Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

MOVIE MAKERS 153 color and lighting. Or one can be guided by the exposure directions for the film being used. HIGHER CAMERA SPEEDS Generally there is little need of the higher camera speeds in wild life photography, unless one is particularly interested in slow motion studies of birds in flight or a fast moving subject like the hummingbird. A little of slow motion pictures usually goes a long way, for audiences will quickly tire of this unnatural presentation. Then, too, in closeup work fast camera speeds are rarely helpful. Since the area being pictured is so small, fast action by the subject will almost surely take it out of the camera's view even as you press the starting button. Also, the greater noise of the camera at the higher speeds often serves only to frighten the birds and animals out of camera range. PLANNED ACTION Creating amusing and more than ordinarily interesting sequences with bird and animal actors is perhaps the most difficult part of the entire job. Ingenuity in planning sequences either at the time of taking them, or later in editing, has much to do with the film's success. Here are just two examples that will give a hint as to what we mean: (1) we once fed a young prairie dog a somewhat stale marshmallow cookie so that we could get good closeups of his chewing, as well as shots showing how much his front paws resembled hands as he handled that rubbery cookie! (2) in editing a sequence on the American egret we carefully cut in closeups of frogs so that a closeup of the frog is followed by a shot in which the egret, standing knee deep in the reeds, suddenly swoops down with its bill and apparently gobbles up the poor frog! If you have not yet tried wild life filming, why not plan to this summer? Buds and bonnets [Continued from page 138] Take the lot of them as they leave the house, bound churchward. Get a closeup of Sister primping in her new pink dress, show Buddy in his new blue suit (complete with the I-hate-new-duds look on his well scrubbed face) and catch the baby in her first little organdy dress. But above all make up to Mother in her fleeting moment of fashionable splendor. Harassed and hurried by the morning's housework, show how she yet leads all the family in Easter finery. Even stage, before or after the big day, a glamor shot, pictured only in a mirror, as Mom adjusts her chic new bonnet. The tribute to her will be worth the trouble. YOUR BEST BUY in a splicer for 8 and 16mm films mswoLv j«uon IOR DEL The GRISWOLD JUNIOR is no toy. It's an all-metal, precision instrument, with the same high quality for which the larger GRISWOLD models are noted, and the same exclusive features that make splicing so easy, any movie maker can get a perfect splice right on a frame line every time. Yet, with all its high quality and special features, the price is surprisingly low — particularly as the GRISWOLD Junior invariably gives long years of trouble-free splicing service. It's the ideal splicer for home movie-makers, camera clubs and all others who make 8 and 16 mm movies. Get details and prices from your local Photo Dealer, or write to our National Distributor— NEUMADE PRODUCTS 427 West 42nd Street New York 18, N. Y. GRISWOLD JUNIOR MODEL Splices 8 and 16 mm Sound and Silent Films GRISWOLD MACHINE WORKS DEPT. A, 410 MAIN STREET, PORT JEFFERSON, N. Y. 16 MM Silent Projectors Converted to plauThrouqh.Anyfcadio H or amplifier... DO IT YOURSELF Nothing Else To Buy/ <34$6925 16 MM MAKE OR MODEL Apex Sound on Film Adapter easy to attach on AmproImperial; Bell & Howell Filmo-Diplomat and FilmoShowmaster; Kodascope Model G, EE, 16-10 and 16-20; Keystone Model K-160 and A-82; Revere Model 48, Victor-Cine, Bolex Model 8-16; and most other 16mm projectors including foreign makes. Dealers Write. Ready now! 2000-ft. Extension Reel Arm. Designed especially for each make and model of 16mm. silent projector. Guaranteed to fit. Price per set $9.50. Convert your silent 16mm projector to sound with Apex adapter. Easy to do— three simple steps. Sound head attaches to projector with special bracket. Perfect synchronization — plays through any radio or amplifier. Not a gadget — but a permanent precision sound head, as used in highest priced sound machines. Approved and recommended by sound engineers. Takes less than an hour to convert most 16mm projectors. Order, giving make and model of your projector. $69.95 includes sound head, radio film adapter, attachments, instructions— everything you need. Write for free illustrated folder APEX-VIDEO CO., Dept. 3, 813 Central Ave., Balboa, Calif.