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following dancer in her movements. This spotlight
shows streaks. FuIl lighting comes up after dance
is ovef.
REEL NINE
MIXED LIGHTS
Subject No. 7. The following mixed lights display
the effects obtainable by the use of Mazda,
Arc, Cooper-Hewitt and Neon tube lighting.
Test 37. Mazd.a and Sun Arc. Mazd.a and Carbon
spots. Mazda and Cooper-Hewitt. Semi-long,
medium, close-up and extreme close-up. Living
room. Nieiht lightings. Room beyond archway
strong:ly lighted. Dark-haired man in light business
suit and black-haired girl in white evening
dress.
Test 54. Mazd.a and Cooper-Hewitt. Closeup
and extreme close-up. Blonde-haired girl, light
blue eyes.
Test 55. Mazda and Cooper-Hewitts. Medium
and semi-Iong shots. Living room. Main sourceg
of light, library table lamp and fireplace. Two
couples in different styles and colors of suits and
dresses,
Test 60. Mazd.a and Cooper-Hewitt. Long shot.
Living room. Night lighting, wall brackets and
library table lamp. Blonde girl in light house dress
and dark-haired man in evening clothes.
Test 68. Mazda and Overhead Cooper-Hewitts.
Long shot. Interior entrance hall. Full day-time
lightings, fully lighted window on back wall. Darkhaired
man in tuxedo and blonde haired girl in
eVbning gowp,
EXHIBITION
OF TEST FILMS
The formal exhibition of the test films took place
at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce the night
of April 17, 7928. The secretary of the Academy
opened the meeting by introducing Mr. Dan Clark,
President of the American Society of Cinematographers
as chairman of the evening.
Mn. Cr,anr: Ladies and Gentlemen: It might
be well to explain the reason why these films were
made. They are the result of a cooperative efiort on
the part of the Academy, the Producers and the
American Society of Cinematographers to improve
the methods of illumination in the photographing
of motion pictures. They were not made for the
purpose of exploiting anything. We have tried to
edit these reels so that they will give you a comprehensive
idea of what it is all about. We have titled
the difierent makes of films, not for you to judge
the better film because that would be unfair, but
because they make the story a little more interesting.
The first reel will be a comparative demonstration
of Arc and Mazda lights where the Arc and
Mazda are used on the same subject, and will be
shown one right after the other in order to give
you a chance to draw your own conclusions, Then
there will be a reel showing the highest efficiency
or the brightest stufi that has been made with
Mazda lights. There will be a reel showing the
possibilities-this doesn't mean the highest possibilities
or the highest probabilities of the light efiect
where light effects are used, but only to show you
what can be obtained. Thus you can see the possibilities
of light effects with the Mazda illumination.
And then I believe the films that we made last night
at the Garden Court will be shown, and I wish to
say the cinematographers who photographed these
films last night didn't know themselves the film they
were using. It was so arranged that they did not
know. It didn't make any difierence what stock
each cinematographer r-rsed. It was all the same
equipment with matched lenses driven by motor
camera. Timing was exactly the same, and naturally
what they saw was the same. After these reels
have been shown we will open the meeting for a
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general discussion, and we will try to the best of
our ability to answer any questions that are asked,
and to give you a more comprehensive idea if
possible what this is all about.
The picture was then run as described in the
continuity.
Mn. Cr"anr: There are a few words I would
like to say: First, that the film you have just seen
represents a world of cooperation by the Academy,
the Motion Picture Producers Association and the
American Cinematographer. It is not to be construed
that it represents in any manner, shape or
form the highest efficiency that will be reached, nor
is it to be construed that any deficiency you have
seen on the screen cannot and will not be overcome
some day. I am going to open this little meeting for
discussion, and if there are any questions anyone
wishes to ask I may have to get up mysel{, but I
will first call on others.
QunsrroN: What stock is it printed on ?
Mn. Clanr: Each negative was printed on its
relative stock.
Mn. Wools: I would like to ask for an explanation
of what caused the circles and shadows in
the test taken at the Roosevelt hotel.
Mn. Cr-anr:
Mr. Mole, will you answer that?
Mn. Moln: I know what you mean; the little
spots. It is a reflection in the lenses from the side
lights.
Mn. Clanx: The other night I heard an open
discussion on Mazda vs. Arc lights and I heard the
cinematographer being accused o{ being extravagant
and being the cause of the failure of the Arc lights,
if failure it was, to get over, and I would like to
call the attention of everyone that the same man
who used the spot lights extravagandy was extravagant
in the use oI Mazda, and I heard the cinematographer
being blamed for playing around with
the Mazda lights, and the same man who played
around with Mazda lights will play around with
Arc lights. I am trying to excuse the cinematographer.