Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

MOVIE MAKERS 157 them by pictorially. You will find almost more than you can cover at the main stopping points. You will be tempted to take some shots from the moving car. The roads are quite narrow, winding and very bumpy, and you feel it will be fun to show how you rode. My result was eyejolting. But take one shot anyway, to get the desire out of your system, and then don't be sorry when you have to throw it away later. Coming to Lake Atitlan, you descend a mountain over a winding road. There are countless opportunities for sensationally beautiful views of this lake from the heights. You'll never forget the scene. Dotting the shore are numerous Indian villages, easily visited by a casual and comradely motor launch. At the Hotel Tzanjuhu, where you will stay at Lake Atitlan, barefooted Indian girls in colorful tribal costume will dance for you to romantic marimba music. Remember your reaction shots of both dancers and musicians. FABULOUS CHICHI The trip into Chichicastenango is arranged to bring you there on market days. Here is the highlight of your trip. Your first impressions will be of dazzling color and teeming activity. You will be helpless for the moment with amazement and admiration. As you recover, you'll settle down to taking pictures. But there is so much to film, it is best to plan a little in advance. In one corner of the square is the imposing, mysterious church of Santo Tomas. On the broad, worn steps leading up to it, male Indians kneel in prayer before entering the church. Incense burning braziers make the air faintly blue with drifting smoke. Go up on the steps near them. Take a semi-closeup of a brazier as it swings, then move back one or two steps and include the head of the Indian. Dwell here a bit and shoot out over the teeming market square. You're in an elevated position for an excellent long shot. Now move down among the natives for more detailed shots. The market is divided into sections selling church candles, food, bread, drinks, trinkets, basketry, pottery and clothing. Film these in any order you will, but don't forget your closeups. Around the sides of the square there are other shops whose entrances are merely open wall sections. There is enough light filtering in to shoot them at //1.9 at eight frames a second. SIDE TRIPS If you have any film left after your fling at Chichicastenango, here are attractive side trips from that village as a hub: to Saeapulus to see the salt mines and mineral baths; to Totonica pan for pottery and textiles; to Monostenango for blanket weaving and to San Cristobal for textiles. And on your way to these places you will pass Santo Cruz del Quiche, San Francisco el Alto and Quezaltenango, each of which has its own bit of Guatemalan color and history. The trip as described will be the one you'll take, since it covers the principal area of the country and the most popular communities. My picture runs 800 feet of 16mm. color and I see in it now where I did a poor job. One purpose of my writing this fully is to help you avoid the same mistakes. I know you will have a wonderful time. I hope you will make a fine picture. So, para un buen viaje a Usted, yo dare Usted salud y pesetas y tiempo para gastarlas. Synchronizing sound on wire [Continued from page 135] USING THE DISC This disc is now positioned on top of the recorder's takeup spool. When the projector is running at 17.7 frames per second, the segments appear to stand still. A power fluctuation, speeding up or slowing down the recorder, makes the disc appear to rotate. At this point, by adjusting the projector speed control, the disc is brought back to its original seemingly static position. Should the disc appear to make a complete revolution, the time element gained or lost (depending upon the direction of rotation ) is only .87 of a second. This is nullified when the disc is returned to its original position. It is, therefore, readily apparent that it is possible to project an 800 or 1600 foot film, and at no time to be out of step with the music and narration by more than a fraction of a second. TECHNIQUE FOR RECORDING Preparation of the wire for use with the film is exacting, but not difficult. With the projector and recorder set up as in Fig. 1, and with a clean roll of wire in the machine, the film is projected— with the frame speed held in phase with the wire by means of the strobe disc just discussed. The exact start of the film is recorded on the wire by speaking into the microphone the word "start" or "click." A similar signal should be recorded for the beginning and end of each scene, together with a brief, objective description of the scene. This scanning and identification of the film, scene by scene, is carried out throughout its length without stopping. 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