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REPORT OF STANDARDS COMMITTEE 161
and Rayton, Chairman, has been appointed to make such revisions in the glossary of technical terms as may be necessary from time to time. It is planned to print the revised glossary in the JOURNAL every year, preferably after the Fall meeting of the Society. Wherever possible, the foreign equivalents of the terms in the glossary will be included also. This should be a welcome addition, as these terms are seldom found in the dictionaries of foreign languages.
SAFETY CODE FOR PROJECTION
Most states and important municipalities have enacted regulations governing the projection of motion pictures, but these differ widely from place to place. It is felt that this lack of uniformity creates an unnecessary hazard. As matters stand at present, the projectionist must often learn an entirely new code whenever he moves from one city or state to another. Undoubtedly, the approval of a standard safety code for projection by an impartial body like this Society would provide a basis for new legislation which would tend to become standardized as time went on. To this end, a subcommittee is being organized to deal with this important problem and to report at a later meeting.
STANDARD PRACTICE
Although motion picture practice is constantly changing, certain details of the art tend to become standardized; and it is felt by this Committee that the publication of the details of recommended practice should be of benefit to the industry. A subcommittee has been organized, consisting of Messrs. Farnham, Hubbard, Mitchell, and Rackett, Chairman, which will present and publish recommendations on the length of titles, notching of negative film, sound film practice, and such other features of the art as it may seem wise to attempt to standardize. It is hoped that a report of this subcommittee will be available in time to be presented at the Fall meeting of the Society.
WIDE FILM DIMENSIONS
The Committee felt that the standardization of wide film dimensions was the problem of prime importance before it, and this subject was discussed at considerable length at the meeting of January 27th. The points under discussion were treated in the following manner, which seemed to afford a logical approach to the subject:
1. Is a larger screen desirable and can it be used in existing theaters?