International photographer (Feb-Dec 1929)

Eight The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER February, 1929 Pans and Tilts Brother Arthur Reeves has just completed several important improvements in film printers adapting them to the more efficient manipulation of sound films. * * * Just received a postcard from Brother Walter Scott of Local No. 644, who, with Brother Dan Clark of Local No. 659, is now in Tahiti, South Seas, making sound pictures for the Fox Film Company. * * * Brother Hugh McClung is supervising the laboratory work and getting out release prints of the new Douglas Fairbanks picture, "The Iron Mask," which was photographed by Brother Henry Sharp. * * * The filming of "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," at Metro-GoldwynMayer studios is keeping Brother Merrit Gerstad busy at first camera, Tommy Tutwiler assisting. The old cry of "hold it for a still," comes from Brother Homer Van Pelt. * * * Henry Kruse of Technicolor has temporarily taken an agency for that new Chevrolet you have been reading about. Henry says the coach will make a dandy camera car. * * * Brother E. G. Ullamn is for the present representing the New York Life Insurance Company locally. * * * Brothers Fred Westerberg, Jack Noyes and Ralph Burdick are doing sound production for United Artists. * * * Brother Faxon Dean reports working on a sound production at First National. * * * Brother Arthur Grant is busy these days getting sound equipment ready for the many production schedules to start soon. He is being very ably assisted by Brothers Curlie Linden, Ralph Reynolds and Warner Cruze. * * * Brother Harry Fischbeck, Buddy Williams, Guy Bennett, Wm. Mellor, Loyal Griggs, Otto Pierce and Eddie Pyle are engaged in the photography of "The Woman Who Needed Killing," starring Baclanova, Neil Hamilton and Clive Brooks. Directed by Rowland Lee. Brother Henry Gerrard is photographing "A Tale of the Alps," a silent production with Emil Jannings, Esther Ralston and Gary Cooper The other members of our Local working on this production are Harry Hallenberger, Buddy Williams, Eddie Adams, Fleet Southcott and Loyal Griggs. * * * Brother Al Gilks is making extensive tests in sound for his coming production at the Paramount studio. * * * "Close Harmony," an all talkie picture has just been completed by Brothers Roy Hunt, Guy Bennett, Harry Merland, Wm. Miller, Fred Meyer, Eddie Pyle and Otto Pierce with Jack Landrigan on the Still camera. John Cromwall directing Nancy Carroll and Buddy Rogers. * * * Brothers Charles Lang, F. Edouart, George Clemens, William Rand, Russell Metty, Bob Rhea and James Knott are busy on Paramount production, "Innocents of Paris," starring Maurice Chevalier and directed by Richard Wallace. * * * Brothers Karl Struss and Alvin Wyckoff are photographing Mary Pickford's sound production at United Artists studio. Working with them are Brothers Stuart Thompson, Don Keyes, Walter Rankin and Frank Titus, while Oppie Rahmn is doing the Still work. * * * The progress made at the Paramount studios in sound equipment is due, to a great extent, to the personal efforts and many hours of deep study on the part of Brother J. Roy Hunt who is making rapid strides in developing a silent camera for sound production. Brother Hunt, besides being an ace caremaman is also a radio engineer. * * * Brother Ray Ramsey reports finishing the Akeley work on the last Tom Mix Production at F. B. O. * * * Brother Chas. Schoenbaum reports shooting a sound sequence for James Cruze assisted by Brother Gene Hagberg. Brothers Ray June, Bob Planck, Lester White, Bert Shipham, Joe Biroc, Harry Wild with Jimmy Doolittle on the Still camera are working at the United Artists studio on Roland West's production "Alibi." A Bad Times Story Vonce der vas it a nice leetle boy, by de name from Haseestent Kemeramen. He vas voiking vit a leetle Kemeramen who vas a big feller. Von day he vent by locations and did not call it the Beezeness Menegement from the Local. All from a sudden came it a call from a BIG kemeramen who vas it a leetle feller, and he said to the Beezement Menegeness from the Local, I vant it, I shall have it dat leetle Haseestent Kemeramen to voik for me at more bucks per week. The Beezeness Menegement called and called and could not find the Haseestent Kemeramen, so de nice leetle Haseestent is still voirking for de little Kemeramen vat vas a beeg feller and not so many bucks. So ven you go by locations, call the Beezement Meneger and dis same thing vont heppen by you. Dot's a nice leetle Haseestent, hoil up de shuttle. Film Care in the Tropics After spending a great many years in the San Fernando Valley, I naturally would have a great deal of experience in the handling of film under adverse conditions. So I will suggest a few tips for those that contemplate such a journey. Do not open Panchromatic Film in the light. Do not light cigarettes with Panchromatic Film. Do not try to film scenes with lens caps on. An umbrella over the director makes the cameraman hot. When developing tests, use the hypo last. In drying tests, if soaked in alcohol they dry quicker. In drinking the alcohol, tests are not necessary. Better results will be obtained if exposed film is sent to laboratory in sealed cans instead of baskets. A Gamma filter on straight stock saves footage. These are just a few of the more important things. I am glad to state that due to the fact that arrangements have been made with the Council at Burbank, passports are not required any more and a paid-up card will get lots of things from Brother I. A. members when on locations.