Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1935)

MOVIE MAKERS 41 Policeman "It is indeed, sir. Tis a fine night for a murder!" The audience laughs at the stupid officer. It has been a fine night for a murder, but he doesn't know it. There is a mental slump in tension and the major action is taken up at a lower key than would have been necessary had there not been this interruption. Be simple, natural, explicit and interesting and the talking script is merely a silent drama with some dialog added. It is full of pitfalls but, if you avoid these, it is as simple as writing a letter. Do not let the first few mistakes discourage you. It is through mistakes that Hollywood learned, and your errors will be far less costly. Amateur clubs [Continued from page 24] and Adirondack Adventure respectively. Herbert H. Johnson, ACL, presented The World's People, a 1934 Ten Best winner made by Mr. Johnson and Edmund Zacher, II, ACL, of Hartford, Conn., with an effective accompaniment of music and narrative. Other films screened, without sound, were Snoivdrifts and Snoivshoes, by Theresa and Thomas Kircher, ACL, and Maiden Voyage, by Konstantin Kostich, ACL. Chicago Chooses ■ Officers for the new year have been elected by the Chicago Cinema Club as follows: J. D. Brubaker, president; G. Arras, vicepresident; G. R. Turtle, treasurer; H. G. Aschoff, secretary. The contest for the best film of the Century of Progress made by a member has been concluded and results will be announced shortly. Detroit Edison ■ More than sixty camera enthusiasts attended a late meeting of the Detroit Edison Camera Club, ACL, in Detroit, Mich., which featured the screening of Vitex D and In a Valley in the Border Hills, outstanding industrial pictures lent by the Club Film Library of the League. According to W. G. Knickerbocker, ACL, program chairman, many in the audience found these films better than professional work in the same field. Exclusively 8 ■ The formation of the Los Angeles Eight Millimeter Club, a group devoted exclusively to users of the narrower width equipment, has been announced in California by Claude W. A. Caderette and Randolph B. Clardy. The first general meeting is scheduled for the tenth of this month, at the Bell & Howell auditorium in Los Angeles, and the organizers extend an invitation to attend to all Eight filmers of the community. ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES COMEDIES CARTOONS MUSICALS TRAVELOGUES NOVELTIES ALWAYS IN STOCK NATIONALLY ENDORSED TALKING PICTURES SOUND FOX MOVIETONE SUBJECTS PATHE CARTOONS COMEDIES MONOGRAM FEATURES ALLIED PICTURES ON FILM ERPI Instructional Subjects always in stock. For Sale or Rental. SostvsZ RENTAL PROGRAMS for ROAD SHOWS SCHOOLS CHURCHES CLUBS and INDIVIDUALS May be Arranged Through our distributors New England Distributor FILM LIBRARY OF NEW ENGLAND 140 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass. WALTER O. GUTLOHN, INC 35 West 45th Street New York, N. Y. 4 Big F, EATURES •Separate motor driven blower •1600 ft. reel arm •500 watt illumination •Long-life lamp (cost only $2.00) Amid the relics ' <Uic New SDCO 16mm. sound-on-film Projector Always a few paces ahead of the field, EDCO introduces new improvements in sound effects, in illumination, in film protection, in ventilation, in operating conveniences and economies. Sound synchronization automatic in threading; constant speed-synchronous motor; one shot lubrication; uses only one lamp for both projection and sound; complete in one case. To see and hear it is a revelation. EDCO ELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC. 112 West 21st St., New York, N. Y. The Difference between good movies and poor ones is frequently only a matter of intelligent finishing. Do you dread the task of completing your movies? Some movie-makers allow their dislike of details to prevent their ever realizing the full enjoyment of the pictures they have made. What a pity! You should bring them to this subsidiary of the Eastman Kodak Company, established and operated for the benefit of amateurs seeking the finest in Editing and Titling Service. KODASCOPE Editing &Titling Service, Inc. 33 West 42nd St., New York