Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1948)

MOVIE MAKERS 37 front of instead of behind the sheet. The cast included Phil L. Danzinger. ACL, Joe Sikoski, Willard DeWitt. Thorens Melkerson, Jake Worz, Harry Guenther, ACL. and John Kanuch. Chicago programs Recent meetings of the Chicago Cinema Club, ACL, have presented the following films on the club screen: Shining Mountains, by Charles Lonk; Wheels Southwest, by Charles C. Hammack; Dark Angels, by Mrs. C. C. Hammack ; Spring Mazurka, by Mrs. Harry N. Osgood; The Contest, by Maurice Meshboum; This is the Place, by Al Rus, and From Black Hills to Blue Waters, by B. J. Babbitt. Metro presents The Metro Movie Club of River Park, in Chicago, screened some excellent films at its October and November meetings. Mexico, by Dr. Rufus W. Lee; The Canadian Northwest, by V. H. Sickinger; Montana, The Treasure State, by James Dobyns; Vacationing on Canadian Waters, by Harold Olson, and Days of '76, by Nora Wilson, were the highs of the program. Six from the south [Continued from page 16] derwater growth clearly visible to a depth of a hundred feet or more. The shots taken from the shore, inserted in this way, will punctuate the moving camera shots and will augment the illusion that the screen audience is being taken along on an inspection trip of Silver Springs. Making movies through the round glass windows of one of these boats is quite simple, but one must not judge the light by the human eye alone. By pressing the "eye" of an exposure meter flatly against the glass of the porthole, one will obtain a reading which may be used without compensation, despite the unorthodox filming problem. If no exposure meter is available, the chances are that the boat attendant will be able to advise you concerning correct diaphragm settings. These will vary between //3.5 and //1.9, for daylight Kodachrome. CYPRESS GARDENS Your story thread might continue at the Cypress Gardens, near Winterhaven — an utterly delightful garden spot where Dick Pope, the owner, provides young lady models in antebellum costumes without charge. A sequence made here could show your party entering the gatehouse, walking along the flower bordered lane to the boat landing, and there boarding one of the electric boats. Follow this immediately with shots made from the boat, remem[Continued on page 39] **m MAI I WE CRYSTAL-BEAD! JU* DA-LI It SCREEN Give your projector a chance! Don't waste its light by using an ordinary or makeshift screen! Change now to a new DA-LITE Crystal-Beaded Screen and see your treasured slides and movies come to life with sparkling brilliance and amazing detail! DA-LITE CHALLENGER America's favorite tripod screen. Lightest weight. Quickest to set up. • OCTAGON CASE • "SLIDE-A-MATIC" LOCKING • RIDGE TOP LEGS PRICES LOWER THAN IN 1938 — due to quadrupled production. Check these typical CHALLENGER values: 30"x40" $15.75 45"x60" $30.00 40"x40" 18.50 60"x60" 36.50 37"x50" 22.00 52"x70" 36.50 50"x50" 24.75 70"x70" 45.00 41 SIZES AND MODELS in tripod, wall, ceiling and Electrol mounts. Da-Lite CrystalBeaded or Mat White surface. DA-LITE'S Crystal-Beaded Screen Fabric has — A. Three black opaque coatings. B. Highest tensile strength fabric of special uniform weave; non-cracking; non-sagging. C. Multi-layer white Pyroxylin facing. D. Transparent coating which fuses beads to Pyroxylin. E. Da-Lite Crystal Beads— for maximum brightness at all practical viewing angles. FREE BOOKLET MAIL COUPON! DA-LITE SCREEN CO., INC. 2711 N. Pulaski Rd., Chicago 39, III. Depl. 'MM Please send your new 1 6-page booklet on Da-Lite Screen models, prices, size charts, and projection data. Name Street. City.., .Zone. .State. COLOR FIL BULK 8 and 16 MM Library, Supplies and Laboratory Wrife for Details HIRST FILM SUPPLIES 1441 W. Broadway Vancouver, B. C. "STOP APOLOGIZING" FOR YOUR MOVIE TITLES Write today for a FREE A-to-Z Sample Title Test Kit. Make titles that are different . . . better and tailored to your taste. Try our method . . . FREE. COMPLETE COLOR OR B.&W. OUTFIT $6.50 A-to-Z MOVIE ACCESSORIES 175 Fifth Avenue Dept. M New York 10. N. Y. D I R ECT 1 6 M M SOUND with MAURER RECORDING SYSTEM For the Producer of 76 mm business, educational and religious films • EDGE NUMBERED WORK PRINTS • SOUND RECORDING • DUPLICATE NEGATIVES • SYNCHRONIZED STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY • RELEASE PRINTS-COLOR and B & W GEO. W. C0LBURN LABORATORY, Inc. 1 64 N. Wacker Dr., Dept. M, Chicago 6, III.