Motion picture production encyclopedia (1950)

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F O R E I CN COMPANIES 1087 URIBA MONTES de OCA y SEAVEDRA FILM, S. de R. L. (Producer full-length films) Arres 28-6, Mexico, D. F. Studios AZTECA STUDIOS (Rental Studio: Laboratory, Mitchell NC Cameras, 18 Soundproof Stages, Licensed Western Electric Sound, Operated by Cine Sonido, S. A.) Mexico, D. F. General Manager B. J. Kroger Assistant Manager Ing. F. Soto Ibarra CINEMATOCRAFICA LATINO AMERICANA, S. A. (CLASA) Calzada de Tlalpam Km. 13, Mexico, D. F. CHURUBUSCO— PRODUCTORES ASOCIADOS MEXICANOS, S. A. (Rental studios servicing various producers) Estudios Churubusco — 19-55-44, Mexico, D. F. President Emilio Azcarraga Secretary Lie. J. L. Fernandez Treasurer Luis C. Brotoni Chairman of the Board Emilio Azcarraga Board of Directors: Richard K. Tompkins, Othon M. Velez, Lie. Horacio Casasus, Joe Noriega. DEPARTMENT HEADS: Studio Manager Richard K. Tompkins Accounting Theodore H. Herwood Art Alfred Ybarra Camera James L. Fields Commissary Jose T. Ortiz Electrical Salvador E. Ayala Hospital Dr. Fernando Gutierrez Vazquez Laboratory Edgar Fernandez Police Angel Lopez Purchasing Gabino Carrillo Sound James L. Fields Film Editing Victor Lewis STUDIO COSTS: (For the sum of 1,000. pesos daily, the producer is entitled to the following items:) 2 Stages (ea. app. 1 15'xl40') 4 Production Offices 5 Dressing Rooms 2 Make-Up Rooms 1 Room for Hairdressing 1 Room for Barber 2 Large Dressing Rooms 1 Wardrobe Room 1 Store Room for Props, etc. 1 Fully equipped cutting room during shooting, plus three additional weeks I Mitchell Camera (NC) Dolly and Blimp 100 Kilowatts daily power consumption with the following equipment or equal: 1 Arc 20,000 W. 2 Solars (5,000) 10,000 W. 32 Juniors (2,000) 64,000 W 6 Babys (500) 3,000 W 6Cinelites (500) 3,000 W. 9 Ground Cables 6 3-Phase Extensions 5 4-Way Plug-in Boxes 4 6-Way Plug-in Boxes 2 Switchboards (3-phase) 6 Spiders Projection room to review rushes during regular working hours. 6 Mitchell NC Cameras available with the following lenses, motors and special accessories: 25, 30, 40, 50, 75 and 100 MM Bausch and Lomb Lenses. 50 cycle synchronous, 110 volt variable speed, 12 volt variable speed and interlock motors. Variable diffusers, finder, adaptors for one-inch lens, wide angle matte boxes. 1 Mitchell High Speed Camera with the above accessories and alio volt high speed motor with control. 5 Raby Dollies, Blimps and Friction Heads There is available one manually operated camera crane with a 12 foot boom (pivot point to camera platform. Platform can be elevated to 16 feet). 92 Mole-Richardson type 414-5000 W solar spots 300 Mole-Richardson type 410-2000 W solar spots 65 Mole-Richardson type 406-500-750 W spots 30 Mole-Richardson type 404-200 W spots 18 Mole-Richardson Dinky spots 12 Mole-Richardson type 20 double broads 28 Mole-Richardson type 21 single broads 16 Mole-Richardson 240 skylites 14 Mole-Richardson 170 arc lamps 28 Mole-Richardson Photofloods Barn doors and diffuser frames for spots and arcs Double lift stands for inky lamps 12 Mole-Richardson manual switchboards 4 Mole-Richardson dimmer banks 75 Mole-Richardson six-hole plugging boxes 75 Mole-Richardson four-hole plugging boxes 16 Mole-Richardson two-hole plugging boxes 15 Mole-Richardson one-hole plugging boxes 60 Mole-Richardson Spiders 110 Lengths of 100 feet each 4/0 single conductor cables 40 Three-wire extensions 65 feet each 12 Two-wire extensions 50 feet each 5 Mole-Richardson portable gasoline driven DC generators Capacity at altitude of Mexico City 150 amps, each 2 Diesel driven DC generators mounted on six-wheel drive navy trucks. Plants are sound-proof. Sea level rating of plants is 100 kw. At Mexico City altitude efficiency is approximately 75% Powerhouse DC installation consists of 4 GeneralElectric 2,000 ampere generators. Permissible overlead 50% for 2 V2 hours continuously and 100% for 1/2 hour continuously. 8 Cutting Rooms equipped with Model UDS Moviolas, 2-way and 4-way synchronizers. Rewinders, film bins, etc. 3 Projection Rooms equipped with latest type Brenkert projectors and RCA sound equipment 5 RCA Photophone recording channels. This is standard as used by Hollywood RCA Licensees. Two of the channels are mobile and are equipped with location generator plants for sound and camera. 1 Combination music scoring and rerecording channel. (RCA Equipment). Both film and disc playback equipments are available. 5 Mole-Richardson studio type microphone booms. ESTUDIOS y LABORATORIOS CINEMATOCRAFICA STHAL Montes de Oca No. 1 17, Mexico, D. F. ESTUDIOS CUAUHTEMOC Calz. Tlalpam, Mexico, D. F. Tele. 32-05-322 Manager Henry Lube PHYSICAL ASSETS: 2 Stages RCA-Western Electric Sound Laboratory, Cutting Rooms, Mitchell Cameras, Dolly, Blimps, Lighting Equipment. ESTUDIOS VICTORIA, EL MOLINO de FLORES Texcoco (State of Mexico) Mexico City office: Ejido 19-10, Mexico, D. F. ESTUDIOS MEXICO, S. A Carretera de Tlalpam near Zochimilco Office: Artes 28, Mexico, D. F. Laboratories MEXICO. D. F. CONSOLIDADA FILMS, S. A. Pomono No. 43, Mexico, D. F. MUEBLAS y UTILERIA, S. A. Ejido 43-108, Mexico, D. F.