The international photographer (Feb-Dec 1929)

November, 1929 The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Thirty-nine James E. Woodbury Portrait and Commercial Photographer GRanfte 3333 5356 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. JACKSON ROSE Just completed "The Lost Zeppelin" in the Cast Conway Tearle, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Valli Directed by Reginald Barker and Edward Sloman A Super Special Production by Tiffany-Stahl MITCHELL SOUND EQUIPMENT HE-1128 MO-17145 Richter Photo Service Movie and Still Cameras for Rent Still Finishing 7915 Santa Monica Boulevard OX. 2092 HE. 1780 should use projector apertures whose size would be 0.600 by 0.800 inches on the basis of projection on the level, the horizontal center of the aperture coinciding with the horizontal center of the S. M. P. E. standard aperture. The recommendations and action by the studios followed the revelation through a nation-wide survey that theatres are using a wide variety of aperture sizes in projecting sound-on-film pictures. It was also found that an increasing number of theatres are restoring the full screen proportion through the use of a smaller aperture, lenses of onehalf inch shorter focal length, and various re-centering devices. As only two studios were composing to allow for this the result was that in many theatres part of the heads and feet of characters were cut off in projection. The recommendations of the technical societies are designed to correct this serious condition and were chosen as the best mean of the projector aperture sizes among a number of large theatre chains. Studios which are now marking the ground glasses of their cameras to conform to the recommended practice are: Para mountFamous-La sky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Pathe, Universal, R. K. O., Tiffany-Stahl, Mack Sennett, Darmour, Educational; the Fox studio markings are the same width but allow .04 inches more height. Committees representing the motion picture technical organizations in Hollywood are also studying the problems of standard release print practice and screen illumination under the sponsorship of the Academy. [John F. Seitz, president of the A. S. C, and J. Fred Westerberg, both of Local 659, were members of the joint committee which drew up the resolution. Karl Struss and John Arnold, also of 659 and George A. Mitchell, of the Mitchell Camera Co., acted in an advisory capacity though not members of the committees.— Editor's Note.] PHOTOGRAPHERS OVERSEAS On the night of November 10, 1929, at the Russian-American Art Club, 5525 Harold Way, Hollywood, the members of Photograph Division Association of the United States Signal Corps who saw service overseas will hold their annual dinner and high jinks. This is the annual re-union or gettogether celebration and it is always an affair of tremendous interest to the boys participating. Local 659 is represented in this organization by the following named members: Maj. Farciot Edouart, A. R. C, Capt. George E. Stone, First Lieutenants Lucien Andriot, George Hill, Reggie Lyons, Ira Morgan, John Brown, Felix Schoedsack and Gus Peterson. M. S. E. Peter L. Shamray, Sergeants First Class Thos. J. Galligan, Billy Williams, Len Smith, Hal Mohr, Ray Reis, Pliny Home; Sergeants John Thompson, Eddie Snider, Fred R. Eldridge. Corporals Phil Tannura, Harry Davis, Leonard Galezio, Paul Vogel, George J. Teague; Private First Class, Blake Wagner; Buck Private, Earl Hinds. Motor Generators Incandescents Gasoline Generators Wind Machines Pumps I CRECO, Inc. 1027 Seward Street — GLadst one 4 £81-4182 You Can't Stop 'Em — — ^^^— WHISTLE BOXES — — ^^~ They Are Coming Back WHISTLE BOXES * ARCS * "We Have It" ** mm* ^* ** "AND HOW" ~ «-. « Always in the Foreground _ C. Slim Roe mmmm / ^ • Pete Harrod With Creco Chokes AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS of NATIONAL CARBONS