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

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 #:
0008
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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JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF MOTION PICTURE ENGINEERS Vol 43 JULY, 1944 No. 1 REPORT OF THE ENGINEERING VICE-PRESIDENT ON STANDARDIZATION * D. E. HYNDMAN** The procedure necessary for the formulation of War Standards for Motion Picture Equipment and Processes was described in an earlier paper which has appeared in the April, 1944, issue of the JOURNAL of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, pages 211-229. The planning, initiation and prosecution of the major project of the preparation, study and issuance of the corresponding specifications have afforded the Society of Motion Picture Engineers an opportunity to collaborate both with the military forces, the War Production Board and the motion picture industry along lines which, it is believed, have been of constructive assistance to the war effort. In this report, there will be discussed the nature and course of the work which has been carried on since the activities of the ASA War Standards Committee on Photography and Cinematography-Z52 were initiated. Prior to such detailed consideration, it is desirable to outline the major elements necessary to the success of a plan for wartime specifications of complex products needed by the Armed Forces. These elements include : (1) The formulation by the military forces of their needs, usually in the form of a list of the products and methods for which specifications are desired, as well as the scope, degree of detail, method of presentation, and field of application of a corresponding specification. It was fortunate that the U. S. Army Signal Corps, U. S. Army Air Forces, U. S. Army Engineer Corps, Bureau of Aeronautics, U. S. Navy, and U. S. Marine Corps were prepared to present their problems and needs in detail. Particularly active in this * Presented Apr. 19, 1944, at the Technical Conference in New York. ** Engineering Vice-President, Society of Motion Picture Engineers,