Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1953)

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MOVIE MAKERS pleasant sojourn. Miss Welsh's seeing lens has captured the spirit of the countryside, its people, its luxurious beaches, its typical transportation. For this reviewer, Where the Sirens Sang plays a beckoning tune indeed. 335 1 The staff judges of the Amateur Cinema League wish to express their sincere gratitude to Joseph J. Harley, FACL, president, Frank E. Gunnell, FACL, vicepresident, and Walter Bergmann, FACL, treasurer, who served ably and devotedly with them in judging ACL's Ten Best competition of 1953. Festive filming [Continued from page 321] ting some good reaction shots of Junior when he saw his new bicycle for the first time. We had managed to keep it a secret and I hoped he would spontaneously provide some engaging expressions. So that he would not be distracted, I explained what I was about and showed him the lighting setup on Christmas Eve. After he was in bed, I took a couple of shots of the new bike leaning against our bedroom hearth, surrounded by brightly wrapped presents. Then I took a cut-in of my wife sitting in bed, apparently greeting Junior's entry. Finally my wife filmed me manipulating a camera identical to my own. (This puzzles our friends — except the one who lent it ! ) In the morning, then. I was well prepared with photofloods around the room and a spotlight directed on the door. In this way I got a reasonably uniform lighting while keeping the floor clear for action. I memorized the meter readings for the principal positions and then called in Junior. His entry I covered in one long burst. Such are the unpredictable ways of youngsters that he came smiling in and snatched up a small present apparently without seeing the long-awaited bicycle against which it was leaning! It was not what we had hoped for. but this shot alone has given us more pleasure than the stagey sequences of the year before. Further shots were clearly needed to follow from here. Fortunately Junior's present was not easily unwrapped and I had time to change camera position while I rewound. This gave me a chance to shoot him against the dark background of a wardrobe, so that the action stands out boldly without distractions. When Junior's first flush of excitement was over, we put Baby on the floor just outside the bedroom door. She was then at the crawling stage and obliged by wriggling through the doorway to see what the bright lights were about. I am particularly pleased with the composition of this shot, for the converging lines all lead to the ZOOMAR Glen Cove, Long Island, New York In Canada: Zoomar Canada Ltd. • Montreal, Quebec KODACHROME DUPLICATES 8mm or 1 6mm — 1 1 e per ft. 16mm Reduced to 8mm m m , c ?lr j „ _ . ... 1 IXtr finished 8mm Enlarged to 16mm ■ ^v foot EAGLE LABORATORY 1732 N. ORCHARD ST. CHICAGO 14, ILL. Eimifis* THE RALPH R.ENO CORP. 626 W. 165 ST. • NEW YORK Send your film for free criticism or estimate "MAKE MINE MAGNETIC!" That's the order to send to ACL, when you want your next 16mm. League leaders for magnetic sound on film. ACL is ready with our glamorous, full-color membership moviette on single-perforated film. Are you ready for it! $2.00. AMATEUR CINEMA LEAGUE, INC. 420 Lexington Avenue New York 1 7, N. Y. V4CUUIHU FILM PROTECTIVE PROCESS supIrVAPORATE PROTECTS AGAINST Scratches, Fingermarks, Oil, Water and Climatic Changes ■ ONE TREATMENT LASTS THE LIFE OF THE FILM Brittle Film Rejuvenated LABORATORIES IN KEY CITIES THRUOUT U.S. Writs for Information Now VACUUMATE CORP., 446 W. 43rd St., N. Y. GEO. W. COLBURN LABORATORY INC. 164 NORTH WACKER DRIVE-CHICAGO 6 TELEPHONE STATE 2-7316 8 and 16mm SERVICES