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Progress in the Motion Picture Industry 431
General
Most modern movie palaces present a program which is a combination of motion pictures and vaudeville or specialties, requiring effects of ''atmosphere" similar to those used in the legitimate theater. These are produced by so-called effect Hghting, of which there are three different divisions: the projection of animated scenic effects; of colored effects; and of simple masks, cutouts, and special lantern sUdes. A very comprehensive paper deahng with this subject was presented at the last meeting of the Society, in which a description was given of the various lighting effects together with the methods and apparatus used.^^
An organization knowm as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been formed in Hollywood and is composed of directors, writers, producers, actors, and technicians. It has the purpose of securing constructive cooperation among its members and the advancement of the industry through the exchange of ideas. Scholarships will be given to assist persons working on improvements in the making of motion pictures, and a building is to be erected which will house a laboratory and a theater.^^
The eighth annual convention of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America held in Columbus, Ohio, was characterized by a spirit of harmony and cooperation. Every effort was made to make the body truly representative of the industry, thus widening its scope and increasing its possibilities of service. ^^
A speed record was established in bringing to New York pictures of Lindbergh's reception at Washington. A special train equipped with a rolling laboratory in which the film was developed, printed, edited enroute, made the two hundred twenty six miles from Washington to New York in one hundred eighty-seven minutes. The films were shown in a leading Broadway theater ten minutes after the train arrived in the station.^^
A new process has been patented whereby tragic and comic or any two pictures may be projected simultaneously, the spectators selecting for \dewing the one which interests them most. Two different colored images are produced on opposite sides of the film, which when looked at through suitable color screens permit viewing either image. ^^
A large steamship line now offers the attraction of motion pictures on shipboard. Portable apparatus has been installed, and the pictures are shown either on deck or in the saloon. The booth may be thrown overboard in case of a serious fire.^^