International photographer (Feb-Dec 1929)

Two The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER April, 1929 The International Photographer Published monthly by LOCAL No. 659 I. A. T. S. E. and M. P. M. O. of the United States and Canada IRA B. HOKE Editor ARTHUR REEVES Advertising Manager CHARLES P. BOYLE Treasurer Entered as third class matter February 13, 1929, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the provisions of Section 435 '/2 Postal Laws and Regulations. Permit No. 1997. Subscription Rates — United States and Canada, $2.00 per year. Single copies, 20 cents. Office of Publication 428 MARKHAM BUILDING 6372 Hollywood Boulevard HEmpstead 1128 Hollywood, California The Sound Track Like the record of vibrations on the sound film, this column voices the vital official news of Local No. 659. o The date of the next open meeting will be announced by postal card. o Correct Address We admit it's cheaper to move than pay rent — BUT don't fail to notify this office of your new address. o Available List Among the assets offered by the Local Union, No. 659, to members in good standing is its complete and carefully operated employment bureau, known as the Available List. Business representative, Howard E. Hurd, files the name of each member reporting available for duty. Members are then taken from this list for employment in the order, by date, of their application for work. Studio managers of every producing company in the city avail themselves of this quick and efficient service. Reports for Du Pont Dr. V. B. Sease, of the Du PontPathe Film Manufacturing Corporation of Parlin, N. J., recently sent suggestion requests to the cameramen of Hollywood. These requests invited comments, criticism, or suggestion as to the betterment of the Du Pont moving picture negative. Members who have not returned these forms are urged to do so, in order to expedite the survey of Dr. Sease. One Year Old Local No. 659 was organized one year ago this month. Not only has the Union grown in strength and membership during that time, but it has lost few of those who began the struggle twelve months ago. Few crafts could have maintained an organization of nearly 750 members over that period without a noticeable percentage of loss, especially during the trying times experieived since March', 1928. That our members have so faithfully upheld all standards means something more than careful organization. It means that every cameraman on the Pacific Coast feels in his heart the sore need of our craft for Unionization. It has come. Moreover, it has come to stay. With the Union has come for the first time in the history of the moving picture profession the recognition of the cameraman's value to production. During the past years he has given hours and weeks of his time to producers some of whom have not even thanked him for his sacrifice. The cameraman submitted to this injustice because he recognized that he stood alone against forces that were organized. Today the cameraman is no longer alone. He is himself a part of a clean and powerful organization. He knows that he is one of the links in a powerful chain, and that in time of trial will be accorded equal recognition with the great chain itself. This is why our members have remained staunch during the first stormy year of our new life. They realize that the precept of our body, while not so voiced, may be summarized in the words of the Great Teacher : "In so much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Location Notice •Several Local No. 659 men who have left town on location during the past month have found the advantages of checking in with our business representative before going. When reporting, it is essential that you give names of entire camera crew, place of location, and length of time you expect to be out of town. Co-operation with the Local on this matter is the only way in which you can expect the protection of this Union while you are out of the citv. The International Photographer while primarily the house bulletin of Local No. 659, enjoys the distinction of being placed monthly in the hands of more than 1,000 photographic workers of the Motion Picture Industry. The members of this Local, together with those of our sister Locals, No. 644 in New York, No. 666 in Chicago, and No. 665 in Toronto, represent the entire personnel of photographers now engaged in professional production of motion pictures in the United States and Canada. This condition renders The International Photographer a voice of an ENTIRE CRAFT, covering a field that reaches from coast to coast across the nation. Union Label Series In the box below appears the first of a series of Union Labels to be published each month in this magazine, that our readers may become acquainted with the emblems to look for on each type of manufactured goods they purchase. The Union Label is not only a sign of wholesome, cleanly standards of manufacture, but it is a symbol of Americanism, as the Union Label appears only on American made products. Look For This Label United Leather Worker* Union Label On your new camera cases before you accept them. It means they were made by Union workmen. This label should appear on actor's make-up cases, camera number boards, as well as trunks, sample cases and leather goods. Ask Ned, He Knows Brother Ned Van Buren is a representative of the Eastman Kodak Companyi acting as advisory technician for the Hollywood territory. For the past three years he has been specializing in the use of panchromatic film and filters. Any problem you may have in the photographic line give it to Ned. He always comes up smiling with SERVICE.