Download Report - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

THANKS
OF
THE
ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences is indebted to the American
Society of
Cinematographers and the Association of Motion
Picture Producers for active co-operation and joint
responsibility in the conduct of the investigations
herein recorded. Acknowledgement
is also due to
many other organizations, corporations and individuals
{or contributions. of material, services and
generous assistance, especially to Warner Bros., who
gave over the use'of their studio for a period of
two months.
Following is a list of those not members to whom
the Academy expresses its warm thanks and appreciation:
Mole-Richardson, Inc.
Deitz Lamp Co.
Eastman Kodak Co.
Frank Murphy.
Fred Gage.
Peter Mole.
E. O. Guerney.
Max Factor.
J. E. Brulatour.
W. B. Rayton.
E. W. Beggs.
Bert Deleray.
I. H. Van Horn.
Dr. M. Luckiesh.
John W. Boyle.
W. L. Stern.
Creco, Inc.
Doraldina, Inc.
Willard B. Cook.
A. C. Downes.
L: A. Jones.
L. A. Hawkins.
L. C. Porter.
J. I. Crabtree.
Daniel B. Clark.
Frank Good.
R. E. Farnham.
R. E. Connor.
Dr. C. E. K. Mees.
Roosevelt Hotel.
Smith & Aller.
Hal Roach Studios.
Universal laboratory.
Hal Roach laboratory.
American Society of Cinematographers.
Association of Motion Picture Producers.
National Lamp'Works of General Electric Co.
Make-Up Artists' Association.
Society of Motion Picture Engineers.
General Electric Company.
Keese Engineering Company ( Cooper-Hewitt) .
National Carbon Company.
Garden Court Apartments. ir.€ i
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Cecil B. De Mille studio laboratory.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer laboratory.
Paramount-Famous Lasky laboratory.
William Fox Vaudeville Company.
United Artists' Studio Corporation.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation.
Universal Pictures Corporation.
Warner Bros.' Laboratory.
William Fox laboratory.
First National laboratory
Cecil B. De Mille Pictures Corporation.
First National Productions Corporation.
Paramount-Famous Lasky Corporation.
United Artists' laboratory.
Agfa Raw Film Corporation.
Dupont Film Company.
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
Consolidated Film Industries, Inc.
Pacific Title and Art Studio.
Warner Bros.' Pictures, Inc.
Roy Davidge Film Laboratory.
Tremont Film Laboratories.
Bennett Film Laboratories.
George Schneiderman.
Central Casting Bureau.
ACADEMY
PROCEEDINGS
The following excerpts {rom the minutes of the
Technicians' Branch of the Academy, the Producers'
Branch, the Board of Directors of the Academy
and special committees in reference to the subject of
Incandescent Illumination will give a chronological
history of the inception and progress o{ the researcnes:
TECHNICIANS' BRANCH
MEETING NOV. 16, 1927
Quoted from the minutes as of record:
The matter of progress in tungsten lighting in
connection with panchromatic film was taken up
for discussion.
Mr. Pelton explained some of the progress that
had been made in the First National studio, and
suggested that every cameraman should educate himself
in this new kind o{ lighting, which he predicted
would be uniformly adopted within a short time.
Mr. Arthur Edeson told of development of equip
ment, and predicted that within six months this system
of lighting would be universally used. He said
that probably not over six or seven cameramen in
Los Angeles were llow competent to photograph
pictures with tungsten lights, and that it was up to
the cameramen to educate themselves.
A discussion followed as to how this education
should be accomplished.
Mr. Pelton moved that the cameramen of the
Branch undertake to aid in disseminating to the
cameramen of the industry the knowledge o{ how
to operate with incandescent lighting, and that the
Branch request the Producers' Branch of the Academy
to see that facilities are furnished and equip-
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