American Cinematographer - December 1988 - 22

DXTR'S TRIX
"Ron always
to the most

Caleb

has simple, ingenious solutions
perplexing filmmaking problems"

Deschanel

A.S.C.
"Ron is
best

cinematography's
kept secret"

Allen

Daviau

A.S.C.
"If no

New
one

has the answer,

I call Ron"

Haskell Wexler

A.S.C.

There

are

many

how-to

books out there, but few cover
these

*

*

*

time-saving and
problem-solving innovations:
Build or improvise rigs to
get that tough shot
Be prepared for shots that the
director dreams up on the spot
Theory and practice
Sources and

diagrams are
accompanying

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available from The
Great American Market. The compact 48channel system features 'big board' capa¬
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dimmers, depending on output format. Its
cue memory capacity is 232 full-sized cues,
464 with removable library storage. Fea¬
tures include: six fully overlapping submas¬
ters with flash buttons, manual split dipless
crossfader, two independent time faders
with separate cue assignments, dynamic
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menu selections, and 'Help' are always
displayed on the CRT screen in straightfor¬
ward language. The operator has instant

ing control board, is

menu access

notebook.

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a new

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For

included in the
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Problem Solver, Equipment Designer

Lighting Control

more

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Tapes to

Hi-Hats

Video taps

Ubangies
Unique Tripods
Curved Track

Periscope lenses
Macro-micro photography
Principals and
practices of rigging

Straight Track

Cranes

DXTR-Dollies

come:

Minidollies

Shaki-cams
Lens conversions
Aerial

photography
Speed-rail tricks

and

more.

Available at

equipment houses and by mail.
Send check or money order for $39.95
+ $2.50 shipping and handling
(California residents add $2.60 sales tax)

To: DXTR'S TRIX, PO Box 1139

Hollywood, California 90078
(Allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery)

a new

Editing

version of the

proven Ediflex editing system specifically
designed for feature film makers, is being
introduced by Cinedco. The new randomaccess editing system is created for film¬
makers who demand true 24 frames-persecond editing from a video-based system.
It solves the long-standing technological
problems caused by the conflict of film's
24 fps frame rate and video's 30 fps
requirements.
Cineflex does this by using half¬
inch video tape recorders for scene play¬

backs which run at 24 frames per second, as
well as a 24 fps three-quarter-inch VTR (for

assembled cuts).
Cinedo Inc. is the manufacturer
of Ediflex editing systems, the most widely
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of current prime-time television programs.

For

more

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502-9100.
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