Home Movies and Home Talkies (Jun 1932-May 1933)

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234 HOME MOVIES & HOME TALKIES YOUR CHRISTMAS ON THE SCREEN By MARSHALL READE A Yuletide Scenario Suggestion in the Right Spirit ALTHOUGH I enjoy almost every moment of life, I must confess tliat I find it ev-en more amusing in retrospect. To look back on past experiences, even troublous adventures, iisually brings a smile -whicli develops into laughter when I compare notes with my old companions in flistress. Apply this theory to Christmas festivities and you will realise what your movie camera can do for you. The mere business of making a film record is amusing in itself, but the completed film should be the greatest possible joy for years to come and, like good port, will even improve with age. With the cheaji and effective lam]>s Super-pan [ film will enable you to film a scene like this by artificial light. L.E.A. Bringing home the spoils ! Let me iUustrate with suggestions as to the form your film might eventually assume. First of all, it could be in the manner of a special Christmas Ntunber of a family topical gazette, ^ere are a few items which you could include, together with the suggested titles for each section : — • Os^waldtwistle AT CHATEAU ROBINSON Distin^iiished members of the famous Swiss family prepare for Xmas, 1932, in their eleg:ant Lancastrian home. 1. A long shot of the drawing-room being decorated. Father is seated in an armchair, giving directions to the family. 2. Medium shot of father lookiiiir now available for home cinematography, to say notliing of the improved negative now on the market, you can record abnost anything at any time during your brief and festive holiday ; but to make sometliing more than a mere family albiun of casual snajishots, you .should have some sort of plan in your mind before you start exposing film stock. Although a film of this type is more or less mafle in the process of editing, and althougli your final decision as to its ultimate form may be postponed until then, it Ls obviously valuable to have some sort of scheme at t)ie back of your mint!. If you do, you will find direct inspiration as to what to photograpli and liow to take it while you are actually at work on the shooting.