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fJOMPETITION RESULTS

IIJNE & JULY - ''FESTIVAL of BRITAIN''
I JNEJJUL\' - "FLORAL F ~CIES"

H is very noticeable from the Party held in one of london's streets.
' nh ios received, that competitors in long shots, mid-shots and close-ups,
·l·h friendly contests are becoming
mor and more adept in the use of
th ir cameras. It is true that only
t ho edited versions of these films are
r coived, but it is apparent that great
care and planning are .put into the
effort before 'shooting" is undertaken.
This, of course, is a source of great
satisfaction, since it has always been
our aim from the inception of these
competitions to impress upon all
cinematographers the need for fore-
were carefully blended whilst camera
angles were varied enough to provide
a very pleasing result. To Mr. Butler
of london went the award of
£5 Os. Od. cash.

There were a large number of
entries for the "Floral Fancies" con-
test and judging proved most difficult.
However, the judges were, unanimous
in their decision to award the prize
of £5 Os. Od. to Mr. Hounsome of
t hought and planning before any 1
film is exposed. East Grinstead. His film, whilst only
30 ft. in length, portrayed all the
In tho June "Festival of Britain" beauty of the garden in a neatly
ompotition, Mr. J. Johnson, of arranged sequence. An unretouched
Pon+ofr act, submiHed as his entry "A "still" taken from his entry gives a
Fostival W ook-end Tour". The South
13 nk Exhibition, the Battersea Fun
F 1ir, Regents Park Zoo, and a brief
glimpse of the Changing of the
G uard at Buckingham Palace, all be-
cam "victims" of his roving camera.
N atly edited and compact in approx-
imately ISO ft. of film, Mr. Johnson's
ntry merited the award of £5 Os. Od.
The prize winning film in the July
"Festival of Britain" competition was
a departure from the ordinary, since slight indication of the care put into
it w •s devoted entirely to a Festival the shooting of this film.
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