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Fanfare, v. 2, issue 2, whole no.8, February 1942
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missed. THE GOATHERD - Snappy and smart, especially BLACKOUT. Yes - me too! THEIR OWN PETARD - Very clever. Some of the crimes listed are - others merely laughable. Discrimination is essential here. And - THE LAST MINUTE! So!! You've been flirting with Mimi too - eh? I can appreciate those smudge effects. Regarding the question of payment for fan stories - I cannot fully agree with this, and feel that your counter-suggestions are much to be preferred. If I were running a subscription mag, I would adopt this system also. But that'll be after the - you know what. I must comment on the headings that are consistently more than excellent thru-out. In other words - you have an Al magazine there! (You say the sweetest things, Kenny--tee-hee--ed.) FI:M FACTS Les Croutch Thank god someone else has taken up the cudgel in behalf of fan amateur movies. I've been trying to suggest something like this myself for ages, it seems. I think I can answer Gilbert's questions on the subjects. Yes, it is possible to dub in sound on sound film. Not on silent. Silent film has a double row of s procket holes, one down each side of the film. The 16mm sound has only a single row, the place occupied by the other row is utilized for the sound track which is added later on, or at the time the film is actually exposed, depending, of course, on the type of the equipment and the system you are using. But did you ever stop to even imagine the cost of 16mm sound movies? In a recent issue of HOME MOVIES it is mentioned as very expensive that a two-reel movie with sound on film, cost only about $1,000! Of course, if you want to go in for it in a big way, you can buy your own sound on film from J.A.Maurer in NYC for the paltry sum of $1,999! There is another way being used by amateurs and used successfully; using silent film and making records to accompany it. This can be done with dialog, sound effects, music, etc., but must be done carefully s o the two will synchronize. Any of the portable or home recorders now being sold at reasonable sums, will be suitable for this method. Such a recorder, when bought from some big firm like Allied Radio in Chicago, or Wholesale Radio in NYC, will run you anywhere from $25 up to $50. Of course, if money isn't too much of an objection you can paya bout $250 for one and get super results. Don't forget that when projecting this film the record and the projector must be synchronized to the Nth degree for uniform results and this can be accomplished by various means. But if you are going in for sound this way, why use 16mm? What is the matter with 8mm? Now you are getting into a really low-cost field. Films run you about half the price, all equipment for movies runs about 50 to 75 cents of 16mm cost for equivalent equipment. 8mm is equal to 16mm as far s the pratical results are concerned. In addition, there's the problem of storage. A 15min play on a 16mm would run you a 400 foot reel. On that 400 in 8mm you could film a half hour play with about the same cost. This is but a quick skimover the surface of this delightful pastime. If any further questions are made through STRANGE INTERLUDES I'll attempt to answer them to the best of my ability. Quickly, 7id, your FANFARE was a pip this issue. Keep up
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missed. THE GOATHERD - Snappy and smart, especially BLACKOUT. Yes - me too! THEIR OWN PETARD - Very clever. Some of the crimes listed are - others merely laughable. Discrimination is essential here. And - THE LAST MINUTE! So!! You've been flirting with Mimi too - eh? I can appreciate those smudge effects. Regarding the question of payment for fan stories - I cannot fully agree with this, and feel that your counter-suggestions are much to be preferred. If I were running a subscription mag, I would adopt this system also. But that'll be after the - you know what. I must comment on the headings that are consistently more than excellent thru-out. In other words - you have an Al magazine there! (You say the sweetest things, Kenny--tee-hee--ed.) FI:M FACTS Les Croutch Thank god someone else has taken up the cudgel in behalf of fan amateur movies. I've been trying to suggest something like this myself for ages, it seems. I think I can answer Gilbert's questions on the subjects. Yes, it is possible to dub in sound on sound film. Not on silent. Silent film has a double row of s procket holes, one down each side of the film. The 16mm sound has only a single row, the place occupied by the other row is utilized for the sound track which is added later on, or at the time the film is actually exposed, depending, of course, on the type of the equipment and the system you are using. But did you ever stop to even imagine the cost of 16mm sound movies? In a recent issue of HOME MOVIES it is mentioned as very expensive that a two-reel movie with sound on film, cost only about $1,000! Of course, if you want to go in for it in a big way, you can buy your own sound on film from J.A.Maurer in NYC for the paltry sum of $1,999! There is another way being used by amateurs and used successfully; using silent film and making records to accompany it. This can be done with dialog, sound effects, music, etc., but must be done carefully s o the two will synchronize. Any of the portable or home recorders now being sold at reasonable sums, will be suitable for this method. Such a recorder, when bought from some big firm like Allied Radio in Chicago, or Wholesale Radio in NYC, will run you anywhere from $25 up to $50. Of course, if money isn't too much of an objection you can paya bout $250 for one and get super results. Don't forget that when projecting this film the record and the projector must be synchronized to the Nth degree for uniform results and this can be accomplished by various means. But if you are going in for sound this way, why use 16mm? What is the matter with 8mm? Now you are getting into a really low-cost field. Films run you about half the price, all equipment for movies runs about 50 to 75 cents of 16mm cost for equivalent equipment. 8mm is equal to 16mm as far s the pratical results are concerned. In addition, there's the problem of storage. A 15min play on a 16mm would run you a 400 foot reel. On that 400 in 8mm you could film a half hour play with about the same cost. This is but a quick skimover the surface of this delightful pastime. If any further questions are made through STRANGE INTERLUDES I'll attempt to answer them to the best of my ability. Quickly, 7id, your FANFARE was a pip this issue. Keep up
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