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TITLE • Continued from Page 191 contrasting colors provide a good background over which to superimpose title lettering. The alternate to the use of actual film footage from the production is the creation of an art background which will be in keeping with the subject matter of the story. The next step in title production, after the background has been chosen, is the style of lettering to be used. The lettering must of necessity be sharp and clear for photographic reproduction, and the bulk of title lettering is done by hand. In some instances a special printing technique known as "hot press" lettering is used. Ordinarily printing does not duplicate due to the lack of sharpness in the type face on paper. The animation stand upon which title photography is done is similar to an oversized drill press stand, which gives the camera rigidity and at the same time freedom of movement to frame lettering in the proper proportions. Lettering is often done on clear plastic sheets or "cells" and placed between optical glass on the title stand. This will allow lettering to be superimposed over other backgrounds which are not in the same plane as the lettering itself. This can create a third dimensional lettering effect through cross lighting the letters. The effects which one sees in the finished print of a picture, the cross dissolve, the fade, the wipe, etc., are NEED SPECIAL EQUIPMENT? YOUR PHOTO DEALER HAS IT all done after the picture has been edited, and is done in the laboratory by an optical printing device, which duplicates the film at the same time the effects are created. It is possible to do these effects in the camera, but such is not the general practice because of time required to do it. An interesting sidelight on the sequence of technical credits is that you may note that the directorial credit title is the last to appear before the beginning of the story. This is not by accident but is so determined by a clause in the Directors' Guild contract, on the premise, we assume, that the director's contribution to a finished production is most important to its success. The axiom being that a director is only as good as his last picture. This rather brief story behind the title is the first in a series of sidelights on the motion picture industry. We would appreciate hearing from you concerning what phases of the motion picture industry is most interesting to you. Do let us hear from you. BRUSSELS • Continued from Page 188 all have hot and cold running water in the rooms. Breakfasts will range from 16 and 35 francs ($.32 to $.70) and lunches and dinners from 65 to 110 francs ($1.30 to $2.20). The following hotels are small. Brussels has many such hotels with from 15 to 50 rooms. The Sobt d'or, the Ocean and the Mirabeau have between 30 and 45 rooms and range in price from 60 to 125 francs ($1.20 to $2.50). They all have hot and cold running water in the rooms; there are practically no rooms with baths and breakfast is not included. Other hotels cost as little as 50 francs a night ($1.00) and the usual breakfast will be about 20 francs ($.40). After settling in a hotel and getting a good night's rest you should be off to see the city. With a comfortable pair of walking shoes you will be able to visit most of the sights of the city in three or four days. First Day — The first morning in Brussels we will spend mostly in the Grand Place or as it is called the New Market place. We will find here many of Brussels' unusual and historic buildings. Here in this forum much of Belgium's history has taken place. In this square everything from oaths of allegiance, public rejoicings to tourneys and beheadings have taken place. Every building has its own history and a knowledge of this history makes the buildings even more interesting from a picture standpoint. On the south side of the square is the Town Hall or more properly the Hotel de Ville. This is one of the most unusual buildings in all of Belgium. Its tower, 370 feet high, and main entrance beneath the sower sit somewhat to the right of center. This is attributed to the fact that the right section was added some 40 years after the completion of the left wing. The two halves differ in architectural detail but are so skillfully blended that the difference is not immediately noticed by the observer. The older part, on the left, is the more elaborate and contains niches, pedestals, heads and foliage. The building faces north and so should be photographed early in the morning. Standing as it does, forming one side of the square it is necessary to use a wide angle lens to cover the whole building. The narrow confines of the square necessitate shooting from one corner of the square, preferably across the diagonal toward the right. Bouchers Street, leading off the square will provide a good canyon like shot of the tower alone. Details of the building will provide you with some interesting close-ups and fill in shots. Inside the Hotel de Ville is an unusual collection of statues, tapestries and paintings depicting various events in Brussels' history. If you are so inclined to walk the 419 steps to the top of the tower you will be well repaid with the view of both the courtyard below and of the city itself. On the west side of the square to the left of the Hotel de Ville are the Guild Houses, the Maisons des Corporations. At present time these buildings are being refurbished and are covered from top to bottom with scaffolding. By spring, however, they should provide an interesting picture, contrasting the old dark stone with the fresh bright gilt. These buildings house the offices of some of the trade unions like the carpenters, bakers, printers, and brewers. Mention here should be made of the flower stalls in the square. These will give colorful foreground material for any of the buildings shot from the square, or when viewed from one of the towers, they will provide colorful pattern shots. Next we visit the Maison du Boie, fromerly known as the Broodhuis (bread-house). Dating from the 13th century, this building was severely damaged in the bombardment of 1694 and was afterwards rebuilt so unskillfully that today it bears no resemblance to its original form. Even so, the building forms an integral part of the square and has a delicacy of detail all its own. Inside the Maison can be found the Municipal Museum with relics of Brussels' history. Pictures of the Maison de Roi can be made from any of the 17 arches of the Hotel de Ville or from the tower of the Hotel. You can shoot also, from the square with the flower stalls in the foreground. For a good three dimensional effect you can shoot from the stairway on the left side of the entrance of the Hotel de Ville using the lions in the foreground. While at this location turn around to your right on Buls street arid observe for a while the t'Serclaes memorial. This small bronze figure of a reclining man is the source of an • See "BRUSSELS" on Page 196 193