International photographer (Jan-Dec 1934)

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND CRAFTS Vol. 6 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY, 1934 No. 1 E. T. Estabrook, Publisher's Agent and General Manager Silas Edgar Snyder, Editor-in-Chief Ira Hoke and Charles Felstead, Associate Editors Lewis W. Physioc, Fred Westerberg, Technical Editors John Corydon Hill, Art Editor Helen Boyce, Advertising Manager A Monthly Publication Dedicated to the Advancement of Cinematography in All Its Branches; Professional and Amateur; Photography; Laboratory and Processing, Film Editing, Sound Recording, Projection, Pictorialists. THE THREE FLAGS EXPEDITION ------ 2 By Edivin G. Linden THE MINIATURE CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY 4 By Augustus Wolfman THE STORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN BRIEF OUTLINE 6 By Lewis W. Physioc A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED PORTABLE LABORATORY 8 By Paul R. Harmer TELEVISION ---------- io The Editor HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS IN THE EARLY DAYS 12 By W. Wallace Clendenin UNDERSTANDING THE MINIATURE CAMERA 14 By Karl A. Bardleben, Jr., F. R. P.S. THE CAMERAGRAM ------ 16 and 17 EDITORIAL ------ 18 CINEMATOGRAPHER'S BOOK OF TABLES 19 and 20 By Fred Westerberg THE LIFE OF A STILLMAN ------- 22 By Don MacKcnzie MOTION PICTURE SOUND RECORDING ---- 26 By Charles Felstead— Chapter VI "CHEERIO" HOLLYWOOD! ------- 28 By Alfred C. Moore, Journalist CLASSIFIED SECTION -------- 30 OUT OF FOCUS ----- 32 By Charles P. Boyle Entered as second class matter Sept. 30, 1930, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the act of March 3, 1879. Copyright 1933 by Local 659, I. A. T. S. E. and M. P. M. O. of the United States and Canada Office of publication, 1605 North Cahuenga Avenue, Hollywood, California HEmpstead 1128 James J. Finn, 1 West 47th St., New York, Eastern Representative McGill's, 179 and 218 Elizabeth St., Melbourne, Australian and New Zealand agents. Subscription Rates — United States and Canada, $2 a year. Single copies, 25 cents. This Magazine represents the entire personnel ot photographers now engaged in professional production of motion pictures in the United States and Canada. Thus THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER becomes the voice of the Entire Craft, covering a field that reaches from coast to coast across North America. Printed in the U. S. A. at Hollywood, California 80 SERVICE ENGRAVING CO PART OF THE PROGRAM FOR MARCH Paul Harmer will do his part in the March issue by presenting the most illuminating article we have yet seen on the subject of "Motion Picture Miniatures." F. Morris Steadman, the Miracle Man of Light, will be back with "Patterns of Illumination," another masterly study on light that no photographer should miss. And if the reader happens to be interested in 16 mm. subjects there will be something most attractive in March. Look for this department. It's gonna be good. Mr. W. Wallace Clendenin, who "pinch hits" this month for Earl Theisen, our brilliant young historical writer on motion picture subjects, will return soon with another article on a timely subject. Miss May Gearheart, Supervisor of Art in the Los Angeles Schools, will present her interesting article, "Art in Motion Pictures." Because of previous reservations it was necessary to defer the publication of "Art in Motion Pictures" to March. Augustus Wolfman, editor of our Miniature Camera Department, will offer the third of his extraordinarily fine technical articles. This series by Mr. Wolfman will prove to be a liberal education to the students of the miniature camera. Our Television Department will have something of unusual merit to offer and, as this is to be a permanent feature of our magazine, it will behoove all interested parties to watch it closely for the latest news. By the way, cameramen would do well to keep their eyes on Television. It may mean jobs some day. HONOR TO MR. THEISEN Earl Theisen, Honorary Curator for Motion Pictures of Los Angeles Museum, whose interesting historical sketches have attracted International attention, is absent from our columns this month to permit him to write an article for the League of Nations. The subject will be "Archeology of the Motion Pictures." The article will be published in the International Encyclopedia of the League. Mr. Theisen will be back in the International Photographer in March. Please mention The International Photographer when corresponding with advertisers.