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History of Motion Pictures - Production Technologies Volume - I (2-DVD set)
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Examine the contents of this enlightening 2-DVD set, which explains with the help of fabulous illustrations and examples how the movie projector works. Learn how manufacturers used films to train movie projector operators before television became the chief source of information and entertainment.
The earliest records of motion pictures date back to the 1890 when a series of inventions and refinements in photographic technology led to the design and development of a camera that could capture movement and also move film through it with the help of a sprocket. William Dickson one of Thomas Alva Edison’s young assistants designed what was to be recognized as the first version of a Kinetograph or movie projector, which was patented by Edison in 1893.
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The credit for the first commercial projection of films goes to the famed Lumieres who opened a basement cinema house that hosted several twenty-minute programs a day. These included the famous first comedy of a gardener with a watering hose (The Sprinkler Sprinkled or L'Arrouseur Arrose), the factory worker short, and a sequence of a horse-drawn carriage galloping toward the camera. By 1896, Edison had purchased US inventor Thomas Armat's perfected projection machine called a Vitascope, which was used on April 23, 1896 for the first time.
In 1898, inventor Edwin S. Porter patented an improved projector, which projected brighter and steadier pictures. There was no looking back after this. Steady improvements in films and cameras were paralleled by innovations in projection technology. Several widths of film were used, but the 16mm variety remained among the most popular ones - especially for small audiences and for private viewing of motion pictures.
This Historic 2-DVD set explains how a 16 mm projector works and also furnishes valuable tips on the use and maintenance of these fabulous inventions, which have played a significant role in the fields of education and entertainment.
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Back of the Mike
This thrilling clip offers a fabulous peek into the recording studios of a 1930s radio studio showing the production of dramatic sound effects.
Sponsor: Chevrolet Division, General Motors Corporation
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Year: 1938
Length: 00:09:15
Audio: Mono
Color: Black & White
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White Magic
Based on scientific principles, this clip examines and explains various properties and uses of visible, ultraviolet and infra red light.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Year: 1940
Length: 00:07:36
Audio: Mono
Color: Black & White
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How Motion Pictures Move And Talk
This clip explains the basic principles of motion pictures and, with the help of animation, demonstrates how sound is recorded on a strip of film.
Sponsor: United World Films, Inc.
Producer: Bell & Howell Co.
Year: 1940
Length: 00:10:52
Audio: Mono
Color: Black & White
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Sound Recording and Reproduction (Sound on Film)
This clip explains the technology used in recording sound on to film and reproducing it while the film is screened.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Erpi Classroom Films Inc.
Year: 1943
Length: 00:10:38
Audio: Mono
Color: Black & White
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The Nature of Sound
This dramatized clip highlights the nature and quality of sound as a boy explains the principles involved in the production of sound.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Coronet Instructional Films
Year: 1948
Length: 00:10:44
Audio: Mono
Color: Black & White
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Color Keying in Art and Living
This clip demonstrates how color relationships and coordination are applied to art, hair styling, eyes, complexion, dress and home decoration. A very useful guide for anybody wishing to strike the right color combinations.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.
Year: 1950
Length: 00:09:51
Audio: Mono
Color: COLOR
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Threading the R.C.A. Projector
This short clip shows via a demonstration, how a film should be threaded through a movie projector to ensure quality shows, and prevent destruction of films.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Iowa State University, Motion Picture Services
Year: 1950
Length: 00:03:58
Audio: Mono
Color: Black & White
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The RCA 16mm Sound Projector
This promotional short highlights the incomparable features of the RCA 16 mm and provides a fabulous demonstration of its use.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: Radio Corporation of America (RCA), Motion Picture Productions
Year: 1958
Length: 00:05:55
Audio: Mono
Color: COLOR
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The 16mm Motion Picture Projector: Care and Maintenance
This clip was intended to provide military projectionists in-depth training in the care and maintenance of motion picture projectors.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: U.S. Air Force, Air Photographic and Charting Service (MATS)
Year: 1961
Length: 00:13:12
Audio: Mono
Color: Black & White
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The 16mm Motion Picture Projector: Operating Techniques
Like the previous clip, this demonstration film was intended to provide military projectionists in-depth training in operating motion picture projectors.
Sponsor: N/A
Producer: U.S. Air Force, Air Photographic and Charting Service (MATS)
Year: 1961
Length: 00:20:43
Audio: Mono
Color: Black & White
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Facts About Projection (Third edition)
This seventies-era documentary demonstrates how constant maintenance of equipment is necessary for satisfactory and successful film projection.
Sponsor: International Film Bureau
Producer: Henry Cheharbakhshi
Year: 1975
Length: 00:14:14
Audio: Mono
Color: COLOR
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Running Time:
DVD One : 01:05:54
DVD Two : 01:03:11
 EDITORIAL REVIEW:
For over a century, motion pictures have continued to be the chief source of entertainment to many the world over. A result of man’s continued endeavor to make life better, motion pictures owe their existence to many inventors who burned the midnight oil in the pursuit of perfecting scientific inventions. Among these, the name of Thomas Alva Edison holds a revered position. With over a thousand patents to his credit, Edison must have been one busy scientist.
It was Edison’s incandescent lamp that paved the way for the makings of the movie projector and opened the floodgates for a new form of entertainment that gradually overtook the theatre. This 2-DVD set presents a solid overview of how the motion picture projector works and how it must be handled for best results. A delightful clip also shows you how sound was recorded for dramatized radio broadcasts in the 30s. It’s amazing to learn what a strip of cellophane paper could do in the hands of an expert in a recording studio. Two natural phenomena that are essential to the production of motion pictures - light and sound are also examined and explained here in an admirably entertaining manner. The significance of each of these marvels cannot be overlooked or missed on these clips.
Although the emergence of newer technologies such as videos and DVDs have made the 16 mm projector more or less redundant, its contribution to both entertainment and education cannot be overemphasized. There is about 2 hours of entertainment and education packed into this set - which is a great collection of well-preserved clips from the 30s and 50s - and any history buff or vintage film aficionado would do well to add this historic and edifying set to his or her collection right away.
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