Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

Page scan 000482 from Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers

Record Details:

Title:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Date:
1930-1949
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : The Society
Volume:
Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Leaf #:
000482
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE)Êdocuments the technological progress of the film industry, highlighting technical developments in production and exhibition. Of special interest are articles about special effects, theater practices, lighting, and the introduction of the 16mm format. Initially titled "Transactions of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers."Digitized by the Prelinger Library and the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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June, 1933] PROGRESS COMMITTEE 475 development of the film, it is slit and cemented end to end. Thus a 25-foot original roll becomes 50 feet of 8-mm. film, which, because of its smaller perforation pitch, is equivalent in screen projection time to a 100-foot roll of the amateur standard film (Figs. 8 and 9). Two models of cameras are available for this film, one carrying Courtesy of Eastman Kodak Co. FIG. 8. Comparison of several types of film, (a) Standard 35-mm. professional film; (b) standard 16-mm. amateur film; (c) standard 16-mm. amateur film containing four 4X5 mm. pictures per frame before cutting; (d) standard 8-mm. amateur film. a fixed focus unremovable //3.5 lens and the other a bayonet type mount //1. 9 lens which may be replaced by longer focal length lenses for telephoto work. Three types of projectors are listed. The largest uses a 20volt 100watt lamp to project a screen image 40 inches wide. The other two models differ only in the illumination source used. That for use on a 30-inch screen is equipped with a