Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1952)

MOVIE MAKERS Charles fl. Benjamin, ACL 345 ANNUAL OUTING of the Brooklyn Amateur Cine Club, ACL, is held at Fox Museum, Bedford, L. I. Soundcraft Corporation, which is now handling striping of 8mm. film. The projector used was the new Movie Sound 8. On the same program were showings of One Man's Opinion, by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Little; Odd Shots and The Lady Had to be Kissed, by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lippmann. Both husbandand-wife teams are from Los Angeles, where they are members of the Southwest 8mm. Club in that city. Winnipeg Through the courtesy of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the beautiful art film. Vienna Art Treasures, was shown to members of the Winnipeg Cine Club during November. Also shown were African Scenes, by the Reverend J. H. Delport, now in Africa on missionary work, and a western travel film by Don Engers, ACL. Oklahoma The October meeting of the Movie Makers Club, ACL, of Oklahoma City featured an unusual twin bill. The Tivins, by John Varnell. and The Tivins, by Major Reynolds. Mr. Varnell's film showed his twin grandsons and Mr. Reynolds' his baby daughters. Needless to say, the evening was doubly enjoyed by all. Peninsula ^n San Mateo, Calif., Charles Chatfield was recently elected president of the Peninsula Home Movies Unlimited, ACL. Betty Stefenel, ACL, will serve as vicepresident, with Karl Burchard, ACL, secretary, and James Robinson, treasurer. During November the members were entertained with the premier showing of Little Red Riding Hood. Richmond The Richmond (Calif.) Movie Camera Club. ACL, held its annual contest dinner on November 21 at the Richmond Golf Club. The winners of the competition were announced at that time. They were Nature's Winter Wonderland, by Edna Hunting, ACL, first; Trip for Ttvo, by Bill Parker, second, and Mother's Thanksgiving, by Herb Goldstein, third. Chicago Metro 0n November 12, Harris B. Tuttle, FACL, of the Eastman Kodak Company, lectured to members of the Metro Movie Club of River Park, ACL, in Chicago. on Make Your Movies Tell a Story. During the November 19 meeting, members' attention was devoted to the problems of holiday filming, particularly with a view to the coming yuletide season. Members showed films they had taken during past festivities to illustrate how they overcame certain difficulties. Seattle Big Show Among the films presented by the Seattle Amateur Movie Club, ACL, at their annual Big Show on November 18 were Surprise and Alpine Vixen, by Anchor Jensen, ACL; Monkey Business, by W. Mankowski; Yosemite, by W. B. Bowden; African Safari, by William Street; Trees, by Jack Moran, ACL; and Circus Time, a Ten Best winner in 1950, by George Merz, ACL. Mr. Bowden was in charge of the arrangements for the show, which was well received by a capacity audience. Australia During the Melbourne Cup Week (November 5 to 8), the Victorian Amateur Cine Society, ACL, held all-day showings of their best films produced during the year. These programs were open to the public at no charge and also included demonstrations by club members on how to make home movies. Cape Town I" South Africa, the Cape Town Photographic Society, ACL. celebrated its sixty second birthday on October 21 with an annual dinner at the Hotel Cecil in Newlands. E. Vertue handled all arrangements for the event. Incident light meters [Continued from page 327] tions apply only when an incident light type of meter is in use — or when a reflected light type of meter is read on a gray card in place of direct readings on light or dark colored objects. 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