Home Movies (1949)

THREE NEW ONE REEL SHORT SUBJECTS IV* x3'/4 COLOR PRINTS 50c EACH Price of Larger Prints on Request From 8 and 16mm Color Film Send 3 frames or tie thread next to frame desired. Add 25c handling charge on orders of less than $5.00. No C.O.D.'s. HOUSE OF COLOR 1108 Seal Way Seal Beach, Calif. Optically Perfect Genuine Crown Glass AUXILIARY LENSES For Titling, Miniature and Tabletop Photography, 3-lens kit, made to fit your filter ring. Provides 6 different focal lengths from 9 to 40 inches. Complete with instructions. $5.00 Post Paid CROWN LENS CO. P. O. BOX 536 PEORIA, ILL. WE ARE IN THE MARKET TO PURCHASE YOUR LIBRARY, LARGE OR SMALL, INDIVIDUAL OR DEALER. MAIL LIST, GIVING DETAILS, USED OR NEW. GIVE LOWEST PRICE. Abbe Films, 503 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. NOVELTY FILMS presents Unusual beautiful subjects for Artists. 100 f;. 16mm $6.00 100 ft. 8mm 5.50 Send for free list Novelty Film Co. 115 Valley St., Providence 9, R. I. Negative Film Reversal Q—Can negative film be reversed the same as regular reversal film? Will it give as satisfactory results?— Robert L. Nesbitt, St. Paul. Mian. A— No. Practically all film can be reversed, but results with negative generally are not completely satisfactory, due to lack of contrast of the emulsion. Anystandard reversal formula can be used, best results being obtained with a very contrasty developer. Revere Dimensions Q—I want to build a rackover for my Model 87 Revere 8 mm. camera, for use in centering titles. Can you tell me the measurements of this model?— J. A. Kaufmann. Omaha. Nebr. A— The center of the lens on this camera is 34 of an inch to the side and 1 1 1(;4 inches below the center of the viewfinder lens. It is ^-inch to the side of the center of the mounting hole and 247g4 inches above the bottom of the camera mounting plate. Title Exposures Q— A recent set of titles I filmed were underexposed, although shot at the same exposure— f 8— as I have previously used with good results and with the same lights, two No. 1 Photo floods 10 inches from the title board. Film was also the same.—K. R. Matthews. New York City. A— Probable explanation is that you have been using the photofloods for other movie making in the interim and they have lost some of their brilliance. After rated life — two hours, usually — bulbs gradually lose some brilliance, and although this decrease of light may not be detected by the eye, it can result in underexposure. Safe procedure is to use new or relatively new photofloods for titling, or use an exposure meter to check the illumination. Title Trick Q—Can you tell me how to make a trick title in which a piece of ribbon appears on the screen and forms itself into the desired words?— Helen Hansen. Kingston. N.Y. A— This is a simple trick — upside down filming. Lay a light ribbon on a dark background, looped to form the desired words. Use black ink to darken the ribbon between words. Turn your camera upside down and start shooting. After a few moments — long enough for the complete words to be read — pull the ribbon off the background, starting with the end of the title. Keep shooting until the ribbon is all off the background. After processing, turn the film end for end and splice it into your reel. If you use an 8 mm. camera, write the title out backward so it will not be reversed on the screen. Telephoto Lens Q—I have a 50 mm. f 3.5 lens I wish to adapt to a 8 mm. camera, which has a l2Vi mm. lens. What difference will there be if I use it to supplement the regular lens or if I use it alone?— James Hanefin. Raleigh. N.C. A— If mounted in front of the 12Vi mm. camera lens, the 50 mm. lens would become a YIV2 mm. lens. The rule is: deduct the focus of the camera lens from any lens you use in front of it. Used alone, on your camera, the 50 mm. lens will require an adapter tube. Photo Title Backgrounds Q—In using still photographs for title backgrounds, should glossy or matte finish prints be used?—W. G. Segal. Los Angeles. Calif. A— Matte paper usually is best. It is less likely to reflect light into the lens of your movie camera. In any instance, be sure that lamps are placed to eliminate glare spots. Film Titles on Your Own Backgrounds By WILLIAM H. ASHCROFT S UPERIMPOSED titles over moving scenes have been made— or attempted— by most home movie fans, including myself. Until recently, though, every method I tried had to be discarded. Clear, sharp titles can be easily superimposed over moving scenes. Either the title wasn't brilliant enough to contrast sufficiently with the background, or the title was over-exposed and the texture of the black background showed through, dulling the background contrast. I have found that a fool-proof and Title taped to ' light-proof shield 106