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FILM CONSERVATION METHODS
A SYMPOSIUM*
The conservation of materials is one of the major objectives of all industry in this war. Particularly is this true in the motion picture industry, where the enormous requirements of the armed forces added to the essential civilian demand are creating an unprecedented consumption of photographic film. A record of the steps being taken by the various studios to insure the conservation of raw film stock during sound takes is thus of particular interest at this time.
The following eight papers make up a symposium to which representatives of the Sound Departments of as many studios in Hollywood contributed their various methods of saving sound-film by marking, removing, and reassembling non-print sound takes. The undeveloped film thus reclaimed has been exposed only along one edge and the unexposed areas may be used for a number of purposes.
This preselection practice, which constitutes a considerable saving in film raw stock and laboratory processing has been in operation for some time ; however, the technique varies from studio to studio and the following papers give detailed accounts of the methods in use at each studio. The authors contributing to the symposium, in the order in which their papers appear, are as follows :
"Film Conservation Methods at Universal Studios," by George J. DeMoss,
Sound Dept., Universal Pictures Co., Inc., Universal City, Calif. "Film Conservation Methods at Republic Studios," by D. J. Bloomberg and J.
Stransky, Sound Dept., Republic Pictures Corp., Hollywood. "Film Conservation Methods at RKO Studios," by P. E. Brigandi, Sound Dept.,
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., Hollywood. "Film Conservation Methods at Columbia Studios," by S. J. Twining, Sound
Dept., Columbia Pictures Corp., Hollywood. "Film Conservation Methods at Paramount Studios," by I. M. Chambers,
Sound Dept., Paramount Pictures, Inc., Hollywood.
* Presented before the Pacific Coast Section meeting, Hollywood, May 25, 1943. 432