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film in¬
dustry, spoke in behalf of the 30 fps
principle for future motion pictures.
Filmed

tests

revealed that flicker, strob¬
A demonstration of

ing during pan/tilt moves, and smearing
objects moving through a scene are
significantly reduced by the increased
speed of photographing and projecting.
Also, the 30 frame rate provides a di¬
rect compatibility with the 30 frame
scanning system used in television
transmission, thus providing a superior
image for transfer to tape and

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of

transmission.
A

short

camera car

rainy
Saturday. From left,
Ben Colman, Robert
Liu, Stanley Cortez,
Fred Gate/y, Richard
Rawlings, Al Keller,
Joe Biroc. In

tographed electronically and transferred
to

front,

Don Birnkrant and

Jack

Cooperman.

Below: Crane
extension from roof

of

camera car

is

demonstrated.

describing both the advan¬

which, like the AFI production was pho¬
35mm film.
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Members of A.S.C. are in¬
volved in summer extension courses at
UCLA this summer. Every Wednesday

evening from July 23 through August
27, there will be classes pertaining to
"The Role of the Cinematographer in
Motion Pictures and Television" at the

MGM studio screening room.
These lectures, screenings
and discussions with guest speakers
will be conducted by Gregory Lukow,

film historian and critic. Included

on

the

agenda from A.S.C. at various times
will be Steve Burum, Stanley Cortez,
Richard Edlund, Conrad Hall, Al Keller,
Owen Roizman, Harry Wolf and Vilmos

Zsigmond.

Subjects to be covered in
depth include: black and white photog¬
raphy, visual effects, filming for televi¬
sion, shooting videotape, and the
training and experience required by to¬
day's technology. Work opportunities
for film students will also be discussed.
Further information can be obtained
from John G. Watson at UCLA market¬

ing department.

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July 1986

a

recent

film

tages and the problems he encountered.
The improvements in HDTV were also
evident in an Italian TV production

later

drew

group of members to
the clubhouse on a

made in this field in recent months.
Hora answered questions about using
the process,

light and

the Shotmaker

pho¬
tographed by Hora for the American
Film Institute utilizing the latest high
definition TV equipment from Sony pro¬
vided evidence of the great strides
recent

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startling demon¬
in film

a

stration of current experiments
and electronic motion pictures.

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