International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1935)

May 1935 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST f/nfer/nofz/o/na// lOECTH With Which is Combined PROJECTION ENGINEERING Edited by James J. Finn Volume 8 MAY 1935 No I U Index and Monthly Chat 5 Step-By-Slep Analysis of Sound Reproducing Equipment, X 7 Aaron Nadell Advances in Recording, Reproduction Cited by RCA Chief Engineer 10 Brushes: Their Use and Relation to Motor Trouble L. L. Stoffel 11 Sharp Division of Craft Opinion on I. I lication on I. P. Print Footage Pub 12 Television, Color Feature S. M. P. E. Coast Meeting 13 Questions and Answers on Sound Projection 14 Television and the Motion Picture Theatre 15 A. N. Goldsmith The Editorial Page 17 Craft-Engineer Relations Cited by I. A. Pres. Browne to S. M. P. E. 18 The 'Point System' of Estimating Projectionist Wages 19 News Notes 20 The New RCA Sound Track 21 James Frank, Jr. Letters to the Editor 22 Max Ruben 22 Metal Tubes Induce Stiff Trade Fight 24 Technical Hints Miscellaneous Items Published Monthly by JAMES J. FINN PUBLISHING CORPORATION 580 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N. Y. Circulation Manager, Ruth Entracht Subscription Representatives Australia: McGills, 183 Elizabeth St., Melbourne New Zealand: Te Aro Book Depot, Ltd., 64 Courtenay Place Wellington England and Dominions: Wm. Dawson & Sons, Ltd., Pilgrim St., London, E. C. 4. Yearly Subscription: United States and possessions, $2 (two years, $3) ; Canada and foreign countries, $2.50. Single copies. 25 cents. Changes of address should be submitted two weeks in advance of publication date to insure receipt of current issue. Entered as second-class matter February 8, 1932, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y. under the act of March 3, 1879. Contents copyrighted 1935 by James J. Finn Publishing Corp. International Projectionist is not responsible for personal opinions appearing in signed articles in its columns. MONTHLY CHAT FOOTAGE calculation is a matter of grave concern to projectionists in the subsequent-run theatres, according to the deluge of mail which hit this office following our inquiry as to preferences in this matter. The results are inconclusive, however, being split evenly in favor of and against publication of footage figures. More about this controversial topic herein. DISAPPOINTING to us were the presentations on color by alleged "experts" at the recent S. M. P. E. convention in Hollywood. Proponents of this struggling art spilled many words about art forms and psychological reactions and warm color hues, but nobody made a practical contribution along the line of explaining how, with color negative costing 5.6 cents per foot as against the 1.8 cost of black-and-white, the industry is going to get its money back. A 25 per cent rise in costs might be digestible, even in the light of a record showing no box-office advance when sound pictures came in. SAN FRANCISCO projectionists report to I. P. a steady rise in the number of theatres receiving sound equipment servicing from the local organization. Aggressive though this organization be, we have never heard that it holds the copyright on this idea. Go out and get this work. ENGINEERS and projectionists must respect each other's rights, I. A. President George E. Browne told the S. M. P. E. in an address to the Society's recent convention. The I. A. leader lauded the accomplishments of the engineers, but added that he knew of no reason why either the engineers or the projectionists should attempt to encroach upon the domain of the other. Published in full herein. ONE must be both deaf and blind not to perceive the radical changes impending in the production and reproduction fields. Color, television and, possibly, three-dimensional films are in the offing, constituting a challenge to the capability, ingenuity and courage of the craft. I. P. will do its share, of course, in charting the development of the art. THE Academy of M. P. Arts & Science has formed a television committee. This is 0. K. with us; but we do wish that the Academy would finish one job before it hops to another. Reel length, for example, has been under consideration by the Academy for three years now, with no answer as yet. Incidentally. Boston Local 182 advises that 1000-foot reels will be used by its members as long as the organization has anything to say about it.