International photographer (Jan-Dec 1941)

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Joan Bennett, co-star of "Confirm or Deny," says good-bye and good luck to Maurice Liu, Chancellor of the Los Angeles Chinese Consulate, who leaves this week to make a film survey of his country for the Chinese government. Liu has just finished a three weeks' course in cinematography on the set of the film, with Chief Cameraman Leon Shamroy (left) as instructor. mm. and 10,000 feet of 16 mm. Kodachrome. He uses a GE exposure meter. Negative shot in China will be returned to Hollywood for processing. Test strips of the Plus X will be developed in China, while tests strips of the Kodachrome will be Clippered back to Hollywood for a cabled report. The 35 mm. negative will be cut and edited by Liu, when he returns here in six months, into a documentary film for general distribution, while the Kodachrome will be used to illustrate an American lecture tour which Liu will make subsequently. "My sole purpose in making this trip," Liu said, "is educational. The film shot will not be a travelogue nor a newsreel, but will be along the documentary lines outlined by Flaherty and the others who have achieved success in this medium." The entire company of "Confirm or Deny" cooperated with Liu during the three weeks he spent at 20th Century-Fox. Even Don Ameche and Joan Bennett, costars of the film, cooperated by serving as Liu's models between "takes" and during the lunch hour. Just before saying goodbye to Shamroy, Liu summed up the problems of such a job by saying: "There's only one trouble — you can't have retakes!" holly wood to chuNqkiNq (Continued from page 13) and much of the Chinese northwest country. Part of his stay in Chungking, where his father is an important official in the Chinese Nationalist government, will be devoted to laying out an underground film processing laboratory. If plans develop as expected, Liu will purchase equipment for this on his return to Hollywood at the end of six months. With him Liu took the following equipment, in addition to the usual auxiliary lighting and other apparatus: Bell and Howell studio camera, Eyemo, two Filmos and two Leicas, 20,000 feet of Plus X 35 Landers Camera Rentals CAMERA RENTALS SERVICE Blimps, Dollies, all Accessories * DAY PHONES NIGHT Hillside 6373 De Longpre Ave. HEmpstead 8333 Near Ivar Street 1311 HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA Glorify this Scene in Natural Color! CINE [NE J DOUBLE EIGHT Never to be forgotten scenes glorified in natural color or in just plain black and white are so easy to make — and so economical with this new 8mm Camera sensation. It gives you more for your money. * Eastman Magazine Loading. *Turret Lens front, mounts three lenses. *Five operating speeds. It's loaded with new and worthwhile features. See Perfex Movie and Still Cameras at your dealer's. Literature free! With F:2.5 Lens, $59.50 With F:1.9 Lens, $79.50 Case Extra, $6.50 Candid Camera Corp. of America 844 W. Adams Street Chicago, III. 16