Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1948)

MOVIE MAKERS 31 The additional building, at 240 East Ontario Street, Chicago, will be used as an assembly plant for all Ampro products. Kin-O-Lux rewinds Two thou sand foot rewinds recently have been placed on the market by Kin-O-Lux, Inc., 105 West 40th Street, New York 18. N. Y. The handle of the rewind turns in the same direction as the reel, which should simplify operation. Here is Havana! [Continued from page 21] tripod on the floor of the tonneau and shoot at twenty four frames a second. THE OLD CITY Devote your first morning to recording the spirit of the old city, starting at the junction of Prado Boulevard and Malecon Drive by filming Morro Castle, the four century old sentinel of Havana. If you are lucky, a sailboat might pass by at this very moment, to make this part of your film more appealing. If you walk a few steps across the street, you can get a view of Castillo de la Punta, an old fortress built to protect the entrance of the harbor against the attacks of pirates and corsairs. Turning your back on the same spot where you took Castillo de la Punta, you will see the monument erected to the memory of the university students who were executed during the Spanish War. Driving now along Avenida del Puerto (which is a continuation of Malecon Drive), you will pass the Maximo Gomez monument, erected to one of our greatest heroes; and you will see also the Castillo de la Fuerza, the oldest fortress in Cuba. From this spot you have a beautiful view of the harbor and the fortress La Cabana. At the end of the Avenida del Puerto is the embarcadero, with its picturesque rowing boats, called guadanos. A short block away you will find the famous Templete, where the first mass was celebrated in Havana in 1519. In front of this are Plaza de Armas and the old Governors' Palace, where the municipal offices are located today. Try to get the patio and the statue of Columbus which are in the center of this building. One block down from this place you reach Cathedral Square, the very heart of colonial Havana; you will be delighted with its ancient cathedral and the darkened stone of the surrounding palaces. By this time you have probably noticed a great variety of typical activities taking place along the narrow, tortuous streets: the flower ven NEWS! NOW AVAILABLE FOR EASTMAN KODAK 16mm MAGAZINE 1.9, AND CINE SPECIAL! gef the entire picture THE CINE-AMPLON WIDE ANGLE LENS — 8mm or 1 6mm Doubles your field of view — increasing horizontal angle from 21° to 42°! Easy to use with any fast lens to give you both wide angle and speed. Has same speed os your own lens. If you have a 7.5 lens, the Cine-Amplon gives a 1 .5 wide-angle at a fraction of I the cost of a special wide-angle lens — yet you get exactly the same picture! Get the CineAmplon at your dealers' now — and then "catch" your entire set in your lens field. Only $33.00 plus tax! Write us now for brochure. A triumph of lens-making skill — the result of many years of research. These lenses do not change the speed of your picturetaking lens, exposure or focus. They add new life-like vividness. Their sharp focusing gives you the clear detail so important with present day film and color. Write for brochure on WIRGIN PRECISION FOCUSING COATED LENSES yours without charge. See these fine lenses at your dealers' today! Distributed Exclusively By: CAMERA SPECIALTY CO., INC. 50 WEST 29TH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. SPLICING 16 or is EASY — with a mswoLv It is easy because GRISWOLD splicers have exclusive features which assure clean, square cutting and accurate placing and alignment of the film so that you can't help getting a perfect splice on a frame line every time. They are built of the best materials with the high degree of precision and strength needed for accurate work and long, trouble-free service. When you buy a splicer it will pay you to ask for the GRISWOLD by name. WRITE FOR BULLETIN 10 It gives details and prices of GRISWOLD splicers for 16 and 8 MM film. Models are also available for all other sizes and types of film. Information will be mailed on request. GRISWOLD JUNIOR MODEL specially developed for home movie makers. GRISWOLD MACHINE WORKS DEPT. A, 410 MAIN STREET, PORT JEFFERSON, N. Y.