Home Movies (1944)

HOME MOVIES FOR DECEMBER PACE 523 sue. It concerns a husband who checks his bank statement to find a comfortable surplus, only to have it blasted by his wife's surprise collection of end of month bills. They go on a budget, but soon give it up. There's a surprise twist at end when a reporter calls to award the couple $jooo check for a contest conducted by newspaper. Baby's Big Day is one of the best baby films ever reviewed by the editors. A tiny tot is pictured in dawn to dusk activities with each parent contributing interesting bits that make the picture a standout. It's an excellent production from start to finish. Random Recollections is a fine example of knitting tiein shots with old footage to make an interesting continuity. It's producer had shots of son since infancy, filmed more scenes and came up with a picture that begins with son lamenting rain that keeps him indoors; then his father consoles him with tales of the good times they've had in past, all of which are shown in flashbacks consisting of previously made footage. A Tramp In The Woods is a family outing film made interesting by clever human interest touches and good photography. A mother, father and small daughter go for a picnic in the woods. Along the way they encounter a sudden rainstorm, poor fishing, are chased by a bull, and ultimately have their luncheon eaten by a tramp who intrudes in their absence. An Ancient Art, documenting the cutting of semi-precious gems, was Movie of Month for June, 1944, and is described at length in the June issue. Brass Valves And Castings is an excellent 8mm. color documentary picturing the smelting of metals and stepby-step production of brass fittings from casting to finished product. In 1 6mm. it would equal the best contemporary documentaries in photography and editing. Desert Playgrounds, picturing the beauty of desert regions of the southwest in excellent Kodachrome photography, was also a Movie of The Month and is described more fully in the April, 1944, issue. 3our *Way,£ ZJo J^etter T)itle£ . . • Continued from Page $07 on a piece of glass with a knife and rolling the print roller in it and then over the type. The size, of type most suitable for amateur use is about 5/16" in height, otherwise known as 24 point. A 4" by 6" title card will allow sufficient margin for proper framing. Smaller cards used in the small titlers give a title with larger reading matter. To get white printing on a dark background the same method as with typing can be used — printing photographically with tissue paper used as the negative. Figure 3 — Hand lettered title cards may also be ordered from professional title makers, but most amateurs will enjoy the fun of making their own. The lettering may be done on white cards with black india ink or with white ink on black cards cut from photo album paper. Showcard or poster colors are easy to use and may be had in different colors for use on colored backgrounds for Kodachrome films. Lettering may be done with an artist's brush that can be drawn to a fine point or with special "speedball" pens. A celluloid draftsman's lettering guide, costing about a dollar, will prove helpful for lettering with these inks or for outlining in pencil. For hand lettered titles, the title cards should be fairly large, 8" by 10" or larger, as small lettering is difficult to make evenly and without irregularities that invariably show up in the greatly magnified image on the screen. For an 8" by 10" title area, the letters should not be less than y2" in height. To determine correct size of lettering, make a rough sample title card and view it thru the camera finder. figure 4 — Movable letters of paper, wood, plastic and metal may be had in different colors and also different sizes depending upon the size title card used. One size may be used for main or subtitles as well by simply altering the distance at which the title is made and size card used. The camera finder can be used as a guide in determining the needed size letters. These movable letters are especially good with photo backgrounds and in making art titles. The use of about 8" by 10" photo enlargements or pictures clipped from the magazines, etc. together with l/2" or letters make very suitable main lead titles. Use the same size letters on a plain title card farther from the camera for the subtitles. Background material can be almost anything that will give good contrast to the letters when filmed, such as fabrics, of heavy weave, cardboard, blotting paper, wood panels, wallpapers, etc. In addition to the regular molded title letter sets which may be purchased from camera stores, other suitable movable letters are alphabet soup letters, die-cut letters (as pictured) obtainable in sheets from stationers and variety stores, wooden block letters available in variety stores and department store toy counters, and unpainted die-cut card 8mm. Monoco/or SEPIA (ORDER ESO-C) Our most popular monocolor 8mm. film, for most double 8mm. and single 8mm. cameras. Blends well with Kodachrome movies, giving an attractive, warm amber glow when projected on the screen. $3.70 per three rolls double 8mm. ESO-C Sepia, spooled with dalite loading and processing free!* $3.85 per six rolls ESO-C Sepia for Univex single 8mm. cameras, dalite loading and processing free I * (ESO-S is licensed by the Eastman Kodak Company to process double Smm. film under the Coors Patent 1,901,442.) PLUS... Our line of six other types of films for your double 8mm. and single 8mm cameras. (Single 8mm. prices available on request, or, as listed in our Summer catalog.) All prices include processing and dallte-loading. ESO-A Weston 6-2. General purpose film. $3.20 per three rolls double 8mm. ($1.20 each.) ESO-C Weston 6-2. (Description above). $3.70 per three rolls double 8mm. ($1.30 each.) ESO-0 Weston 6-2. Azure, for titles and special effect shots. $3.65 per three rolls double 8mm. ($1.30 each.) ESO-E Weston 100-80. Super-speed panchromatic film. $7.00 per three rolls double 8mm. ($2.35 each.) ESO-F Weston 24-20. Speed panchromatic film. $5.70 per three rolls double 8mm. ($2.00 each.) ESO-G Weston 6-2. Scarlet for titles and special effect pictures. $3.25 per three rolls double 8mm. ($1.25 each.) PLUS ESO-H Our newest quality 8mm. b&w film. Full antihalo backing. Gives crisp, sparkling movies comparable to the higher-priced "standard" brands. Weston 16-4. (Available Jul; 31st.) $4.50 per three rolls double 8mm. ($1.60 each.) $4.60 per six rolls single 8mm. for Univex cameras. $1.70 per two rolls single 8mm. for Univex cameras. PLUS... Your own b&w (or Kodachrome) movies may be duplicated on the new SEPIA 8mm. film with CORRECTIVE PRINTING for over-exposured and under-exposed scenes. The cost is $2.50 per 50-foot roll, 4c per foot for additional footage. DeLux b&w duplicates with CORRECTIVE PRINTING for under-exposed and over-exposed scenes. $2.00 per 50foot roll, 4c per foot for additional footage. Send all original films to us via insured parcel post. They will be returned Insured. OUR GUARANTEE: ESO-S PICTURES unconditionally guarantees these 8mm. films and will replace any film purchased or refund the full purchase price if you art net fully pleased with your results. You MUST be satisfied 1 AT YOUR DEALERS OR BY DIRECT MAIL. ESO-S PICTURES "QUALITY 8MM. SERVICE" 4038 Broadway Kansas City, Missouri EYEPIECE Permits Compter* Focal Ad/usfmonf AT ALL BETTER DEALERS. OR SENT DIRECT POSTPAID IF CASH WITH OROERO . . . with Three fllM TRACKS for 35mm, 16 mm, and 8mm Strip Him — Ideal For COLOR SLIDES VKHrTS'MEN'5 QUILP 1668 N. VAN NESS AVE., HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIF. I6MM. KODACHROME U A C C I T A kl 2x2 KODASLIDES n n} E t I V/ HI ■ THE CANADIAN ROCKIES," titled, 400 ft $50.00 "CANADIAN MOOSE." 125 feet 18.75 "THE BLOOMING DESERT." titled. 400 ft 50.00 •YOSEMITE" (originals), 250 ft.. $45; 400 ft 72.00 "PASADENA ROSE PARADE." 120 ft 18.00 "GOLDEN-MANTLED SQUIRRELS." 50 ft 7.50 "SOARING SEA-GULLS," 30 ft 4.50 "RORIN'S NEST," 34 ft 5.00 "THE END" titles. Kodachrome 50c each Main & End Titles for your Tosemite pictures; set.. 1.50 Guy D. Haselton, 7936 Sta. Monica. Hollywood 46. Calif.