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THEATRETTE  NEWS-Continued.   ..   were  screened  on  the  Wednesday  even-
                                            ing,  and  the  prize-winning  films  were
             Mr.  H.  L.  Anthony's  8  mm.  colour
                                            screened  on  both  Thursday  and  Friday
           personal  scenes  were  amongst  his  first
                                            evenings.
          efforts,  filmed  on  a  Eumig.   These  in-
           cluded  scenes  of  Burwood  Wild  Life   An  excel lent  audience  on  the Thursday
           Sanctuary  and  the  Zoo,  the  Air  Pageant   say  the  trophies  awarded  to  most  of  the
           and  the  Speedboat  Racing  at  Albert  Park.   Victorian  prize-winners,  and  the  table,
                                            with  the  trophies,  looked  magnificent.
             Mr.  B.   Vosahlo's  8   mm.  colour,   The  awards  were  made  after  the  films
           "Week-end  in  the  Congo,"  were  the   had  been  screened,  and  the  trophies
           final  members'  films  screened.  Take  on   donated  by  the  various  firms  were
           a  Paillard  L.8,  they  have  the  audience   awarded  after  President  Keith  Green-
          glimpses  of  country  rarely  seen,  even  on   wood  had  handed  over  the  trophies
           the  screen.   Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vosahlo  have   donated  by  the  V.A.C.S.
           spent  about  five  years  there,  and  these
           films  were  taken  on  the  Congo  River,
                                            * HOBART
           the  boundary  between  French  and  Bel-
                                              Plans  are  coming  on  for  the  Christmas
          gian  Congo.
                                            Party  of  the  Tasmanian  Amateur  Cine
             31st October  was  also  the  closing  date   Society,  which  meets  at  the  Chalmers
           for  the  V.A.C.S.  Five  Best  Films  Com-  Youth  Centre,  corner  of  Harrington  and
           petition  of  Jubilee  Year,  and  eighteen   Bathurst  Streets,  Hobart.   The  Secre-
          entries  were  received  and  judged  on   tary  is  Mr.  J.  Val lance,  129  Warwick
           Sunday,  4th  November,  et  the  home  of   Street,  Hobart,  Tas.
          Mr.  and  Mrs.  Max  Knobel,  to  whom  our
          thanks  are  due.

            Although  the  number  of  entries  was
           less  than  last  year's,  it  was  generally
                                                        'SOUND  QUALITY'
           conceded  that  the  standard  was  fully
          equal  to  previous  competitions.   The          PRODUCTS
           four  adjudicators  were  the  same  panel
           as  last  year,  and  the  new  system  of   DISC  RECORDERS
           judging,  tried  out  at  the  9.5  mm. ' com-  TAPE  RECORDERS
           petition  (see  report  in  last  month's  issue   SYNCHRONOUS  MOTORS
           of  "V.M.M.") .   It  seems  that  this  sys-  MULTI-SPEED  TURNTABLES
           tem  gives  the  best  results  and  allows   MICROPHONES
           adequate  attention  to  be  paid  for  all   -and  SPECIALISED
           aspects  of  the  films  entered.   Details   ELECTRONIC  EQUIPMENT
           are  given  in  the  article  in  this  issue  of
           "V.M.M."                                 Byer  Industries
                                                    Pty.  Ltd.
             Wednesday,  Thursday   and   Friday,
                                                    8  DORCAS  STREET,
           14th  to  16th  November,  saw  the  screen-  SOUTH  MELBOURNE
           ing  of  entries  in  the  Jubilee  Year  Five
                                                    MX 4238  -- MX 4239
           Best  Films  Competition.   With  one  ex-
           ception,  films  which  did  not  gain  a  place
           18  DECEMBER,  1951.   •   VICTORIAN  MOVIE  MAKERS
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