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American Cinematographer

WILLO
CINE METER
(The new model with film speed
selection)

May 1933

the others come into place until the pic¬
ture is completely assembled.
As the
last piece achieves its place, the whole
immediately
becomes
animated,
the
children going on with their meals. With
the shading and the position of the puz¬
zle film accurately matching those of
the original film, the only visible break
is the disappearance of the jig saw puzzle
lines and the beginning of animation.

I Practice Correct Exposure
Continued from Page 24

Gives absolute accuracy with
UTMOST SIMPLICITY
No calculating-
No adjusting
No turning

A ONE-HAND
Meter
* reads correct stop DIRECTLY.
* shows
exact
16 mm
picture
limits.
* is a FINDER as well as exposure
meter.
* you see where you aim at.
* scales permit instant reading of
any cine exposure problem.
* Adjustable for different film
speeds.

It fits the pocket-and
fits the purse.

Pri ce

$ooo

8

Including Sole
Leather Case

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Commends 1933 Plan
of Awards
* I.O. Levy, member of the Los Angeles
Cine Club and one of the entrants in
the
1932 American Cinematographer
Competition, commends the method to
be pursued by the American Cinematog¬
rapher in their 1933 method of con¬
ducting the contest and giving awards.
In a recent statement, Mr. Levy said:
"It is my feeling that the spirit among
amateurs should be the joy of achieve¬
ment and not for any monetary or valu¬
able acquisition, by reason of having
reached a higher point in the art in
friendly competition."
Levy specializes in landscapes featur¬
ing trees, mountains, etc. It is his con¬
tention that he gets more of a "kick" in
making a successful picture as to beauty
and composition along these lines than
with any other subject.

Palmer Trying Sound
* William Palmer who with
Ernest
Paige won first prize for the Ameri¬
can Cinematographer 1932 Amateur con¬
test is turning his activities toward the
creation of sound equipment for his own
pleasure.
His experiments are in line
with its use on 16 mm. film.

Skeele Demonstrates Fine
News Sense

l 6 MM.

Fine Crain

I just couldn't afford an exposure meter.
I have many friends who have them and
use them to mighty fine advantage. In
fact, their photography has improved
tremendously since they made their meter
a part of their equipment.
But in my
case I couldn't make the investment at
the time I needed it, so I proceeded to
learn correct exposure in the only way
that came to my mind.
It has worked
out mighty well for me.

FILM

Quality Processing

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2605 Redondo Boulevard
Los Angeles,
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* Franklin B. Skeele showed his news¬
paper training in his selection of
scenes for his newsreel of the recent
Southern California earthquake. Skeele,
a member of the Los Angeles Cine Club
and also on the Illustrated Daily News,
a Los Angeles daily paper, used his press
credentials to take him into the most
interesting sections of the quake zone to
secure scenes for his picture of this
event.

When Amateur Turns
Professional
Continued from Page 19

ing considerable footage in newly opened
areas of the Mount Rainier National Park.
Mt. Rainier and its surroundings af¬
fords literally hundreds of scenic views,
each one so strikingly beautiful that the
camera enthusiasts accept the challenge
to record them on film; that it really is
a challenge to skill those who have taken
movies at high altitudes will agree.
That Joe Yolo has been successful in
his work of photographing parts of this
"Mountain that was Cod" is attested by
the fact that he was selected to go again
into this mountain country during the
dead of winter, and over ten to thirty
feet of snow, in order that firesidehikers like you and me may see something
new in winter pictures, the settings for
which are actually seen by few men.
Advance Preparation
Winter pictures on the slopes of great
Mt. Rainier are not successfully secured
without much advance preparation. Yolo
started to prepare for this trip last sum¬
mer by rebuilding an Eyemo camera into
a compact, housed in and hooded cam¬
era which could be packed on his back,
stand much abuse and still be easy to
bring any one of its three lenses into
instant action either by hand or on the
specially constructed tripod. The tripod
as well as the large view finder attached
to the side of the camera had to be light
to pack yet very strong and rigid in order
to stand steady against the terrific winds
which almost constantly blow at ex¬
tremely high altitudes.
Miles up in this mountain region is a
cache of food, bedding and film taken
there last October before the big snows
so that Joe when he starts in some time
in February, will only pack fifty three
pounds of camera and equipment besides
his snow shoes and skiis.
Preparation
and
perseverance
are
needed for success in any line of en¬
deavor, for Joe Yolo these attributes have
made possible the transition from Ama¬
teur to Professional: yet more than ever
for him motion picture work is a Hobby.

Kodacolor Comes Indoor
Continued from Page 23

hold several photoflood bulbs (six or
eight to the unit, even.)
Such units
are most effective if they are slightly
deeper than the length of a bulb and its
socket, (so that spilled light is reduced
to a minimum) and painted white or
silvered, to act as a reflector. Reflectors,
as described by Charles Clarke, A.S.C.,
last month, are exceptionally useful,
especially when you have only one or
two lights available.
The matter of exposure will pretty
well take care of itself; I am quite sure
that there is small danger of overex¬
posure, at any rate! The Eastman Kodak
Co. have published the following ex¬
posure-charts for use with their new $5
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