Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

MOVIE MAKERS 187 ELGEET STEREO, compatible with any 16mm. camera and projector, is priced from $249. solid glass Polaroid viewing spectacles; (5) six pairs of Polaroid viewers in cardboard frames, and (6) a metalized screen necessary to reflect the stereoscopic image. The entire system, as itemized, will list at $249 for all 16mm. cameras save the Filmo 70-D series and the Bolex H-16. Elgeet stereo kits for these cameras are marked at $259. Zion National Park [Continued from page 179] this underground portion of the highway with huge "picture window" observation points makes it a natural for composing a few shots in silhouette against the backdrop of Zion's multicolored formations. THE ZION GORGE TOUR While it will not be difficult to decide on how and what to film at Zion, there are a few points of interest that the visitor should not miss. Beginning your tour of the valley at the south entrance, for instance, you should fade in with a shot of the boundary marker. From here various distant views of the peaks rise high enough to use as a background. Less than a mile from the checking station and east of the road is a campground, cafeteria and a cabin development. While the campgrounds within the park are free for visitors carrying their own equipment, there is a camping limit of 30 days a year for each party. Next along the road is the park headquarters, an official information office and a museum. The museum, primarily back lighted, will prove none too interesting for filming; but a visit to it will better your understanding of the outstanding features of Zion National Park. Here, too, one may purchase maps, a host of publications regarding the canyon country and a series of 35mm. color transparencies which may be of some value in suggesting filming locations. Nearby a right turn leads to the junction with the Mount Carmel Highway to the east boundary and ultimately U. S. Highway 89. Continuing the tour along the valley road to the north, the traveler will encounter gigantic buttes on each side of the route, with picturesque names like The Court of the Patriarchs, The Beehives, Twin Brothers and so on. Below the road the river continues its incessant sculpturing of the canyon. MIDPOINT TO THE NARROWS Center of tourist activity will be found approximately midpoint along the valley road, where the Zion Lodge is located. Open only in the summer season, this attractive lodge consists of a main building and a number of cabins with every type of accommodation you may desire. Its setting is unique as it hugs the sheer cliffs that rise above its rooftops, dwarfing the buildings into insignificance. A short distance from midpoint is Crotto Campground and the very symbol of Zion National Park itself — The Great White Throne. Rising 6744 feet above sea level, this tremendous monolith appears almost invariably on the covers of booklets concerning this region. From the roadway a parking area provides a striking view of this sculptured shaft across the Virgin River in the valley below. So huge is the Great White Throne that only a short focus lens will encompass all of its grandeur without panning. At Weeping Rock, a mile beyond, an easy surface trail leads to an overhanging cliff where springs issue from the mountainside. Kept cool by the dripping water and hanging gardens, this is a deeply shaded area that is more interesting to visit than it is to photograph. Care should be taken to protect your equipment from the water that seemingly "rains down" in places. From Weeping Rock observation point, 6508 feet above sea level, a commanding view of the terrain may be filmed. Then finally there is road's end at the Temple of Sinawava parking area. From here an easy all-weather trail with no steep grades leads to The Narrows, a slitlike canyon that ends your journey through Zion all too soon. An office outing [Continued from page 184] budding romance — Mary and John so completely engrossed in each other that they are unmindful of the world about them. Maybe this will have to be staged. But we doubt it! 3. Do get plenty of reaction shots. They add interest and create good breaks for changing the camera viewpoint. It also is important to bear in mind that reaction shots make possible the inclusion of a large number of the excursionists. This should be the paramount purpose of your film. 4. Do use trick photography, but do GOERZ LENSES are TOPS for MOVIES and TELEVISION HYPAR W-l-D-E ANGLE ANASTIGMAT F:2.7 Focal length: 15 mm and longer APOGOR ANASTIGMAT F:2.3 Focal length: 35 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm Made by skilled craftsmen these fine lenses are designed for use in 16 and 35 mm cameras. Whether it's black and white or color, they are corrected for all abberations at full opening and will provide highest definition. For information, write Dept. MM-33. 1 ^^^^ C. P. GOERZ AMERICAN / N* OPTICAL COMPANY /goerz Office and Factory 317 EAST 34th STREET W:.: NEW YORK 16, N. Y. 1