Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1952)

MOVIE MAKERS 279 ClOSeupS— What filmers are doing William Messner, ACL, of Teaneck, N.J., walked off with most of the loot in the Mineola Fair film contest, held last month on New York's Long Island. Maxine's Career earned him the Grand Award in the competition as well as first place in the family class. Hands Around the Clock placed first in the story class; Blades and Sails placed first in the sports class, and Fire Fighters' Field Day came in third in the newsreel class. Bert Seckendorf, ACL, of Brooklyn, won second prize in the documentary class with A Bit of Southern Charm, while Seymour Kamen, ACL, of Hempstead Lake Park, L.I., placed second in the family class. Sam Fass, ACL, of Brooklyn, garnered two awards, first place in the animal class and first place in miscellaneous, the latter for Ice Follies—1952. M. W. Obermiller, ACL, of Lynbrook, L.I., placed first in the gardens and flowers class. yy e had the pleasure of a visit with Madeline M. Lemperle, ACL, of Rensselaer, N.Y., the other day when she brought in her film on Ireland, shot during her visit there about two years ago. She is still in the process of editing some of the footage exposed at that time. This particular picture, we thought, has many finely composed shots of the Irish countryside, reminiscent in feeling of Turner's paintings. The postman, some novelist has assured us, always rings twice. If indeed such is the case, it looks as if Al Morton, FACL, has been reading the right books; for he rang ACL's doorbell twice last month — and mighty glad we were of it. On from Salt Lake City with his wife Thelma, Morton was in town for the annual convention of mail carriers held here in New York City. Matter of fact, he was attached to his delegation as official photographer and cinematograph CHARLIE SEE, ACL, generally behind the cameras of his Hollywood Picture Service, a still picture unit, sneaks a pose with Arlene Dahl. er and was charged with covering their entire trip. Some job! New York, inhospitably enough, didn't help him any by raining out the carriers' scheduled Sunday parade. But they got the same ceremony in later, on a bright, sparkling Thursday. En route home to Muskegon, Mich., from Washington. D.C., H. Earl Morton, ACL, stopped off in New York City long enough for a talk with us about his home club, the Greater Muskegon Amateur Movie Club. Also on the agenda were the coming state-wide competition sponsored by the Michigan Council of Amateur Movie Clubs, and the exceptional pictures he's been getting in recent weeks of Lake Michigan on the rampage. Mr. Morton uses his B&H 8mm. camera mostly for family and vacation shooting. Livingston Wever, ACL, "Joe" to us, came up from Cocoa Beach, Fla., for a fling in the Big Town and took time out to call on us and talk about filming. Also from Florida, this time Coral Gables, Cole Musilek, ACL, and his wife, Fan, paid us a visit. Cole has a Bolex H-8 and is primarily interested in vacation films, although of late he and other members of the Miami Movie Makers Club, ACL, have developed a keen interest in story work. Karl Hoffman. ACL, with Mrs. Hoffman, stopped off on their way to Scituate, Mass., their annual vacation grounds. He showed us the documentary he is in the process of making on the famed Marshfield Fair. From farther afield were Guilherme Pereira Da Rosa, ACL, and Senora Da Rosa, of Lisbon, Portugal. Senor Da Rosa, a publisher, started his filming some years ago with a Eumig 9.5mm. camera, now has a Bolex H-16 and a Bell & Howell. He works only in black and white, from preference, and uses a Revere tape recorder for his sound. Back here at home we had a pleasant visit one recent afternoon with Nick Perito, ACL, a new member from Kew Gardens, N. Y. Uses a Revere Eight. Charlie See, ACL, of Los Angeles, is on a European jaunt. He wrote us from Paris last month to airmail him names and addresses of clubs and ACL members; hope he had the chance to use them. In Holland he was to screen his film, Royal Netherlands Visit to Los Angeles, for Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhardt ; the picture was shot on the occasion of the royal couple's visit to this country this year. Charlie has a still photo service in L.A., which explains the presence of the glamour gal in our illustration. BOLEX ACCESSORIES •DETACHABLE CAMERA BASE* Provides a large, flat bottom surface for your Bolex camera. Makes camera rigid on Tripod or Titler. Stops vibration and picture jiggle. Camera will stand securely on any flat surface. Aircraft Aluminum, Baked Wrinkle Finish. Weighs 7V4 ounces. Price $5, postage included. Write for Bolex Accessory Booklet! STEVENS ENGINEERING CO. 2421 Military Ave. Los Angeles 64, Calif. How to Make Money in PHOTOGRAPHY tAK» ^"Yl '""'J 1 Unique, low-cost LEARN-BY^DOING |T~ *' J and INDIVIDUAL attention trai r~Tl HO** I quickly at home in spare mr*SU /Xy"*^. t'nie. Start making money ^ — 'm.^W^ in photojn"aphy at once! We show you how. Our 42nd year. Big FREE colorful book gives full facts. Write TODAY! Resident Training also available. NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Dept. 105, 10W. 33 St., New York! N.Y. KODACHROME DUPLICATES 8mm. or 16mm. 11# per foot Mail Orders accepted HOLLYWOOD 16mm INDUSTRIES, INC. G060-A Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood 28, Calif. FADES and SPECIAL EFFECTS Have YOU tried the MOVIE-TKIX way of putting lades and effects into YOUR movies ? Professional method gives you Circle Wipes, Whirlpools, Sawtooth and Clock Sweeps, Slow and Fust Fades, all used AFTEE EDITING! No chemicals! Cost of full doz. ass't is $1.25 for 8mm, $1.50 for 16mm. Send for free circular MOVIECRAFT COMPANY East Meadow New York "MAKE MINE MAGNETIC!" That's the order to send to ACL, when you want your next 16mm. League leaders for magnetic sound on film. ACL is ready with our glamorous, full-color membership moviette on single-perforated film. Are you ready for it? Still only $1.50! AMATEUR CINEMA LEAGUE, INC. 420 Lexington Avenue New York 17, N. Y. DISTINCTIVE EXPERT TITLES and EDITING For the Amateur and Professional 16 mm. — 8 mm. Black & White and Kodachrome Price list on request ST A H L EDITING AND TITLING SERVICE 33 West 42 St. New York 36. N. Y. MUA~~ieMM KODACMROMS miACKfrWHITl nlorqedtoJS. &AW Reduced to8„ Catalog on Request. I6MM ^K&^^NATIONAL C#AT LAB ^^ BOX 44-Z5 'WASHINGTON 17, DC