Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

MOVIE MAKERS 391 Bernard Gross CHARLES HOOKER, center, receives thanks for slide show at N. Y. Cine Club of the Deaf. Australian contest Winners have been a n nounced in the members' competition sponsored by the Australian Amateur Cine Society, ACL, in Sydney. Charles Parsons was grand prize winner with The Balmoral Beach Club, 250 feet 16mm. color. R. B. Laborhinho captured second place with his 200 foot 8mm. color film, Victoria Falls. Filling third position was Mrs. M. Hall, with her 350 foot 16mm. color film, The Murray River. Runners-up were Deidre's Birthday, by Mrs. Hall; Outward Bound, by Mr. Trinnick; Inspector Frost's Last Chase and Hunting the Whifjenpoof, by S. M. Bates, and Scenes from Manly, by G. L. Hooper. All were on 16mm. film with the exception of the last, which was 8mm. Two 9.5mm. films also figured in the competition, Victorian Visit, by Miss D. Makin, and Vale, by R. and G. Nutman, both on black and white stock. Philadelphia opener The new season got under way for members of the Philadelphia Cinema Club last month. The opening program featured Inauguration Parade, 1949, and Wintertime Grand Canyon, by D. Fredericka Horton. Russell Howell presented a group of his 35mm. slides for the entertainment of the gathering. An open discussion followed the entertainment portion of the program, during which plans for the coming year were introduced and voted upon. Long Beach fete Members of the Long Beach (Calif.) Cinema Club competed for honors in a recent tie-in with the Pacific Flower Shows, Inc., when the latter staged their annual floral exhibition toward the end of the summer. B. P. Long won first prize with his Flower Show. Lola Pedersen took second place with Flower Pictures. Third prize went to Bernard Hammer for his 8mm. Orchids to You. The winning films were projected for visitors to the flower show. The novel combination of films with flowers on exhibit proved so popular with the crowds that show officials have invited the movie group to participate with them again next year. New Okla. group The newly or ganized Edmond Movie Club, of Edmond, Okla., recently held its first official meeting. A board of temporary officers was selected to guide the club until completion of the constitution and by-laws, when an election will be held. The present board is headed by Woodrow W. Sanders, ACL. . Celluloid College was screened during the entertainment half of the initial program, along with members' vacation films. San Diego contest The Amateur Movie Club of San Diego, organized in January of this year, recently concluded its first contest. The Balboa Park Zoo was the official subject filmers were to treat. John Chamblin was given first prize in the 16mm. color class, and William Keller first in the 16mm. black and white group. First prize in the 8mm. color class went to Bob Teorey, with Mel Thiele, ACL, filling second place. The winning films were projected at a dinner at which the prizes were awarded. Among those present was Dr. Scott Watson, president of the San Diego Photographic Arts Society, who offered facilities of Balboa Park's Photographic Arts Building for future meetings of the club. Victorian sessions A program of 8mm. films with synchronized sound was presented recently before members of the Victorian Amateur Cine Society, ACL, of Melbourne, Australia. The films were produced by Ron Day, who achieved accurate synchronization by means of differential gear coupling between his. turntable mechanism and the projector. Films screened included Hidden Lake, Of One Brotherhood and At the Branch of the Trail, all on the subject of Boy Scout activities. Screened at a subsequent meeting was the loan program of top American and Canadian films, borrowed from the ACL club library. 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