Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

MOVIE MAKERS mm 433 LEO HEFFERNAN, FACL, left, is greeted by Henry Seigel, ACL, president, and Anton Holbinger, ACL, of new Kings Cine Club. gust, and club chairman Carl Klitsgaard, in a short talk, revealed plans to exchange films with the Finnish Camera Club of Helsinki and the Camera Club of Narvik in Norway, with whom he visited during the past summer. Kalamazoo contest The new season was initiated by members of the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Movie Club with the judging and screening of summer contest films, each representing the combined efforts of several members. Judges were Lance Furaro, George Bauserma and Sam Coulter, all non-members. All films were 8mm. color. Father Scores a Point, by the Mr. and Mrs. Eber Fitch group, captured first prize. The screenplay concerned a summer garden party, circa 1907. Second prize went to the Victor Johnson unit for Making A Club Movie, and third place was given School Days, by the Mr. and Mrs. L. Cross group. The club provided the program for the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Amateur Movie Club when they were guests of the latter last month. A subsequent meeting was held at Wayland, Mich., in conjunction with the Michigan Film Council, with which the club is associated. Giants of Muir Woods [Continued from page 419] are present in the woods, varying with the seasons of the year. MONUMENT REGULATIONS Here, briefly, are some of the regulations the National Park Service asks the tourist to observe during his visit at Muir Woods. No camping is permitted and visitors to the monument may not enter or remain in the area between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise. While picnicking is permitted, it is restricted to designated areas where tables and facilities have been provided. Fires and games which tend to injure or destroy the vegetation, quite naturally, are not allowed. Fishing, hunting or the possession of firearms is prohibited, since this is a game preserve and not a sportsman's paradise. IN CONCLUSION So, if you plan to come to California this winter or by spring, don't fail to see this Redwood Empire region and its impressive stand of big trees. Visitors often confuse the redwood of the Coast with the giant sequoia (Sequoia gigantea) on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, known as the Big Tree. Both belong to the same genus, Sequoia, but are separate and distinct species of the family. The redwood of Muir Woods is the Sequoia sempervirens, commonly called the coast redwood. It is found growing along the fog belt of the Pacific and as a whole extends in a narrow strip along the coastline from the Santa Lucia Mountains, somewhat south of Monterey, California, northward into the southernmost part of Oregon. Forming a more or less continuous belt nearly 500 miles in length, it is known as the Redwood Empire of California. It provides the filmer with the rare scenic charm of a gigantic forest skirting the very edge of the rugged coastline of the Pacific. Getting the bird [Continued from page 409] kisses Bud. He throws out his chest, intimating his hunting prowess. 22. Semi-closeup of Jane and Kenny. She attempts to kiss him, but he manfully spurns her. She says: Title. "Be careful, now." 23. Medium shot of all three standing by car. Bud and Kenny nod their heads then climb into car. The car moves out of camera range as Jane stands in the foreground and waves goodbye. Fade out. 24. Fade in. Medium shot of car driving into scene and parking by a field in the country. The door opens and Bud and Kenny pile out. (If you have a dog in the family, regardless of pedigree, include him in the hunting trip.) 25. Semi-closeup. Bud and Kenny are loading their guns. Bud gives his son some last minute instructions before they move away out of camera range. 26. 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