Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

MOVIE MAKERS 287 believe, in his statement about varying takeup speeds in magnetic recorders. To the best of my knowledge, all tape recorders drive the tape past the recording and reproducing head at a constant speed by means of a friction roller {capstan I . While it would be mechanically possible to drive the wire in a manner similar to the drive in a tape recorder. I have not seen any wire recorders in the popular price range made along these lines. May I state in closing that I found Mr. Levett's article very informative and that I hope to be able to put the data presented into use soon. John A. Harlan. ACL Chicago, 111. ONLY TO WIRE Dear Mr. Moore: Thank you for sending me Mr. Harlan's letter, which is returned herewith. I wish to advise you that as far as I can see. Mr. Harlan is correct in every particular. As you know, the article on synchronizing sound from a recorder with motion pictures referred only to a wire recorder. Just how I came to take in so much coverage in my reply to Mr. Goldman it is hard to explain. Warren A. Levett, ACL West Hartford, Conn. STIMULATING ISSUES Gentlemen: You are to be congratulated on the stimulating issues of Movie Makers which you are now publishing. Every amateur filmer should read them from cover to cover. Mrs. Warner Seely, ACL Cleveland. Ohio to make these to order or to have them made . . . For more of Mr. Kains, see Take the Baby too, page 306. Questions ^j iiiiiiiiiE&aiiiiiiiiitiii Answers Readers are invited to submit basic problems of general interest for answer in this column. Replies by letter to individuals must be reserved for members of the Amateur Cinema League. Address: Questions £? Answers, c/o Movie Makers. Dear Sirs: The article by Maury Kains, ACL. in the May issue of Movie Makers interested me very much, especially the idea of the reinforced base for the Filmo 70-DA. Can you get in touch with him and find out who I could get to make the base for me which he described? Marguerite Kyle, ACL Columbus, Ohio Many readers have been intensely interested in this and other items suggested by cameraman Kains. He reports regretfully that he is not in a position either In this column Movie Makers offers its readers a place to trade items of filming equipment or amateur film footage on varied subjects directly with other filmers. Commercially made films will not be accepted in swapping offers. Answer an offer made here directly to the filmer making it. Address your offers to: The Swap Shop, c/o Movie Makers. ANOTHER MODEL A Dear Mr. Moore: Re: the Model A Cine-Kodak as owned by ACL-ers Wilcox and Montagu, we own No. 4030 of this model in as perfect condition as could be expected after about twentyfive years. If any of your acquaintances are interested in acquiring same, we are willing to dicker. Re: old copies of photo magazines, we accumulate a few copies of Movie Makers and others from our retail shelves as the months roll by. If you wish to put a paragraph in your column, will be more than glad to package and mail them to someone who can obtain some fine reading from these copies. W. D. Moore La Porte Photo Finishing Co. 612 Monroe St. La Porte, Ind. FILMS ACROSS THE SEA Dear Editor: I should be pleased to correspond with a fellow amateur in the United States and also assist anyone wanting 16mm. shots of West Devon or Cornwall. England. Since many G.I.'s were stationed in this part of England during the last spot of bother it is thought that some of them may want shots of that scenery and those lanes that they have often talked about back home. I have a 1948 Bolex H-16 camera and normally use Kodachrome only. You will be interested to hear that whilst in Switzerland I made firm friends with a Swiss amateur and have just sent him my back numbers of Movie Makers in order to introduce our magazine to him and his club, located at Lugano ... I also met many American cine enthusiasts over there and had many a chat and swap of ideas. I find that language barriers are soon broken down when cine enthusiasts get together and we get a lot of fun explaining our ideas in a mixture of languages and gestures. Sydney T. Stevens "Gandria," Tresawls Ave. Truro. Cornwall, England COMMONWEALTH proudly announces IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of 2 additional Major Company HITS of the Edward Small Group slashed his way ] "through a thou „ , sand Intrigues', j THE imui in THE mon iim$k 1 ., '/ Altxandre | Oumas' ^ Advinturi WP$. LOUIS H HAYWARD sss JOAN 0 BENNETT KIT CARSON Jon Hall, Lynn Bari, Dana Andrews THE CORSICAN BROTHERS Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ruth Warw.ck, Akim Tamiroff SHIRLEY TEMPLE as MISS ANNIE ROONEY William Gargan, Guy Kibbee, D.ck.e Moore, Peggy Ryan JAMES FENIMORE COOPER'S LAST OF THE MOHICANS Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes, Henry Wilcoxon FRIENDLY ENEMIES Charles Winniger, Charles Ruggles, James Craig, Nancy Kelly For Rentals Communicate with your leading I6MM. FILM LIBRARY EXCLUSIVE I6MM DISTRIBUTORS COMMONWEALTH PICTURES CORP. 723 Seventh Avenue. New York 19, NY.