Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
CAMERA ANGLES
Movie Punctuation.
Is by Scene Timing

or the camera. runs down
after each rewind.
But let's see how the film
story could be made in better
style, showing Dad when his
most typical self. If you have
never been fishing with him
before put your camera aside
for a while and just observe
what goes on.
You will see him (a) cut a
strip or two from q squid:
(b) afiix each piece to q hook
in that special way Asher
men do it; Co swing the. rod
back and then forward as he
allows the weight of the sink
er to carry the line out in a
perfect cast; (dt moves the
rod as he hooks the fish; (e)
moves his hands on the reel
to wind in the line; 81 either
brings the fish over the side
on the line or nets or gaffs it;
and. (g) finally removes the
fish from the hook and losses
it into the waiting ice chest.
Timing and Angles
Now. instead Of shooting all
this action from a single van
tage point, try the same story
but with the camera shooting
from a number of places and
angles. But. just as impor-
tant. vary the scene lengths.
Your first long shot might
well be filmed at 10 to IL Sec
onds duration, providing
ample time to orient the scene
while, on the other hand. the
closeup of the hook being
baited could be done in about
5 seconds. In other words
evaluate each shot and give
it the time necessary-but no
more, no less.
Certain subjects may in
themselves suggest a timing.
A sunset or a great waterfall
or a view of a stadium or
ball park might well demand
10 to Is or even 20 seconds
of continuous shooting.
On the other hand, where
the action is fast and furious
the tempo Of your shots
should be stepped up to meet
the situation. Typical of
these might be the leap of q
fish from the water, the i'm
pact of a golf club on the
ball. or an identifying glimpse
Of a highway route sign
which points the way to a
vacation site. These could
only justify a few seconds
worth of film.
A series of short shots can
be used handily to build up
to the climax of a film. The
thrashing of the fish as it
is brought close to the boat,
the downward flash Of the
gaff or the swoop of the net.
the boated victim Hopping
about on the deck and the
final thrust Of the knife are
all scenes that can be brief
and dramatic and add the
needed punch that leads up
to the final scene of the tired
but happy fisherman as he
heads for home.
4 X 4 4
With tap water running
colder in winter, photogra-
pliers will be interested in
Eastman's announcement Of
Kodak Hypo Clearing Agent,
a water soluble powder to
reduce the time needed to
wash prints after they have
been fixed in the hypo. This
time saving runs as high as
80 per cent when the water
is flowing at IS degrees, not
to mention the water saving.
+ 4 X Il
A new tyT.n electric lamp
with built-il. reflector and
sharply focused beam that
makes it resemble a minia-
ture lighthouse beacon was
introduced by Sylvania. No
larger than a standard flash
light battery its life is Is
hours and operates on $50
watts with lis VOLTS Imme-
date application win be in
motion picture projectors.
In an 8mm protector it
provides about the same
screen brightness as the 500
watt lamp commonly in use:
consequently less cooling is
needed. Research is being
continued in relation to the
Is nm and IS nm projectors.