Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

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302 NOVEMBER 1953 Rainy day blues [Continued from page 292] the light at the top of the cellar stairs and bids Mary to follow him. 30. Medium shot. The youngsters descending into the cellar. 31. Semi-closeup. The children looking admiringly around the cellar as Mary speaks: Title. "Oh, but it's fine here!" 32. Medium shot. The cat ducks behind the furnace as the children pursue her everywhere through the cellar. They at last catch her atop a pile of coal. 33. Closeup. The very dirty hands of Mary, holding the cat firmly. Dissolve to: 34. Closeup. The clean hands of Mother, holding a basket of fruit as she puts it next to her on the front seat of the car. 35. Medium shot. Mother looks at her watch, frowns and drives hastily off. Dissolve to: 36. Medium shot. The children sitting on the cellar floor near the furnace. Their hands and clothes are dirty with coaldust as they dress the struggling cat in Mary's doll clothes. 37. Semi-closeup. Mary, with the dressed cat on her lap, speaks to Bob earnestly. Title. "/ think the child is sleepy. Father should make the bed." 38. Medium shot. Bob gets to his feet and climbs the cellar stairs. 39. Semi-closeup. Bob in the hall searching for something suitable. He finally takes his and Mary's raincoats from the rack. Dissolve to: 40. Medium shot. Father taking his and the boss's raincoats from the coat rack in the office. As he aids the boss into his coat, he says proudly: Title. ". . . and you'll see my youngsters too! They're really nice, well-behaved kids!" 41. Medium shot. In front of the office as Dad and the director step out into the rain. They start the director's fine car and drive away. Quick dissolve to: 42. Medium shot. Front of the house. Mother stops her car, runs through the rain to the front door and enters. Cut to: 43. Semi-closeup. Bob, with the raincoats over his arm, disappears into the cellar and closes the door behind him. 44. Medium shot. Bob and Mary putting the unwilling cat "to bed," wrapping her in the raincoats. As they finish, Mary herself looks very sleepy and yawns. 45. Semi-closeup. Bob also yawns and lies down next to Mary and the cat, which she holds firmly in her arms. 46. Medium shot. Mother very busy in the kitchen suddenly thinks of the youngsters and goes to the living room. 47. Medium shot. Mother at the door of the living room looks frightened at the deserted toys spread over the floor. She looks around for the children and then disappears. 48, 49, 50. Medium shots. Mother uneasily searching for the children in several parts of the house, but not in the cellar! 51. Semi-closeup. Mother in the hall looks terrified at the empty coat rack. She turns away hastily. 52. Semi-closeup. Mother at a front window looks anxiously into the empty, rainy street. 53. Medium shot. Mother, leaving the front door wide open, rushes coatless into the car and drives away hurriedly. 54. Semi-closeup. Bob and Mary fast asleep near the warm furnace. The cat tries vainly to escape from Mary's dirty hands. 55. Medium shot. The car stops at a street corner where Mother leans out the door, looks around anxiously and then drives away. Dissolve to: 56. Semi-closeup. Dad and his director in the car. The boss at the wheel says disgustedly: Title. "Rotten weather!" 57. Semi-closeup. Dad smiles agreement and says: Title. "/ sure am glad my wife and children are dry and warm at home." 58. Medium shot. Mother nearly weeping stands in the pouring rain at another street corner, looking vainly for the youngsters. Hopelessly she jumps into the car again. Quick dissolve to: 59. Medium shot. The youngsters still fast asleep. The cat, at last liberated from Mary's relaxed grip, but still dressed in the doll's little gown and cap, escapes over the pile of coal through the outer cellar window. 60. Semi-long shot. Front of the house with the door still wide open. The director's car arrives from the left, Mother's car hurriedly from the right. Both cars come to a sudden stop just in front of the house, nearly bumper to bumper. (Make this shot at a 45 degree angle and at 8 frames a second; the result will be fine ! ) 61. Medium shot. The three jumping out of their cars and hurrying together in the rain. Dad and his companion are puzzled; but Mother at her wit's end flies into Dad's arms, crying: Title. "The children have disappeared!" 62. Medium shot. Dad, trying to soothe his wife, presents her to the director. They shake hands and immediately start chatting about the "lost" youngsters. It is a very nervous scene until all three suddenly look amazed. The camera tilts slowly down to: 63. Semi-closeup. The cat, still in doll's clothes, approaching unhappily along the sidewalk. 64. Medium shot. Dad gets an idea, and follows the cat in the open front door. Mother and the guest are behind him. 65. Semi-closeup. The cat mewing and scratching at the cellar door (put some of her favorite food behind it) . She looks up at the people beside her. 66. Medium shot. Mother picks the cat up and speaks to her soothingly as Father opens the cellar door. He bends down then shouts: Title. "Bob! Mary! Are you down there?" 67. Semi-closeup. Bob awakens with a jerk, sits half upright and looks around wonderingly. Mary wipes her eyes with her dirty hands and so makes her face still dirtier. 68. Medium shot. Father reaches the foot of the stairs, looks at the youngsters anxiously, then suddenly bursts out laughing. 69. Semi-closeup. A two-shot over his shoulder toward the youngsters looking up at Dad. 70. Semi-closeup. Mother and the director looking incredulously at the youngsters. Then they turn their heads toward each other and the boss bursts out in warm laughter, while Mom looks embarrassed. 71. Semi-closeup. A two-shot over the shoulders of Dad and the boss, showing the youngsters huddled against Mother and looking up suspiciously at the laughing men. 72. Closeup. The face of a clock showing a quarter past five. The minute hand turns slowly to six o'clock. 73. Medium shot. Pan across a brightly arranged dinner table to show Mother, still looking reproachful, then the director and Father smiling at: 74. Semi-closeup. Bob and Mary, washed and redressed, sitting at the table with their clean little hands folded, their eyes cast down to their plates. STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS AMENDED BY THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1933, AND JULY 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233) OF MOVIE MAKERS, published monthly at New Tork, N. Y.. for October 1, 1953. 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher, Amateur Cinema League, Inc., 120 Lexington Avenue, New Tork 17, N. T. : Editor, James W. Moore, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. ; Managing Editor, none; Business Managers, none. 2. The owner is: Amateur Cinema League, Inc., 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N. Y. ; Membership corporation with no capital stock. President, Joseph J. Harley, 27 Tipper Overlook Rd. , Summit, N. J. ; Vice President, Frank E. Gunnell, 34 Colonial Court, Staten Island, N. Y. ; Treasurer. Walter Bergmann, 30 Alta Dr., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. ; Secretary and Managing Director, James W. Moore. 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. 3. The known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities, are: None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, In cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting: also the statements in the two paragraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. JAMES W. MOORE, Editor. MARY L COONEY, Notary Public for the State of New York. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of September. 1953. {My commission expires March 30. 1955.)