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BEST bets for the beginner TAKE THE INSTRUCTION BOOK SERIOUSLY Read the instruction book carefully before you touch your new camera. Rehearse with an empty camera until vou can literally operate it with your eves closed. Then go out and put your ideas on film. BEFORE YOU SHOOT Check these facts before each shot: the amount of film in the camera: setting of the lens-to-subject distance; and the lens opening, or diaphragm. This varies with each shot and depends on the available light. With bright sunshine, close it down— with no sunshine, open it up. I se an exposure guide to determine the best opening. HOLD THAT CAMERA STILL Don't shake the camera while shooting. Hold it firmly — press both elbows against your sides, and press gently on the release. Later, you will use a tripod to make steadier pictures. Hand held shots are sometimes necessary, but use of a tripod is best for the steadiest and sharpest picture. RANDOM SHOTS Taking any random subjects, shoot your first roll of film. But watch these three important operations. Hold camera steady. Set the distance correctly. Get the right exposure and note the aperture for each shot. \ iewing the film later and referring to your notes, vou can check where your films were overexposed or underexposed. SAY SOMETHING Put meaning into each shot, then tie them together, until you have made a statement on film. To have meaning a shot must show something happening. A series of related shots tell a story. Consider one idea, as one sequence. Then break up a sequence with three shots — a long shot, to show \^ HERE • See "BETS" on Page 431 414 FILMING YOUR dlMi INSIDE By CHARLES ANDERSON IS THERE anyone who doesn't like to take pictures of children? Of course not. But why neglect them when fall and winter rolls around? It's true that the amateur will have to take more trouble to shoot indoor pictures — and it may seem like a great deal of bother — at first. But it isn't, really. In fact, indoor movies are easier to make than those taken out of doors. Reason for this is that you can control the light inside with photofloods. Then too, the children are in a limited space and are less likely to get out of hand. And where else but in the confines of vour own home can you capture the verv essence of childhood — while the children are doing the natural things associated with all children activities. Xmas shooting is the easiest, of course, because it isn't acting when the kids are opening their presents and plaving with their new toys. But there are plenty of other things the earnest movie maker can spot as good picture material. Plan them now before Christmas rolls around. For example, why not do a film of what the children do on a rainv dav. They always manage to invent games to keep themselves busy and — strangely enough — sometimes even find useful things to do to help their mother around the house. If you're away from home during the day, this picture could be shot in the evening. As long as scenes outside the window don't appear, the time of day can be anything you want it to be when filming indoors. The picture might begin with a shot of the rain outside, made from the safe position of your front porch or through a window. Then show the children near a window looking out. ( This scene might be done on a weekend. I Don't worry about the color balance between the Type A film and bluish daylight outside. Rainy days have a cool color quality about them which will be nicely heightened on the indoor film. In the next few shots picture the youngsters' dejection as thev realize there won t be any playing outside todav. • See "CHILDREN" on Page 427