AMATEUR MOVIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 819, 13 November 1929, Page 14

AMATEUR MOVIES

SUCCESS IN CANADA work; in the snow (By Homovte.) The first public screening of “A Race for Ties.” the initial production of the Amateur Cinema Society of Port Arthur, Canada, filled to capacity one of the Port Arthur theatres and brought such an enthusiastic reception that repeat performances were necessary. The scenario, written by Dorothea Mitchell, is developed about North Woods lumbering activities and the competition between the small lumberman and a large company furnishes the chief dramatic conflict. Great production speed was necessary since the exterior scenes required a winter background and in late April, when work was begun, the snow was fast melting. Of the experiences of the production staff and the cast. Miss Mitchell writes, ‘'The exteriors were, of course, the most fun. We could only work Sundays and evenings and we were greatly rushed but nobody complained of standing in the wet snow for hours or of skipping a mid-day meal, because we were afraid that the light would fail before the day's work was done. Sometimes it was necessary to shovel snow to bare spots on the road and sometimes cars had to be pushed out of the snow drifts. We often melted snow to make coffee for the hungry bunch, miles from home.” Movies and the Law Free movies to assist in upholding the game and fish laws and to educate in the conservation of forests, is the latest move of the West Virginia Game, Fish and Forestry Commission. A truck equipped with a motion picture projector is driven to the rural sections throughout the State of West Virginia and free motion pictures are exhibited nightly showing the benefits of forest conservation and obedience to fish and game laws. A screen is simply placed in back of tile truck, the portable projector turned on and the show starts —much to the delight of the eager audience. ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT K. 0., Devonport: I am thinking of buying 1 a movie camera. Are they heavy to carry and what do they cost? Answer: Movie cameras suitable for amateurs are extremely light and easy to operate. They cost no more than a still picture camera. Our advertisers will tell you more about them.