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was discussed at some length with the idea that iens
makers should be encouraged to send experts to California
to ascertain the problems to be solved.
Mr. Reed opposed the spreading of the investigations
into too many channels and suggested that
the committee should keep to its program of tncandescent
lighting, and not try to solve the matter of
lenses, which was a big problem in itself. He referred
to the immense amount of equipment now
used in hard lighting that would have to be abandoned
by the companies if incandescent lighting
should come into general use. He said that the
amount of this investment was from one to two or
possibly three to five million dollars. He did not
undertake to say how much. At any rate it was a
big problem that the producers were asked to face,
and it should be the purpose o{ these demonstrations
to help solve that problem for the producers,
so that they might know whether it would pay them
in the long run to adopt the new method o{ lighting.
Mr. Mohr agreed with Mr. Reed, and re{erred
to the experience o{ Warner Bros. in photographing
by incandescent lights for the Vitaphone productions.
Mr. Stern proposed that each studio be sent questionnaires
prepared by the committee, and that they
be asked to keep records of all of their experiences
with incandescent lighting.
Mr. Gus Peterson said that he was a cameraman
who had had no experience with incandescent lighting,
and what he would like wor"rld be the opportunity
to learn and to acquire in{ormation and experience.
Mr. Mclntyre stated the experience of the Goldwyn,
Inc., studio in their present production, which
was being photographed almost entirely by incandescent
lights. He said the equipment had cost
$12,000 and they were using about hal{ the number
of men on the lights as would have been used with
hard lights. They photographed sets on a stage
140x60 almost entirely by incandescent light with
very little hard light assistance on the side and were
having great success.
Mr. Mohr explained further the process with
Warner Bros' Vitaphone productions, and explained
that they w€re not using panchromatic film because
Vitaphone sequences were inserted in pictures made
with hard lights. He thought the biggest problem
in the whole thing was the development o{ equipment.
Frank Murphy of the same company explained
that they were using four men in their incandescent
lighting using straight stock, which made it a somewhat
different problem {rom panchromatic.
Mr. Strohm suggested that local light makers,
including Mole-Richardson, Inc., wor-rld make up
any quantity of equipment required for demonstrations.
Mr. Beetson was called on and said that he
thought Mr. Reed had sounded the keynote that the
producers would be interested in the practical results
of the development, especially as to costs and
photographic results. He referred to the matter o{
reflectors and the objectionable heat created by incandescent
lights. He said that the great problem
in the matter of lighting as well as in all other
phases of production was to establish standardized
equipment of all kinds so that each studio could use
the best and most economical. He referred to the
fine showing made by the present meeting with
nearly fifty men present, all giving sincere thought
to the subject under consideration.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at the call
of the Chairman.
MANAGING COMMITTEE
MEETING JAI{. 11 , 1928
After considerable discussion pro and con, Mr.
Ball moved that two sub-committees be appointed
-one composed of cameramen, electricians and laboratory
men to have charge of demonstrations, and
one special managing committee on program and
invitations. The motion was seconded and unanimously
carried.
Thereupon the chair appointed Frank Murphy
Chairman of the demonstrations special committee,
with power to name the membership of the Cornmittee.
The chair also appointed a special managing
committee as {ollows: Messrs. Volck, Beetson, Pelton,
Ball and Woods.
DEMONSTRATION COMMITTEE
MEETING JAN. 19, l92B
The Committee organized as {ollows:
Frank MurPhY, Chairman
Walter Strohm
Lee Garmes
Wm. Whisler
Tony Gaudio
Roger Nauman
Joseph Dubray
Louis Kolb
Irvin WiIIat
J. M. Nickolaus
KarI Struss
Fred Gage
Gilbert Wafrenton
Roy Hunter
Percy Hilburn
Victor Milner
John Seitz
Arthur Edeson
Geo. Meehan
Ed DuPar
Ned Van Buren
George Barnes
Frank Woods
(At this meeting the program of demonstrations
and tests arranged by Chairman Murphy was approved
practically as carried out. It was arranged
io conduct major demonstrations two nights each
week in Warner Bros.' studio with a cin€matographer
in charge, who would be acquainted with
iniandescent ill,rmination, all cameramen and technicians
being invited to attend' It was also arranged
to devote each day to tests by individual
cinematographers and that this program should be
carried out by the American Society of Cinematographers.-$scretary.
)
SECRETARY'S REPORT
FEBRUARY.3, I 928
The Secretary reported as follows:
For your information in re{erence to the series
of demonstrations of incandescent illumination now
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