Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

1168 Motion Picture Newt National Anti-Misframe League Forum ■MMOTwmNHmnoiMiNinMiMiMmtiiiiiiiiiMiiiimiiiiiniiiiiMiiiiiiiiimiiimiimunHiiniiiiiiuiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiii i" iiiiiiwi«hiili_lllj __ Dear Sir: I would like to correct my mistake in my last letter to you. I have made a mistake in the throw. The throw is 80 Orpheum Theatre, 95 St. Joseph’s Auditorium. I am sending my photo, as I have said I would send you one. Kindly send me one of the new membership buttons. Also let me know what is the cost of them and I will send you the money as soon as I receive the button. Just a few days ago I received a film and it was in bad condition. Every two or three feet apart the sprocket holes were torn about two inches on one side and about one and one-half inches on the toher side, and caused the film to jump out of the frame and sometimes break. It was that way almost for a half a reel and also the last reel, instead of having the end on it, had end of part five. And that made the people think I cut the last reel off. But I have sent it out in the best condition. Guess I will close for this time. I remain, Yours for better projection, Andrew J. Gmitter. 82 E. Third St., E. Mauch Chunk, Pa. Projectionist, N. A. M. L., No. 1517. Gentlemen : I think that the national anti-misframe league is a very good thing to belong to. And I think that if every projectionist would join it, misframes would be done away with altogether. I have been operating at one of the War Department theatres here in camp for quite a while and I must say that some of the film I get are full of misframes. I want you to put me down as a member and I will do all I can to make it better. Very truly yours, George W. Voss. Camp Dix, N. J. Dear Ed. I’m not as busy tonight as I’ve been for the last two weeks so will contribute my several lines to the columns. Andrew J. Gmitter CORRECTION. In our February 4th issue, a problem was solved for the method of figuring 2,000 feet of film on a 14-inch reel. Some of the projectionists noted an error for which we can offer no excuse excepting that of an oversight. We assumed 81 layers of film to the inch and l\l/2 inches of thickness for the reel or a total of 81 x 11% turns. However, the turns should only be counted on one side of the reel. Then the actual number of inches of layers is 514 Under the assumed conditions of the problem we would have only 1,000 feet of film on this reel. — Ed. Occasionally I read of equipment with which other members are privileged to work but so u I,<^on’t believe I have heard anyone say that they are using a Mazda projector lamp There are several different makes of Mazda, adaptors, I believe, but mine is made by the General Electric Co. The reason I state the make is because I am hoping there is some one else who has worked with them and can tell me whether or not some kind of an automatic dissolver is possible with the kind of a dowser that is used. I have of course experimented with various devices with a view to a more perfect change over but these were just a system of strings and proved satisfactory only to a certain extent. I should like to hear of some one else’s experiences. I beg to remain, Glen Smith, N. A. M. L. No. 1412 331 S. Main Street, Columbiana, Ohio. I Dear Members : Brother Smith asks for suggestions along the lines for change-overs for Magda equipments. One layout with which I am acquainted and which gives very good results, is as shown m the diagram “Figure A.”— Ed. Dear Editor: Enclosed find my application to N. A. M. L., which I have been intending to send to you for some little time. I have always done or seen that all mis-' frames were taken out, and this place never punches a hole in any film, but the greatest trouble we have is with the exchange and their' old reels. They mash the side of the film so that it makes the film in bad shape. Well, I am hoping that my application is accepted, so let me know soon. Will ring off for this time. Here’s to the N. A. M. L. and the other fellows. A. Ernest Lamkin, Jr. Stockton, Kansas. I am enclosing another application signed by my relief operator. He has been reading our forum letters and wishes to become one of us. I guess my former letters must have hit the scrap basket, but as long as I can read those of the other boys I am satisfied with their “ kick ” and “ push.” This department should grow to a size that the progressive exhibitor will sit up and listen, for where would he get his show if it wasn’t for the projection room his operator maintains for him. CLEAN BOOTH! t-x ERFECT PICTURE. LEAR LIGHT ! = M ROJECTION. LEAN FILM! ROGRESS. John E. Dunkin. Chief Projectionist, No. 1581. P. S. — This film came in uninspected, so here is some of what I found while looking it over before the operators tried to run it. I removed nine misframes and several places of pulled sprocket holes. W’ho’s guilty? Dear Sir: Your letter received at same date. Was glad to get a reply from my letter. I have been experimenting on a Powers 6B head about a year. I am trying to put two intermittent movements on the head, both to work on same ( Continued on page 1170)