Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

MOVIE MAKERS 49 Let's make it Mexico! [Continued from page 39] and patience, it is a must for successful results. And remember: only a day in places such as Taxco or Cuernavaca is barely sufficient, so don't cramp yourself with too rigid a travel schedule. The various towns, villages and cities have their own set days for market activities, so find out in advance when these interesting and lively events take place. It is at the markets that you will have your best chance to photograph the camera-shy natives as they busily hawk their pottery, shawls, silver jewelry, grain, fruits, chickens and many other products. Intent on making their sales, they usually will be quite unaware of you and your camera. Here, too, you will find plenty of color and action. Be sure to take numerous closeups. Then there is the bullfighting season, which also varies locally, although the corrida is held always at 4:00 o'clock on Sunday afternoons. Whatever you may think of bullfighting as a sport (which it is not, truly!), from the movie making point of view this spectacle is replete with ravishing color, grace and thrilling action. From the moment that the trumpet sounds for the beginning of the ceremonies to the kill at the end, you will be kept busy filming. And be sure to cover it thoroughly. Many amateurs (through a false squeamishness, I think) fail to record the kill, without which the whole ritual of Death in the Afternoon will be meaningless and unsatisfying. ADVICE ON EQUIPMENT Now as to equipment. Be sure to bring along a skylight filter. On cloudy days or in the rarified air of high altitudes, the use of this filter will do much to improve color rendition by cutting down the over-blue cast which is likely to occur under these conditions. Furthermore, the use of this filter will help to impart a glow to the red, pink and yellow tones which appear so frequently in the Mexican scenes. Also bring with you plenty of lens cleansing tissue. In the arid desert sections there is dust a'plenty, and dirty lenses result in poor pictures. Above all, use and rely on your exposure meter. The light is extraordinarily bright and may fool you. Mexican towns have many white or pastel colored buildings, and much of the Mexican landscape is desert, with the result that there is a great deal of reflected light. In fact, many shadows are so luminous that remarkably clear and color-true pictures can be made in covered markets, under arcades and in shadowy doorways at an exposure of //8. In open areas, on sunny days, we often found //16 to be the correct aperture. This THE EUMIG 88 MAGIC BRAIN The Eumig 88 (made in Austria) makes color and black-and-white cinematography simple. Even if you are a beginner, you can operate this camera without a course of instruction because it works with push-button ease. 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