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

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62 H. R. LUBCKE [j. s. M. P. E. shots. In close-ups street make-up is sufficient, although accentuated make-up may be utilized by increasing the light intensity. An example of no make-up is given in Fig. 6. This is a photograph made on a receiver 20 miles from the transmitter. A ten-second exposure was utilized, during which time inescapable movement of the subject may have dimmed the photograph. A base paint approximately No. 29 panchromatic is utilized as a start. Eyebrows are accentuated with black or dark brown liner. Artificial eyelashes and eyeshadow are used. Special Max Factor lipstick of a brownishviolet shade is applied. This color has been found more desirable then the red, because the camera tube exhibits increased sensitivity to the red and also because red light energy is FIG. 6. Photograph made on a receiver 20 miles from the transmitter. No make-up used; camera exposure, 10 sec. particularly predominant in the incandescent illumination utilized. Visual and aural introduction to the episode are provided by means of theme music, miniature stage, and appropriate introductory paragraph prepared by the writer of the script. In motion picture title fashion, a miniature stage starts the performance by the raising of the main curtain, the draping of a side curtain, and the retraction of side wings, displaying a sign reading, " Vine Street, by W. H. Pettitt." The side wings are then moved to obscure the sign, which is immediately replaced by a second sign reading, "Starring Shirley Thomas as Sandra Bush." In the same manner a photograph of the star is next displayed, and then a sign reading, "and John Barkley as Michael Roberts," followed by a photograph of Mr. Barkley. Si