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THE CROSL YNN CINE SOCIETY.
If you are interested in cinematography, and still at school, why not join the
"Croslyn Cine Society? Members all over the country : Apply E. J. Banks,
Royal Wolverhampton School, Wolverhampton, Staffs., Membership Fee 2/-.
HACKNEY CINE CLUB.
Much work has been going on re clubs production "Hord<tys with Pain", al-
though the bad weather has proved a slight problem. All interested are wel-
come to come along and watch the fun, or· join this happy cine club, which still
has an open membership list. Enquiries should be addressed to :-
Mr. R. Goodman, P.R.O., Vernon Hall, 23 Hackney Grove, Hackney, E.8.
Be sure of gour shots with VF Film

It was not an uncommon thing, in pre-war days, that amateur cinematographers placed their
cameras in safe storage for the winter season and concentrated purely on the projection side
of their hobby. Even today many camera owners still resort to this practise, in the erroneous
belief that the weather at this time of the year precludes the use of their cine camera.
Generally speaking, the grey overcast skies of the winter season do not permit of successful
filming with SS stock, at least not with lenses rated at f2.5 and under. Fortunately, amateur
cinematographers are much better assisted now with their requirements than in past years,
and with the very successful introduction of Pathescope VF stock, cine filming is now an all-
yea r-rou nd-possibil ity.
VF film is rated considerably faster than the normal SS panchromatic, which allows filming
to be undertaken in conditions completely unsuitable for this latter named stock.
This very fast anti-halo film is specially made for artificial {Tungsten) light with a speed of
30° Sch. {29° BSil and with automatic balanced processing is most suitable for indoor filming.
Should outside lighting conditions be so bad as to necessitate the use of VF film in daylight
the relative exposure index numbers will be 32 ° Sch. {31 ° BSI).
Close-ups are readily obtainable with ordinary IOOw. house lighting lamps provided three
such lamps are used in conjunction with an fl.9 lens. Simple arrangements of lighting, subject,
etc. are given below. Of special interest to PAT owners is the news that by using the larger
of the 2 apertur.es provided on the standard model, in conjunction with three photo-flood lamps
indoor filming may be underta ke n with every confidence.
PORTRAIT HEAD PORTRAIT HEAD
....,. subject j T subject
••• White screen •

Reflector
3 x IOOw. House lamps One Photo flood lamp
2 feet from subject 2 Feet from subject F.2.5
Exposure F1.9 3 Fl.9
HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT AND SCENES AND FULL-LENGTH
SMALL GROUPS SHOTS subject

T subject • • Lamps
Lamps • •
3 or more ph~ floods
2 Photo flood lamps 3 feet from subject F2.5
2 feet from subject F3.5 4 F19
When bigger scenes are filmed use more photo flood lamps and place them as near as
possible to the subject.
The details above are given for guidance as to distance, but in practice arrange the lamps
to avoid harsh shadow on the subjects and where possible use a light background, patterned
if possible.
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