Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1949)

474 Cancer film A warm reception bypress and public was accorded Why Should I Fear Cancer?, the club production of the Amateur Movie Society of Bergen County (N.J.), at its initial screening recently in Hackensack, N. J. The film, produced for the Bergen County Chapter, American Cancer Society, was directed by William Messner, ACL, from a scenario prepared by William Caldwell. Assisting Mr. Messner were fellow members and technicians of the Bergen club. A subsequent public screening in Atlantic City preceded nationwide distribution of the film, which is to be used to further activities of the American Cancer Society. Brooklyn Session The November meeting of the Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club, ACL, was Clinic Nite, at which open discussions of members' films were offered in conjunction with the Harmon Foundation production, Common Mistakes and Their Correction. The entertainment half of the evening included the screening of M.S. Diamond Knot, Mt. Zao, by Khoji Tsukamoto, and A Letter, by Henry E. Hird, FACL. Asheville Salon Adventure on the Colorado, 1947 Maxim Award winner by Al Morton, FACL, of Salt Lake City, was named best in the travel class and the finest amateur film screened at the recent movie salon sponsored by the Smoky Mountain Movie Club, in Asheville, N. C. Trophies representing both awards were presented to Mr. Morton — who was present on vacation with Mrs. Morton— by Ralph E. Gray, FACL, League director, who served as chairman of the board of judges. Other awards in individual classes went to Raymond J. Berger, ACL, for The Magnificent Accident; Harry At RALPH E. GRAY, FACL, right, gives top Nashville award to Al Morton, FACL, as Mrs. Morton looks on. wood, for Through the Valley; Paul R. Elliott, ACL, for Life Hangs by a Thread; Frank W. Dibble, ACL, for Crazy Over Water; George A. Valentine, ACL, for The Past Master, and David Bradley, for Macbeth. All of the films screened at the salon already had won national honors in earlier competitions conducted by Movie Makers and Home Movies and they were made available to the Smoky Mountain Club through the joint cooperation of these magazines. Kansas City During November the 8 16 Home Movie Makers, of Kansas City (Mo.), presented their second annual salon. On the 8mm. program were shown Far Away Places, by Bob Glenn; Modern 49'ers, by Fred Berg; A Picture for the Contest, by G. E. Martin, ACL; The Liberty Bend Channel, by F. R. Barr, and California Wonderlands, by Fred Rholing. The 16mm. showing included The 49'ers, by Robert L. Sutton ; Mexican Malarkey, by Cal Duncan, ACL; Under Arizona Skies, by Robert C. Davis; First Date, by John C. Sherard, and Charm Spots, by W. A. Godard. Parkchestet Officers of the Parkchester (N.Y.) Cine Club, ACL, assumed their duties for the season at a recent session. Martin Weledniger is president, with Frank Leonard as first vicepresident and Joe Giovine, second vicepresident. Mrs. Frank Leonard is recording secretary and Ken Warren corresponding secretary. Miami invites George Wythe, editor of the new Miami Movie Maker, bulletin of the Miami Movie Makers, ACL, invites other club editors to write him at P. 0. Box 22, Miami, Fla., with regard to establishing editorial exchanges. Taft appoints A new program committee has been appointed for the current season of the Taft Cinema Club, ACL, of New York City. Terry Manos, ACL, is chairman, assisted by Bernard Freifeld and Joseph Molnar. Plans call for one of the two monthly meetings to be devoted to some technical aspect of movie making. The first session took up the important problem of splicing. Philadelphia An innovation in the planning of programs was introduced into this season's schedule by the veteran Phila The people, plans and programs of amateur movie groups everywhere delphia Cinema Club. The city has been divided into various sections, and members from the respective districts are responsible for given club dates. Southeast Philadelphia, under the chairmanship of G. A. DeValle, handled the October meeting. All films shown were 16mm. and were spliced together to form a continuous program. The Northwest district of the city prepared the November show. Meeting nights have been changed to the second Friday of each month. Los Angeles 8'S A titling demonstration provided the instructional half of an early fall meeting of the Los Angeles 8mm. Club. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Ellis, of the Hollywood Cine Products Company, conducted the demonstration with the Master Titler and accessories, exhibiting the various possibilities in a single 8mm. film. Second event of the evening was the screening of // We Had Seen Ourselves, by Eugenia Elliott, ACL, first award winner in the club's uncut film contest. Second place went to Elmer Pauer for Young Skier. The meeting was held at the Bell & Howell auditorium. Bennington premiere Members of the Bennington (Vt.) Movie Makers, ACL, were privileged to be among the first in the country to view the new General Electric sound film, The Meter with a Memory, describing the PR-1 exposure meter. Members of the Bennington Camera Club were guests at the session. Subsequent fall meetings of the group, successfully organized last season, were devoted to study of the Harmon Foundation instructional series, You Can Make Good Movies. Members' films and loans from the ACL film library rounded out the entertainment portion of the programs. Boston invites Visiting and resident movie makers in the vicinity of Boston have a cordial invitation to attend sessions of the Cine Division of the Boston Camera Club. Meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the club's headquarters, 351A Newbury Street, Boston, second Tuesdays being devoted to lecture-demonstrations by