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Milwaukee awards The annual banquet of the Amateur Movie Society of Milwaukee, ACL, was the scene recently of the presentation of awards to winners of the 1948 contest. Top honors in the 16mm. field went to Ruth and Glenn Evans for Travellure, with runners-up Oozla's Magic, by John W. Bakke, and Hat Hunt, by Richard J. Franzel, ACL, filling second and third places, respectively. In the 8mm. class, Howard Gennrich captured first place with A Midsummer's Day Dream. Elizabeth C. Leis took second prize for Cape Cod Holiday and Earl J. Peychal came in third with Chicago Railroad Fair. Long Beach fetes The Past Presidents Club (called "Ex-Its") of the Long Beach (Calif.) Cinema Club named Joseph Stoklasa winner of the Past Presidents Trophy for 1948, for his film, Canadian Rockies. Mr. Stoklasa is the second member to hold the trophy, which is awarded annually and passed on from one winner to another. Each winner receives a small trophy in addition. Only past presidents of the parent club are allowed to vote in this competition. Co to Guatemala! [Continued from page 143] less in a plane. The silvery color of the body and wings gives a false reading. Therefore, on a bright sunny day with outdoor color film, your best opening is //8 at regular camera speed. EXPOSURE IS EASY A few notes on exposure: The average elevation you will reach will be about 5,000 feet above sea level, except for one spot at 10,000 feet. Your meter readings can be followed without worry at either altitude. For the difference in light intensity is negligible except that on distant landscapes from the higher point. Then close your lens down one half stop to compensate for the excess of atmospheric haze. If you don't have a meter along, basic estimates of exposure can be made easily. Using color film, nearby scenes of people and their actions generally call for //8; under excessively bright conditions you may use a half stop less. In the shade, your average exposure will be about //3.5. Here APRIL 1949 again, opening or closing one half stop will depend on the color of the subject. I found that of forty two scenes taken in complete shade, six required larger openings than //3.5, including one taken at //1.9 and half speed. A BRIEF BEGINNING Both you and your audience will be eager to get to Guatemala. So begin your film in a way that will lead you swiftly into the first location scenes. To give you an idea, my opening fades in on my wife looking through some travel folders on Guatemala in general. She then picks up an airline folder advertising flights to the country, and the scene fades out. The next scenes are in flight on the way down. Just for example, suppose you use a variant of my opening. After the aerial scenes en route, follow with a few shots of arrival at the airport. Then slowly pan up to the lettering on the main airport building: Aurora Airport, Guatemala City, Alt. 4898 feet. Your location is established. At this point I must make a very important interjection. Upon arrival, your luggage will be carried from the plane to fumigation chambers, to be returned to you four hours later. Whether the fumigation process will injure film or not I can't say, but I didn't care to take chances. With firm insistence, you should be allowed to keep your camera with you and remove extra film from your luggage. IN THE CAPITAL. At Guatemala City you will find a wide variety of appealing subject matter. For physical background, you will want to shoot Aurora Park, Reforma Boulevard, Campo del Marte, the Central Market and the National Palace. For human interest, narrow your viewpoint to street scenes, interesting shops, posters, movie theatre marquees and window displays. The beautiful examples of Guatemalan handicraft can be filmed through the shop windows if you shoot on the sunny side of the street. Expose according to your meter reading. INLAND TO ANTIGUA Traveling westward into the highlands, you drive over climbing roads, via Lake Amatitlan, Palin and Santa Maria de Jesus, to Antigua. Here is a treasure trove of history. Once the old Spanish capital, the city was destroyed by earthquake in 1773. The molding ruins of that era are impressive and picturesque. You will want a well rounded coverage of Antigua. IDYLLIC LAKE ATITLAN You proceed next to Lake Atitlan via Chimaltenango, Zoragoza, Patzicia and Patzum. Most of these small villages are similar. My advice is to pass