Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1952)

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MOVIE MAKERS 25 bring the pressure plate down with a snap. To do so will cause the cement to squirt out of the splice onto the picture area, causing a smear. It would not be amiss to say something about this thing called humidity. This past summer we had many days where the humidity was hanging around 96 to 98 percent. That sure does slow up the splicing job. One remedy for this worked fairly well; position a 150 watt infrared lamp about three or four feet above the editing board. This may sound like hot stuff for a hot summer day, but I'll bet it won't be the first time you have perspired over your filming efforts. It does help to get rid of the moisture in the film base. Well, from here on it's up to you. You will have to get the feel of this thing the same as you would a new camera. So take a little time out for practice. It will pay in the long run. My first revamped splicer has been in use for nearly two years now; and the splices made on it look as flat, smooth and clean as they did the day they were made. Wings of the wind [Continued from page 15] tion in your subject matter, the camera itself must remain rock-steady in ski filming; therefore a tripod is most essential. Working in deep snow, this could be a nuisance, as the legs are prone to sink through the top crust. One simple and tested way to prevent this is to lash together three short skis (the kind children wear) with pieces of rope to form an equilateral triangle about three feet on a side. The pointed tripod legs are then wedged into the several turns of rope at each apex of the triangle and a substantial "snowpod" results. While most of your scenes will be made using the tripod, don't hesitate to free yourself from it on occasions where greater mobility of the camera is required (as in riding up the ski tow yourself). In a single shooting day with 2 to 4 rolls of 16mm. film (or the equivalent in 8mm.) you can produce a very complete sport short, showing enough of the many phases of skiing to carry your theme. Subtitles may be brief or omitted entirely. For main and end titles, if you prefer the double-exposed, white letter variety, be careful to background your letters against the blue sky or the brown side of the ski lodge so that they are not lost in a white snow. If a ski group is cooperating with you, be sure that they are recognized in the credit titles. And last of all, remember the old rule: don't show your picture to anyone until it is edited and titled. 3-DIMENSION # ? MOVIES th your present 16mm camera! greatest imaginable thrill in taking movies! With 3-DIMENSIONAL CONVERTERS . . . for the price of an accessory lens; you can use your regular 16mm camera to produce STEREO MOVIES . . . movies that projected on the screen LIVE, MOVE, and almost BREATHE— the illusion of reality is so perfect! No special skill required. No new technique need be learned. LEFT: NORD Camera 3-DIMENSION CONVERTER. Fits your 16mm Camera. RIGHT: NORD Projector 3-DIMENSION CONVERTER. Fits your 16mm Projector. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION, OR WRITE US COMPANY 26? First Avenue North Minneapolis 1, Minnesota STOP APOLOGIZING FOR YOUR MOVIE TITLES Write today for a FREE A-to-Z Sample Title Test Kit. Make titles that are different . . . better and tailored to your taste. Trv our method . . . FREE. COMPLETE COLOR OR B.&.W. OUTFIT $6.50 A-to-Z MOVIE ACCESSORIES 175 ntth Avenue Dept. M New York 10. N. Y. GOT YOUR ACL MEMBERSHIP PIN? This colorful emblem of an active filmer i described in detail on the inside front cover. GET YOURS TODAY! two 3/ stamps for giant catalogue. State size. 8-T6mm Silent, Sound, Sales, Rental, Exchanges. REED & REED DISTRIBUTORS, INC. yfSP 3rf AVE., BR00KUR 9, R.Y. \16mm&8mm i yHattattr^tctuneS&wcce 1 6 mm Reduted to 8 mm 8 mm Enlarged to 1 6 mm 16 mm Duplicates 8 mm Duplicates Color and Black and White 35 mm slide duplicates and film strip service GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY, INC. 164 North Waclcer Drive, Chicago 6, Illinois YOUR 1. Cash and equipment prizes plus all expense trip to New York and personal appearance on program. 2. Interested in any subject matter — Imagina MOVIES ON tive, Personal, Documentary, Table Top, Travel, Humorous. 3. SEND: NAME AND ADDRESS AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER: CAM TELEVISION ERA SPEED, 16 OR 24 FPS; BLACK AND WHITE OR COLOR-16mm. ONLY. 4. Address letter or card to: NETWORK TV PROGRAM IN PREPARATION! BOX 288 c/o MOVIE MAKERS 420 Lexington Avenue New York 17, N. Y. Do not send film at this time