Movie Makers (Jun-Dec 1928)

Let the BURTON HOLMES LABORATORY DO YOUR MOTION PICTURE WORK Contact Printing of 16 mm. scientifically tested and correctly timed CAREFUL DEVELOPING 3? and 16 mm. * * REDUCTION PRINTING ENLARGING TO 35 MM. * * MASTER POSITIVES and DUPES Both sizes on duplicating stock with proper wratten filters on special copying printers. FILM REELS OF TRAVEL 69 Releases on 16 mm. Film 7510 N. Ashland Avenue Chicago Let Us Make an Interesting Story of Your VACATION MOVIES Vacation movies are at best a series of "random shots," made here and there during your wanderings— a shot of this or that — the highlights of your trip. To you they mean much. But, unless they are properly edited and titled and worked into logical sequence, they are just another lot of pictures to those friends whom you will invite to see them. Our staff is qualified, by years of experience in the amateur field, to do this work for you. And our prices are surprisingly reasonable. Write, or come in and tell us your problems. KODASGOPE Editing and Titling Service, Inc. Room 917 350 Madison Avenue New York City A Home Made Incandescent Light By Don Bennett THE light box illustrated here is inexpensive to make and operate. The box itself may be an adapted soap-box or may be a manufactured article of plywood, nicely finished with hardware and even covered with imitation leather. This is a matter entirely in the hands of the individual. The dimensions are noted on the sketch and need not be followed exactly. Any size box at hand may be used but it is suggested that the lamps be kept at least six inches from center to center. The important feature of this unit is the mirror reflector which throws an intense beam of light over an angle of approximately forty-five degrees. The inside ends are painted aluminum, as is the top, and the top should be furnished with a sliding bracket to allow it to be set at any angle. The tray, not shown in the drawing, should fit snugly and rests on the cleats shown on the inside end piece. This tray is to hold the connection wire and stands or tripods for transportation. The connecting cord should be at least number ten, rubber and asbestos insulation and may be broken into several pieces with a GE or Hubbell cord connector at the end of each piece. A switch, preferably of the "snap" type is mounted on the back of the box and this may be further refined by having what is known as a three-way which permits the selection of a predetermined number of lights. Two toggle switches may be substituted for this and will be somewhat lower in price. The two ends and the center lamp are connected to one switch and the other two lamps are connected to the remaining switch. This arrangement allows you to select either two, thice or all five lamps. The two lamps make a nice "working light" the other three being switched on when you are ready to photograph. The lamps used are manufactured by the General Electric Company or the Edison Lamp Works and are known as T-20, 400 watt, 115 volt. If your local voltage is different from this, consult a photographic dealer or lamp supply house for the equivalent lamp. These lamps come in three colors, clear, daylight blue and photo blue. The lamps suited to our purpose are either the clear or photo blue. The daylight blue is not to be used for photographic purposes. It looks the same as the photo blue but it affects the film in an entirely different manner. Following is a list of materials needed to build this lamp: Three-ply wood to make box 12"xl0"x36". Two piano hinges, 36" long. Reinforcing strip. Five porcelain sockets. One carrying strap for lid. Seven feet asbestos covered wire, No. 8. One 30 ampere snap switch. Fasteners for top and lid. Thirty foot armored cord and plug. Five T-20-C-3 400 watt projection lamps. PHOTOPLAYFARE {Continued from page 525) esee River at Rochester, N. Y., to the bewilderment of the local constabulary. This news story is given in enough length to tell the whole tale and is as sound news film reporting as one would care to see. We go over the Brooklyn Bridge in 1902, on the pilot of a locomotive, a truly cinematic trip and we note the Brooklyn skyline which is, to our sky-scraped eyes, almost prehistoric. Lastly we see all of the famous Fatima — the original "cooch" girl of the Chicago World's Fair — which was left by 1928 censors in Mr. LeRoy's filming of a less sensitive decade. Decidedly, one should either see less of Fatima — or more. HARNESSING THE SUN {Continued from page 512) mean that you should concentrate all the light your reflectors will deliver into the eyes of the subjects. Tone down the light as much as possible, just using enough to put snap and brilliancy into your pictures. The construction of the reflectors is very simple, a piece of beaverboard 546