Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

218 one of them at least has done something really smart and constructive about it. The RR in question is the New Haven (New York, New Haven & Hartford). And what they have done is to dream up a brand new freight train called The Trailiner, a consist of specially equipped flat cars on which the trucking companies can rail-ship their trailer units between New York and Boston. Takes only six hours and, says the New Haven, costs the truckers less than hauling them over the highways. This, too, we learned through the enlightening visit of an ACL member to League Hq., in this case William Kealy, ACL, of New Rochelle, N. Y. A railroader for thirty five years, all with the New Haven, Mr. Kealy has produced a competent and informative record of The Trailiner's operations. Tough job, too, since the train doesn't pull out till 8:30 in the fading light of a summer evening. AUGUST 1953 Reeling the rodeo [Continued from page 209] pounding or get spilled. 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Otherwise, editing your rodeo footage should provide no difficult problems, since such events can be tied together naturally in chronological order. However, the tempo of the film can be maintained only by shortening scenes to match the action. Flash from long shots to closeups to medium shots, and cut when the rider is spilled, swinging quickly back to the opening of the gate to catch another wild-eyed rider on a frothy, sun-climbing bronc. If you title your rodeo reels, use hand lettered or type-set lettering, white on black, or double expose over an appropriate roundup scene. While tag titles are usually to be avoided, it is possible to decorate a short title with a pasteup of an illustration showing bulldogging or calf roping. Adding sound and music will furnish the truly professional touch, and the showmanship you use will determine the success of your final product. Tape recordings can be made out on location to pick up crowd noises and the announcer's voice over the public address system. Or such crowd sounds can be purchased on disc and re-recorded at appropriate spots in the continuity to fit the picture. Band music is needed for the fill-ins; or, if local Indians put on a war dance as part of the show, a whooping medley may be in order. It looks like lots of camera work at first. But actually the rodeo movie maker is in for more fun than the rodeo performer himself.