler, should I care to remove it while setting the letters. This gives me evenly spaced lines, and assures a better looking title when finished. Of course the guide letters are removed before the title is photographed. — Royce M. Tevis, San Francisco, Calif. Midget Unipod Sketch shows a midget unipod bracket which makes unnecessary the carrying of a cumbersome tripod when filming in the mountains or on hikes ; yet it offers a rigid support for camera whenever same is needed for a particular shot. It is nothing more than an L-shaped piece of metal, Ya'^Yz" by 8" with ' (. jrjz^ '/t"*20 CAMERA SCREW l/M HOLES FOR WOOD SCREWS OR IN USE ATTRCHE 0 TO SLIDE four eighth-inch holes drilled at intervals along its length and a %" ^20 machine screw set in the head for a camera screw. The four holes permit attaching gadget to a stick or pole with screws or nails, or the bracket may be lashed to a stick with heavy cord. End of bracket is pointed to facilitate sticking it into the ground for a low shot. Because of its short length, bracket may easily be carried in accessory case and may also serve as a convenient handle when filming with camera hand held. — A .E. Walton, Oakland, Calif. Titling Idea Here is an idea I have used which gives me truly professional results in my titles. The title is made in a darkroom illuminated only by safelight, by placing block letters on a sheet of sensitized photographic paper. The light source, either a spot light or a flood light, is placed so as to cast a shadow of the letter and expose the paper not covered by the letter when the exposure is made. The result is a title having white letters with grey shadows on a black background. Leaving the light stationary LIGHT SOURCE / SENSITIZED PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER v FOR TITLE CARD BLOCK TITLE LETTERS