The international photographer (Jan-Dec 1932)

Eighteen The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER November, 19J2 evening up there in St. John, N. B., with nothing else to do but spend the night soaking the labels off of dead bottles to mail to yours truly. . .and rubs it in still more in his letter admitting to me "It wuz great stuff!" . . .and us with this thinned-out shellac floating around hereabouts. Guy H. Allbright pops up with a letter postmarked Ridgeway, Va., where he is convalescing from a serious major operation . . . Guy says he enjoys reading about the old gang in International Photographer and hopes he will be back in the firing line real soon again. . .So do we, Guy ... if any you blokes wonder how you can reach Guy with a postage stamp his address is Box 15, Ridgeway, Va. All you guys what had sech a hearty laff over the silly antics of dumb noise ketchers following the adventures of Roddy Giles better be reminded it ain't a worm if it can't turn . . . Maybe Noise Ketchers is entitled to a laff or two on them dumb button bushers they have to work with . . . meaning what ? Nuthing, only the Sassiety Reporter again is burning the midnite oil pecking away at his typewriter. . .This time he's picking on "Lens Snoopers!" . . . Proving even newsreelers kin provide a laff or two for other readers. Engineers Hold Final Meeting for Discussion of Progression in Color THE West Coast branch of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers held its second and final meeting of its color symposium Oct. 26. It was of particular interest in that it was a resume of what is being done by the various engineers working on the color problem. There is a definite promise of new things in a color way, and many of the processes shown and explained were good and probably will solve the need of color. The past failures of color have made engineers conservative, and they are out to solve their problems before imposing upon the public with inferior color. Like sound before it was a commercial possibility, color must be specially good in the laboratory and judging from the examples seen it shows some wonderful possibilities. The first color shown was the Bell and Howell "Morgana" process, invented by Lady Juliet Williams, daughter of Eleanor Glyn, working in collaboration with S. G. Short for several years. Recently it was taken over by Bell and Howell and made a commercial possibility. It utilized the regular 16 mm. pan film in an additive system requiring very little more light than black and white, and has a method incorporated in the projector of projecting each film three times, thus minimizing color pulse or flicker over other additive systems. This system is little more expensive than regular black and white and has great promse for the amateur, since it only photographs 24 frames, thus cutting film consumption. The next process shown was the Technicolor three color cartoon process in the form of a Disney Silly Symphony and was an innovation in sound and color. Words are inadequate in describing this demonstration. It was remarkable. Even the critical engineers were enthused. Very little was forthcoming in the way of method explanation. It was assumed, however, that it was an imbibition process, using three negatives. Another process that has promise is the two system, being worked on by the Cinecolor Company. The first demonstration was a subtractive film photographed by the bi-pack method. The colors were good, particularly the red, which in itself is a promise, since this system is similar to the recent Multicolor, which had a poor red. Their other system is an addi tive two-color method where only one negative is photographed. The meeting was interested to hear William Crespinel of Cinecolor say he got a thousand feet of color picture from a thousand feet of pan negative. They use a split frame method and apply the color directly to the finished positive in an additive principle. It is claimed to cost little more than regular black and white. This system is the outgrowth of considerable research on the part of William V. D. Kelley and the color shows promise. Carrol Dunning gave a talk on his forthcoming color that is considering the needs of the industrial market for color in their demonstraton reels. He has recently photographed a full length five-reel picture for the California Packing Company, covering the entire packing industry from the budding flowers to the labeled can. He uses an additive system on 35mm. film that is to be reduced to 16mm. in the final form. R. C. A. is working on an elongated method of introducing sound on the longer film required by the additional frames necessitated in an additive color system for Dunning Process. Judging from the results of this meeting color is due for another bow and it will be greeted cordially. E. T. Adolf h, Son of Capt. Henry Lonib, Passes Away at Age of Sixty-six ADOLPH LOMB, vice president of Bausch and Lomb, died at his home in Pittsford, N. Y., a suburb of Rochester, Sept. 30, after a brief illness. He was 66 years old. The eldest son of Capt. Henry Lomb, the co-founder of Bausch and Lomb, he had been connected with the optical institution established by his father and John Jacob Bausch for fifty-three years. He entered the company when a lad of fourteen, leaving temporarily to continue his university studies. Besides being an executive of Bausch and Lomb, Mr. Lomb was identified with a number of scientific and patriotic societies chief among which was the Optical Society of America. He had been treasurer of that organization since its inception and one of its prominent financial supporters. Carrying on a work instituted by his father, Mr. Lomb was interested in the welfare and activities of civil war veterans and the sons of civil war veterans. He also was prominently identified with German-American Societies in Rochester, and during the strained days of the World War was active in promoting the best interests of German born residents in the United States. Mr. Lomb was born in Rochester in 1866, was a graduate of the Univer sity of Rochester, Class of 1892, and also had taken advanced work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Berlin, Germany. Mr. Lomb leaves his mother, Mrs. Emilie Klein Lomb, widow of Capt. Henry Lomb; a brother, Henry C. Lomb of New York City; a nephew and two nieces. He was unmarried. Motion Picture Equipment Moves to Larger Quarters GAINING markedly in factory and office area the Hollywood Motion Picture Equipment Company, Ltd., is now settled in its new quarters at 645 North Martel street. The location is at Melrose, six blocks west of La Brea, Hollywood. Also with offices at the same address is the Pacific Industrial Films, an allied corporation, its chief executive being Arthur Reeves, head also of the equipment company. In the front of the structure at North Martel are demonstration and sales rooms and the private office of Art Reeves. In the remainder of the building, containing over 3000 feet of floor space, are cutting, recording, monitor and projection rooms. Alterations are being made so that a sound truck may drive right on to the floor of the recording department.