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Nomination ballots for voting on 1950
Academy Award
18, with January
Academy for clo
The
will be announced
13. Nominees
Division will be announced in t
American Ci
he ruary 18 U
11 at the Academy Award
Hollywood, Final award ballots wil
all eligible Academy: membe
with the polls closing
March 13. The 23rd. annual presenta
tion of Oscars will be held March 22 a1
the Hollywood. Panta
i the press Februney
Cinematography
re March
d pictures. will be
ough March
Februacy 2
Cinematographer Robert Wise was
the forty-three mitted
0 the Academy of Motion Picture Art
and Scienc
until the next Fe
Tast month. Group was la
into the Academy ranks
larly scheduled board
1 held in April
John Boyle, ASC. wa
th
sent to. Folsom
Warner Brothers,
to direct secon
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A grim
of photography
Fox, had hi
her year by
Director George Sidney's hobby of making
Rollei shots throughout the production
f his films at MGM. has attracted the
Hermitage Press publishing house, which
has announced acquisition for March
publication of Eye Views,” com
f director's candid. shots
prisin
with ti
notes on each picture
J. Burgi Contner, A. S.C. New York
cameraman, journeyed to Hollywood last
‘month to photograph material for tele
vision sp ants for the Billy
Rose television show, sponsored by Hud:
san Motor Company and produced by
Tne
cout TV
Tod Philips,
Holmes, has completed an as
Australia for the lecture
for New Zealand
photog Burton
arked
Vistecone,
pe. x new motion picture produc
tion technique of European origin, and
said to utilize photographs ax sets
which live-action is staged, has been
in the U. S. by S
hod have
Government by: Lese
Lesser. Facilities of new
been offered the
the stepped:
Benjomin Kline, A. 5. Cx who has been
lirecting the Bin
Enterprises, series of television
films at Hal Roach Studios, was present
J with an Award of Merit
by the video trade publication “TV" for
having photographed the greatest num
ber of televis ‘ane hun
deed and twenty-five
Sharp demand for cinematographers wa
‘made known by the Army Air
ing distance talks with Hollyw
pening up opport
preparation is
ned and non-commissioned
cially for #
like capacity in last wa
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+ NEW YORK * PITTSBURGH SAN FRANCISCOThe Filming Of “All About Eve”
Deft, subtle cinematography by Milton Krasner lends class and
authenticity to Fox’s leading 1950 Academy Award contender.
Holly
About Eve
jer for he
iments, Written for
rite pictures of A
wood du
sure to he a leading conte
in several dep:
ng 1950, “All
screen and di ph TL
keiewies, “Eve picture
pecially
ner, ASC. There is e
tout the picture that uncommon deep
understanding and cooperation existed
between Mankiewicz and his director
ro Awenicay Covewarooranien
S eaily makes
By LEIGH ALLEN
‘of photography Krasner, which enabled
Mankiewicz to imbue the pi
the vitality, warmth and s
me of the ty
uperb di
to. the
+ which,
rs of the
ly detailed. ser
rection, and last but not least
artful cinematography of Kra
feven to many within the
subtlety. Het
once calls a
© Sawvany, s9sr
camera, All too often the vital part photo:
raphy plays in a great picture goes un
noticed simply because the story and in
dividual perfo iosorbiny
the ver
which
tributed
picture in
Functionin
a row for Mankiewicz
a team, once shooting
an, Krasner and Man.
Kiewicz plotted the photography of
Eve” ina mumber of huddles that saw
preparationslocation “scout
to San Francisco
to select thea
New Y
againat which x
takes place
‘On March
tually completed and the most pressing
production problems. settled, the
flew to New York. There, using
for Bette Davis and Celeste Holm, they
shot the f the New York
theatre wld tie in. with the
later inthe Curran
The exterio
scenes to he shot
Theatre in San F
of the "a1 Club 's Park Avenue
apartment were also photograph
Ss for’ mara
il plate
at the studio. ‘To ligt
nes, Krasner used portable C
lighting units, and the footage was laten
and E
es and
for scenes to be
‘these
sified
up to full val
When shooting the ni
front of the John Golden theatre
Kras
ner received unusual cooperation from
New York City police. In one instanc
when the company was shooting after
midnight, an officer displaying know!
edge of photography, suggested to Kra
ner: “You haven't much depth in the
background, here. How would you like
to have those neon signs in the distance
li 2” And when Krasner agreed,
the officer dispatched another to the task
inducing store and cafe owners a block
away to light up thei
Because the st
locale
has a New
ary to find a theatre
Tobby
detail that of the Curran in San Fran:
York
t of the
ke pi
shooting was John
Golden selected, and here
scenes and
which In
lar. shots
Tobby
Shooting at the Curran theatre began
on April 11, a ed.
echoed ‘with activity as Krasne
Keground plates were shot
+ were to match up with sim
The theatre
and hi
camera crew p shooting
Electricians wer
lamps and laying cables, but long. be
his, Krasner, his gaffer and Mankiewice
had paid a visit to tl
the power
shoot scenes in the theatre without
Holly
iMlumina
found the
theatre t
wurce. Tt was desire
Krasner
power lines running into the Cu
adequate to supply the needed
ind it became necessary to find a mean
tional current, ‘Together
they checked adjoining buildings and
happily found they could bring addi
tio Cucran from an
but not b
been spent. lifting
treet and check
and. his gaffe
oltage
siderable time had
manhole cov
ing underground. p
sin the
wer cables, trane
capacities, ete je that
forme to make s
no power fa
midst of shoot
The next important
sturdy platform over a
theatre's orchestr
provide unhampered working space for
Krasner's camera and the Junior Crane
on which it was mounted, An interesting
Point is Mankiewice’s preference for
this crane as a ca
Of size of the sets
p was to lay a
section of the
at stage level to
As a result
well as interiors—was shot with the
Jawan
Fr py Ai bet Be
camera mounted on a Junior Crane
All the necessary ements for
the theatre interiors had been carefull
planned and charted by Krasne
Mankiewicz earlier they
ted the location, Now as sh
nerely a matter of
acefully laid plans and
owing them to the l
Before shooting the important scenes
in the lobby of the Cu
when had
began, it ~
0 these
affolding to hold
the lights, a matter that presented 0
small problem becau
permitted to drive nailsCinerama--Super Movies of the Future
Newest approach to practical three-dimension motion pictures
is system that puts image on three films which are screened
by multiple projectors on a curved, segmented screen.
Met ear pate tow
nent installations in theatres sometime
ahout mid-1951
Cinerama is the brainchild of Fred
Waller, formerly with Paramount Pic
tures and designer of the famous Waller
Gunnery ‘Trainer which utilized a five
lens camera and
airplanes realistically on a curved scree
The Cinerama three-len
plified modification of the earlier setup.
‘The sound recording and reproduction
of Reeves
‘who compiled
electronic tricks during W
Cinerama
their pictures are sterc
dimensional movies, that is, in the strict
technical interpretation of these terms
Such lire either a special screen,
that only a limited portion of an audience
Drecise rigid-necked
ve projectors to
an impressive record f
1d War IL
onsors do not claim that
angle, or the use of analyzers or special
cles. No. such extrane
are needed by Cinerama audience
view the screen images in wholly norma
fashion,
Norinal binocular (two-eyed) visi
Courtery International Prejectionit
tant role in the
is only part
while playing
the over-all reason wh
seem real. Cinerama starts from this basis
and, by. skillfully other ele
tion picture
ch image
pensatory optical and mechanical equip.
iment, produces what is substantially a
stereoscopic effect.
In real life one can lo
well as straight ahead
times standard size and 4 times as wide
forms a great curving arc
field of view that
ke all around as
and the Cine
screen of 8
the onlooke
res one the feeling
‘of being tight in the inidst, not outside
of things, Images in closeups appear
near and s0 real that one feels he cou
reach right out and touch them. T
npression is achieved by the picture
taking lenses that march the human eve
in focal length and give exactly the same
perspective
Nor is
with the action and
he eye alone subjected to this
simulation of reali
stereophonic sound. positions the sound
at exactly on the point of the sereen from
‘whence the sound emanates, even from
behind the viewer.
The filming and p
jection of Cine
© Sawuany, a951
and execution—everything is
ona grand The eye-lling picture
‘covers a field of vision about 146° wide
high—which compares with
the extreme limit of human eyes of 160°
by 75°. Even the most satisfactory wide-
angle lens couldn't p
tore than a fraction of this sweep, thus
the reason for Cinerama’s threecameras-
iby accommodate
The eyes of this 150-pound camera are
three mate 7-mm focal
Tength set at angles 48° apart. Each lens
of the total width of
we of three standard
many film
lenses of
records one-thir
3sinm films carried in
inagazines. Otherwise, the
The lines of
converge and er
em, where a single revol
ng-dise shutter serves them all, thus
assuring synchronization of exposures
Simultaneous all three lenses
tof the three lenses
at a point 11/16 inch
is accomplished by a single knob while
another “knob controls the diaphragm
Individual Cinerama film frames are
‘one-half again standard height; and since
Continued on Page 28)Modern Laboratory Stimulates
So. American Film Production
By JOHN FORBES
in the UA New Revolving
Camera Mount
New M-G-M development makes possible
trick shots involving rotation of the camera.
By FREDERICK FOSTER
lor ALL TRICK sHors are the of the special effects
department. A great many still originate in the camera
this there is frequently n some new and novel
jeted at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer under the direction
John Arnold, ASC 1 executive director of
photography and d
Known as the Revolving Camera Mount, the device
vides a balanced rotatable mount for either Mitchell or Te
nicolor cameras, permitting camera to be rotated on it
axis while it records the scene. The only other piece of equip
iment of note which has been designed to achieve similar effec.
is the “squirrel cage” buile by Warner Brothers’ camera de
partment several years ago. ‘This has seen frequent
jer studion and i possible many of the
effects seen in ion Me
this 9
The new MGM mount also make
the camera tilted on its side at various degrees or in
own position J in conjunction with any
‘mounted on a dolly or camera parallel
When either a Mitchell or Technicolor camera is mounted
in place, the lens axis is always centered with that of the roto
The slight displacement between centers of the Mitchell and
Technicolor cameras is taken care of by a shim inserted he
The accompanying photos show the ca junt in various
positions of a complete 3 = well as « full 360
pan, for whic nthe mounting also. prov
ope a friction head principle, with a lock screw at the
pletely locks it in. any
trolled by a sturdy hand crank which
ear attached to the rotor. An ank provide
tilting action up and down within a range of approximately
65°. This fectly balanced so that the camera re
mains in position without lockin
Sliding weights moufte ubular shaft extending from
the rear afford accurate of the camera and simplify
rerability. ‘The hollow shaft also functions as aBetter Pictures
In 1951
Will Be
Photographed
In Black and White
And In Color
With a Wide Range Of
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RACTICARLE magnetic tape record
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By now, it has been inte
the
past ten ye
fnew applications devel
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numerous. Tt is
advantages of magnetic tape arc
a recording medium
Delayed
and
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‘might
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with no loss in 30
sch
required announcement, listeners
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The
ns for phonograph records is almost
i calculation. A. duction
providing ed nd final
equipment is universal
the right hand, arm and shi
production department. It
tural to find uses for the new medium
in motion picture work where econom
without sacrifice of quality is keynoted.
The Fairchild Recording Equipment
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which dots a large part of the research
work in the field of tape fe
cording for the Fairchild Corporation,
The project of the D. G. C. Hare Com
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record and playback in synchronism with
Kinese
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simplicity’s sake, it
Syne—a_ contr of and
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order employs
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synchronism indefinitely with
A further development known as 1
Automatic Framing Control be
led to the PicSyne so that, using a
the tape recorder
ultaneously with cameras,
and projection equipment, and
synchronism automatic
single master switch,
kines
fall into li
ally.
Basically, the method by which the
PicSync system maintains. synchronism
is not at all complicated, It is only nec
to record on the tape a “sample”
the ac. voltage that is driving the
camera motor while the of
This
‘matically mixing the
in Control T
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al fron
ick Generator with the
program in the recording amplifier of
the tape recorder bein Once thi
is done, the tape may thereafter be played
the PicSyne R
with the
Pic-Syne
coder in exact
picture. During
compares th
phases of the le and
voltage driving the projector, tr
difference into to
in tuen causes the
eep in step with the projector
Since the a.c. voltage which drives th
amera oF proje frequency
(usually 60 eps) which is audible to the
this voltage is not recorded
peed of the tape to
directly ut is used to m
14,000 eps tone produced in
I Track Generator. It is this
tone modulated with the 60
cop line frequency which is. recorded.
On playback, this high frequency signal
matically separated from the sound
The high frequency cont
lated,
the tape
ulate a
the Cont
track
signal is dem
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ame the orig:
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tly 60 eps at the ti
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it is exactly 60 eps at the time of play
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—EcTION
The Role Of The Montage
In Amateur Movies
‘An important professional cinematic effect,
montage lends style to amateur films, com-
presses time or effectively condenses action
through a series of quick cuts joined by
fades or dissolves.
By CHARLES L. ANDERSON
man’s article, “The Magic of Montage," in the October,
1049, issue. Mr. Lightman discuses the use of montages in
TAGE Si adaptable to amateur and documentary films
corporating ely, you must omit filming
hundreds of miles of any journey for lack of film and time,
but there is nu reason why highlights of the leer parts of a
vacation cannot be well presented in quick cuts ‘The real
DisteABINe quality of amateur film-making is that no “feel” of a trip can be better expressed if the audience sees
technique or a new artistic goal before us. We attain a profi-. However, these short shots can become irritating if they are
iency in composing scenes, and we discover that our editing inserted haphazardly. A montage should have coherence and
ix weak. No sooner do we edit competently, then we be rhythm. Coherence is gained by giving the montage well
disatised with our continuity. And now I'm setting before defined limits. It can begin with a big close-up or an_angle
you anew challenge that may leave you unrestful until you can shot that definitely sets it apart from the rest of the picture,
fay in truth, “My montages are the equal of those in other When it has ended, a leisurely long-shot will inform the
6mm. productions today. audience that they are back to the main theme of the picture
Incidentally, if you have filed your copies of American “Of course, if you produce your montages with disolves and
Cinematographer, you may wish to refer to Herb A. Light (Continsed on Bay
Jasvany, 1951 Auenicas Civewarocaarnen — ®Developing “Style”
In Cine Photography
How to add those cinematic touches that
make your movies win contests and in-
fluence people.
By CHARLES LORING
is not as diffcult as it may seem, nor is the approach to style
imerely a coll act theories th he camera
man bewilde Co tio rary, there
are certain very cone ich we shall
analyze here
First of all, ad
individual style, we
subject in the very same way: If he did all his films would
have a “sameness” that would soon ie, both t0
himself and. to his es. Every top-notch Hallywood
meraman in his wo in evidences of style
hare hots, moving-camera
s,unbal but these men are at the
their ry are able to modify ther
jemarks of styl
fe they are han
If you wish to specialize in in type of mo
picture work, itis advisable then to study that type as executed
hs For this pu ighborhood movie
mes a fine cla : seen and
‘only’ dramatic photopl: documentaries and
newsreels as well. Tf i terested pin
a style suitable for the
ents which distingui
c amateur cameraman bE
net quality known 1
The term et when we realize that
nothing more than the cameraman's own original
ated into technical terms. Tn the case of the pr
cameraman, this is usually the result of many years of trial
and-error experiments, plus a desire to produce a result that on
he ean consider uniquely his ownWhat? A “blue” sky in black-and-white movies?
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‘Why? Because Hypan has the ex-
tremely fine grain and sparkling con
trast—plus splendid panchromatic
color balance—that gives nothing but
superb results all the time. And when
your neighbors applaud the way your
sereen images stand out with snap and
brilliance—well, you can be sure you're
fon the road toward having that “pro-
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By DOUGLA
real sage
er common for
which is pethaps wa
echo
fed visually — and
ean spol
trying to describe what makes it lovel
Every picture b
to tell it all himself. And
forth at length about scenes which
quire litele explanation, Watching
film is like watching a play with some
aloud the st
ould add s0
Commentary
parrotsfashion what the came
there already. Certain
make your picture boring. It should en
hhance it. And it should incre
the advantage of movie making
individual
be plane
ato rh
° this qu
would have you believe:
Tt is preferable to show the silent
and. decide on
ding and
at would b
film several. times
ue, efc., you propose
where musical accompanim
Tn general
advice t ed
suitable
The
an sfterth
job, the
fil sh
gether. True, there are those
fo add commentary. to
Whichever wa
and excess detail like the plague
er. Let
ture ur shots with a nic
the commentary act as a fail to. you
pictures. Make it the pinch of salt which
brings out the flavor. As an example
here is a quotation from the light-hearted
ent E. V. H. Emmett
nny Tribe, » deli
verbal accompan
supplies for The S
ful tworreeler on the
je, Emmett has christened the heroine
dys." He says: “She makes he
way into the nest, pushing
air. She's ra
Too Much!
commentary on your films.
S GOODLAD
moves deep into thi
shape. of shimmerin
wax pinnacles gradually comes clean
fairyland
d thousand be
he has to fin
ct take the honey she
How have those four
henced the visuals? Emmett
od the hollow tree
but pretty, idea. He talks of
aera fer ee
reminds us that
where the wil
mn. It's a simple
ing wax pinnacles, Pi
a d the phr
ing a bee's eye view. He
ented air.” That
alks of the "warm,
thing the
And
own. Vea just
oi tapes A pres
were. One of ther
hot of hu
mark: “An
f flaming Jun
nothing clever about that. b
igh 5 The
enhance the shot in the sime way tha
T'might have b
fragment from the &
why. Ons
white f ch white
ald ha
sunlight ng like
ny pictures convey all
A fillip
MONTAGE IN
AMATEUR MOVIES
mae
the film they are
h of the sh
sppe the
P to rerun the film in a project
several times and develop a rhythm by
jal- and-error. Edit
amateur films are no
the onal, and_ yo
kin
suitable monta
night communicate some
the take-off in a shy
be established wit
tower, fel,
he plane. ‘Then your
ms to reproduce even
take-off appeat
An effective shot
on the screen,
quence could follow
like this
Taken
cen with tele
Bystanders at gate watching plane
wil as plane begins to
squence like this, you might
in hand for the take-offs
hn a
have to be
ay indirectly” im
and one the
ly, too
quence showing the night lights
The ncon-Mazda kaleido
s fash
m. Lig
fi hin
won the horizon. ASquare. ‘This is one montage that has
become a cliche” in
fil world but which manages to amuse
audiences again and again with its lumi
nescent di
od can ented ina
jim opened with a
too, A quiet
res smoothly weld
ding a quick
ssimilate. ‘The
rainy day
reurately as if he spoke
impression be one
tthe downpour,
it himself. Tf
lightshear
and emp
thought
Perhaps you might
editing that the montage may’ be ad
ote. An extra ide
‘m without int
eatly with the main bo
ure. As an example, one
amateur filmer made a
picture of his fine
A project, and he
tage sequence
the film was the beauty o den
grapher had his wife sh
cet of 16mm of him which he and I
later cut
tion, this
ght twenty feet. In add
ce became a wel
from the slow cut
ting of the pictorial scenes,
Commercial films have one burden
placed upon them that is not usuall
with in entertainment pictures. This
the need for making ¢
member the picture
diagram on the printed p
attracts the observer's atte
away from the prec
the message bein nted may thereby
be overlooked by an audience. A summary
montage at the end of a picture may seem
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“ALL ABOUT EVE”
walls, ‘The problem was solved by se
curing two:by-sixes between the walls
near the ceiling using wedges protected
by felt. Small illumination units—baby
kegs, small spots, etc—were then sus
pended from the beams, which supplied
the predominance of light from over
head ‘There were few if any light units
fon the floor. ‘These interiors were the
scenes that had to match
tarlier in the Golden theatre in New
York, Obviously this called for careful
‘matching of lighting, and camera angle
by Krasne nall difference
in the architectural detail of the two
be minimized if not
so that any
ured,
The important early scenes in the pi
ture in which Anne Baxter meets Celeste
Holm in the alley outside the theatre
were actually shot in the alley behind
the Curran Theatre. In order to
scenes in daytime, K
arranged to have the whole 2
with tarpaulins 10 keep daylight fr
the scene. Afterward, appropri:
illuminati
night time
tempo and ¢
which ther
spellbound — a performan
riven added lustee on the seree
to masterly lighting and skilled camera
technique
Anne Baxter
cof the picture five—ine
Bette Davis whose pe
wrap
turned to the
jr more than a month 0
Jere the studio had. repro
Club at. While
producer Mankiewice's
unrelent perfection, bi
sure of credit is due art director
re Davis, whom Krasner rates as
the very few art directors
always keeps the cameraman's problems
in mind when designing sets. [twas
Davis’ understanding of photographic
oblems that eased the way
in all of the “Eve
because Davis had p
= through
the unobtrusive open
Krasner's set illumination was to play
so effectively—all this, of course, the re
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One of these background projection “No Way
seenes had to do with Baxter and makes the
George Sanders walking down a New picture
Yor award the camera. In front camera artis
of the BG screen a treadmill was placed ing the start on a fourth. Krasner set his
walked the wward-winning stride when _¢
unfolded on aphed “Three Came Home
the The final result is for Fox, for which he has received the
highly effective, thanks to the American Society of Cinematographers
matching of the set lightin Picture Of The Month” award for the
gle by Krasner month of April. Come next April, he
After a Date rte: ary Cmca Tus A
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