The international photographer (Jan-Dec 1935)

June, 1935 The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Seventeen FORCES OF THE CINEMA new venture and the program of activities was started which has now become so well known to many in the industry. The original incorporators were : C. Francis Jenkins, Washington, D. C. ; Donald J. Bell, Chicago, 111.; Paul H. Cromelin, New York City; C. A Willatt, Boston, Mass. ; Francis B. Cannock, New York City; W. Burton Westcott, Boston, Mass.; Paul Brockets Washington, D. C. ; E. Kendall Gillett, New York City; Herbert Miles, New York City; J. P. Lyons, Cleveland, Ohio. The new society began to hold semiannual conventions at which papers were read and discussions invited ; and all the material, which was con sidered by a committee of publication of technical or scientific interest, was printed in a magazine issued as the Transactions. These have appeared in unbroken succession until January, 1930, when they were superseded by a monthly Journal, which in its attractive orange cover is already a familiar sight in libraries and film laboratories of the world. The Governors of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers are very jealous of its prestige. A typical engineering society, it receives financial support from the industry which it serves, but business considerations are (Turn to Page 24) "Non-Uniformity in Photographic Development," J. Crabtree, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York, N. Y. "A Dynamic Check on the Processing of Film for Sound Records," F. G. Albin, United Artists Studios, Hollywood, Calif. "New Agfa Motion Picture Film Types," W. Leahy, Agfa Ansco Corporation, Hollywood, Calif. "Some Sensitometric Studies of Hollywood Laboratory Conditions," H. Meyer, Agfa Ansco Corporation, Hollywood, Calif. Semi-Annual S.M.P.E. Banquet The semi-annual banquet and dance of the Society will be held in the New Supper Room of the Hotel. Addresses by eminent members of the motion picture industry. Tables reserved at the registration desk, for 8, 10 and 12 persons. Thursday. May 23rd Projection and Studio Lighting Session Report of the Projection Practice Committee, J. O. Baker, Chairman. Report of the Projection Screen Brightness Committee, C. Tuttle, Chairman. "The Relation Between Projector Illumination and Screen Size," D. Lyman, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y. "The Optical Efficiency of Mirror Guards," W. B. Rayton, Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Rochester, N. Y. "The Photoelectric Cell and Its Use in Sound Motion Pictures," M. F. Jameson, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York, N. Y. Report of the Studio Lighting Committee, R. E. Farnham, Chairman. "The Radiant Energy Delivered on Motion Picture Sets from Carbon Arc Studio Light Sources," F. T. Bowditch and A. C. Downes, National Carbon Company, Cleveland, Ohio. "The Photographic Effectiveness of Carbon Arc Studio Light Sources," F. T. Bowditch and A. C. Downes, National Carbon Company, Cleveland, Ohio. "Lighting for Technicolor Motion Pictures," C. W. Handley, National Carbon Company, Los Angeles, Calif. "A New Wide-Range Spot Lamp," E. C. Richardson, Mole-Richardson, Inc., Hollywood, Calif. "Sources of Direct Current for Non-Rotating High-Intensity Reflecting Arc Lamps," C. C. Dash, Hertner Electric Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Sound and Standardization Session Interim Reports of Academy Committees on the Release Print and Screen Brightness, G. S. Mitchell, Manager, Research Council, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood, Calif. "The Technical Aspects of Recording Music for Motion Pictures," R. H. Townsend, Fox Film Corporation, Hollywood, Calif. "A Device for Automatically Controlling the Balance Between Recorded Sounds," W. A. Mueller, Warner Bros. First National, Burbank, Calif. "Improvements in Play-Back Disk Recording," G. M. Best, Warner Bros. First National, Burbank, Calif. "The Projection Background Process," F. Jackman, Warner Bros. First National, Burbank, Calif. California Institute of Technology A visit to the Institute, under the direction of Dean F. W. Hinrichs, Jr.; inspection of the astronomical, aeronautic, and highvoltage laboratories. Admission by registration card only; buses leave the hotel for Pasadena promptly at 1:30 p. m. — a beautiful scenic trip. Studio Session Report of the Sound Committee, P. H. Evans, Chairman. "Newsreel Standardization," J. A. Battle, Electrical Research Products, Inc., New York, N. Y. "Non-Directional Moving-Coil Microphone," F. F. Romanow and R. N. Marshall, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York, N. Y. 'Wide-Range Reproduction in Theaters," J. P. Maxfield and C. Flannagan, Electrical Research Products, Inc., New York, N. Y. "Optical Printing of 35 mm. Sound Records," G. L. Dimmick, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, N. J. Friday. May 24th Sound and Acoustics Session "Sixteen Mm. Negative-Positive and Grain," D. Norwood, Lt. U. S. Army Air Corps, Chanute Field, Rantoul, 111. "Modern Instruments for Acoustical Studies," E. C. Wente, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York, N. Y. "Principles of Measurements of Room Acoustics," E. C. Wente, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., New York, N. Y. "Recent Developments in Architectural Acoustics," V. O. Knudsen, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. "Studio Acoustics," M. Rettinger, Pacific Insulation Company, Los Angeles, Calif. "Technical Considerations of the High-Fidelity Reproducer," E. D. Cook, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, N. J. "Development and Design of the High-Fidelity Reproducer," F. J. Loomis and E. W. Reynolds, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, N. J. General Session "Technical Aspects of the Motion Picture," A. N. Goldsmith, New York, N. Y. "The Contribution of Dr. Lee deForest to the Electronic and Motion Picture Arts," G. A. Chambers, Eastman Kodak Company, Hollywood, Calif. "The History of the Talking Picture," W. E. Theisen, Hollywood, Calif. Apparatus Symposium "Three New Kodascopes," N. Green, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y. "A Continuous Film Camera for High-Speed Photography, C. T. Burke, General Radio Company, Cambridge, Mass. "A Professional 16 Mm. Projector with Intermittent Sprocket," H. A. DeVry, Herman A. DeVry, Inc., Chicago, 111. "Arc Supply Generator for Use with Suprex Carbons," O. S. Imes, Century Electric Company, St. Louis, Mo. "The Akers 35 Mm. Hand Camera," W. Blumel, Akers Camera Company, Hollywood, Calif. "A Sound Reduction Printer," O. B. Depue, Chicago, 111. "A 35 Mm. Automatic Daylight Sound Motion Picture Projector," A. B. Scott, SCK Corporation, Hollywood, Calif. "Vitachrome Diffusionlite System and Lamps, Their Uses and Applications," A. C. Jenkins, Vitachrome, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. "The Use of Cinematography in Aircraft Flight Testing," F. H. Colbohm, Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., Santa Monica, Calif. "The Use of Motion Pictures for Human Power Measurements," J. M. Albert, Chas. E. Bedaux Company, San Francisco, Calif. "The Motion Picture in Japan," Y. Osawa, J. Osawa and Company, Ltd., Kyoto, Japan. "The Motion Picture Industry in India," G. D. Lai, Delhi, India. Sound Session "Recording Music for Motion Pictures," M. C. Batsel, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, N. J. "Analysis of the Distortion Resulting from Sprocket-Hole Modulation," E. W. Kellogg, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, N. J. "A Comparison of Variable-Density and Variable-Width Sound Records," E. W. Kellogg, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, N. J. "A Consideration of Some Special Methods of Re-Recording," E. D. Cook, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, N. J. Gharacteristics of the Photophone Light-Modulating System," L. T. Sachtleben, RCA Manufacturing Company, Camden, N. J. 'Mechanographic Recording of Motion Picture Sound-Track, " J. A. Miller, Miller Film, Inc., New York, N. Y. 'Application of Vertical-Cut Recording to Sound Pictures," K. F. Morgan, Electrical Research Products, Inc., Hollywood, CaLf. Please mention The International Photographer when corresponding with advertisers.