Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Movie Makers
Date:
Jan-Dec 1940
Publisher:
Amateur Cinema League, inc.
Volume:
Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1940)
Leaf #:
000498
Language:
English
Collection:
Non-Theatrical Film
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Movie Makers, the official publication of the Amateur Cinema League, documented and championed home movies and production by local film clubs. During 27 years of publication, Movie Makers provided extensive coverage of the growth of 16mm, the availability of Hollywood films to the home, filmmaking style, amateur production, and color cinematography. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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468 • Out to Win is introduced with an attractive and exceedingly legible lead title. • The hero goes for a walk in a park and sees amateur movie makers all about him. Here is a friend of his, using a movie camera. • The hero gets interested, and another friend shows him how a projector operates. • He gets the "bug" and dreams of movie cameras. • He starts to save money for a movie camera, in spite of the mild lack of interest on the part of his wife. • Finally comes the day when he sneaks a movie camera into the house. • And after the movie camera come all the accessories. His wife tries to understand, but she views each addition with suspicion. She would like to spend the money on other things. ^MSSui : ,f PICTURE:. Hit c,r, USV fita. ei-EkSt 16mm. scenes by Dallas Cine Club • She means no harm, for she doesn't know that these are precious film clips in the process of editing, but there is almost a "blow up." •Then Hubby catches an airplane crash by chance, when he is out trying a new cine gadget. • He captures the whole thing, including the airplane falling through the sky and the crash itself. (These scenes were done in miniature.) • When he reads of the disaster in the paper, he realizes that he has obtained valuable footage. So he sends it to a newsreel company. • He had obtained an exclusive "scoop" and receives three thousand dollars for the film. (Rather unlikely, but things like this have happened.) • They get a new car, and Mrs. Movie Maker gets a new fur coat, and now she is a "fan" herself.