Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1952)

MOVIE MAKERS 121 recently made a survey of prison and other conditions in Titoland. On the lighter side were two 16mm. films. Tournament of Roses Parade, 1952, by member Dr. T. J. Lyman, ACL, and Yosemite National Park, produced by the Atwater Kent Foundation. Miami ventures The Miami Movie Makers Club, ACL, has been divided into 8mm. and 16mm. teams for the competitive production of films on the subject, Parks. The treatment and other details of its production will be determined by each of the two teams. A club prize will be awarded the winning film. Oak Ridqe The Oak Ridge Cinema Club, ACL, will soon begin production of a film for the American Museum of Atomic Energy. To be financed by the club, the film will be turned over to the museum for circulation to tourist information groups, civic and service clubs and possible television outlets. The picture will answer a long-felt demand on the part of the museum. Seattle visitors Members of the Olympia and Tacoma Amateur Movie Clubs presented a program of films at a recent meeting of the Seattle Amateur Movie Club, ACL. From the Olympia group came Week-end in Victoria, an 8mm. picture by Paul Sorensen. Andy Richards, of the Tacoma group, presented Ohme's Gardens in Wenatchee, Exquisite Hummingbird and Water Heritage. At an earlier meeting this year Symphony of the Village, by Bert Seckendorf, ACL, president of the Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club, ACL, was screened. Of equal note among the club's recent guest films was Worth Scouting For, an early 8mm. production by Al Morton, FACL, of Salt Lake City. Long Island A recent program of the Long Island Cine Club, in Lynbrook, N. Y., featured an illustrated lecture by M. Edward Remsen, ACL, Tips on Titling. At a subsecfuent program the 8mm. and 16mm. versions of the club project, The Long Island Story, were screened. Bergen County Ernst Wildi, ACL, of the staff of Paillard Products, Inc., New York City, was guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Amateur Movie Society of Bergen County, ACL, in Hackensack, N. J. Mr. Wildi presented an illustrated slide lecture on the subject of lenses, a demonstration of movie equipment and screened a film for the group. Jean Schweizer, ACL, past president of the Vailsburg Cine Club, ACL. in Newark, was guest speaker at a subse quent meeting, when he showed two of his 8mm. color films, Holiday in Switzerland and The Midwinter Night's Dream. Commentary and musical background were on magnetic tape. Racine gala The Annual Show, yearly public screening of amateur films by the Ra-Cine Club, ACL, of Racine, Wise, was held earlier this year. Menemsha, 1949 Ten Best winner by Jose Pavon, headed a varied program of film fare, including That New Car, group production, and the top prize winning pictures (details not available) in the club's annual contest. PROTECTS YOUR FILM! POWER REWIND Hartford guest Frank E. Gunnell, FACL, was guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Hartford (Conn.) Cinema Club. He projected two of his films, Timberline Trails and Northwoods Adventure, the latter an Honorable Mention winner in the 1951 Ten Best contest. Philadelphia Recent guest speakers before meetings of the Philadelphia Cinema Club were William L. Weedin, representative of Ansco, who spoke on Exposing Ansco Color, and Harris B. Tuttle, ACL, of Eastman Kodak Company, whose subject was Simple Techniques for Story Telling in Making Your Home Movie. Milwaukee annual The Amateur Movie Society of Milwaukee, ACL, presented its ninth annual Gala Show this month at the Shorewood Auditorium. On the program were Venezia, by Oscar H. PD-1 . . . consists of motor driven rewinder connected with geared end hand rewinder. Saves time, labor when rewinding, inspecting or checking film. Send for Free Illustrated Catalog PRODUCTS CORP. 330 W. 42nd St., New York 18, N. T. MAKE THE MESSNER TITLER! By insistent popular demand, complete working diagrams and dimensions of the Messner zoom titler will appear in June MOVIE MAKERS. Don't miss this giant feature1. 110 Volt AC/DC Variable Speed Motor With TACHOMETER for EK Cine Special Now you can motor drive your Cine Special with confidence. Tachometer is mounted in clear view of operator. It is calibrated from 16 frames per second to 64 fps. with a definite RED marking for 24 fps. Electrical governor control for adjusting speeds. Steady operation at all speeds. "OFF-ON" switch built into motor base. No adaptors required, except motorcoupling which attaches to camera and couples to motor. Motor shaft equipped with spring steel drive arm which will shear if camera jam occurs. This drive arm is easily replaced. Furnished complete with rubbercovered cable and plugs. Write tor complete details. (7rini€Rfl€ouipmenT(o. v£«* 1600 BR0RDU1RU n£LU HORK ClTd V_-<