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A-PDF MERGER DEMO

The Basics of

Drea'llingofa

ilan Career?Depth in Miniature Sets

UghtlngforModels

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CONTENTSNumber 15

EcIltor' s MIniature Clnemaglc

4 Lighting ~ 1 6 Market-ench

__ScriptWriting 6

DavId Houston tells )W • eooeryIhlng ~Is 10 know about $Cfipt'wIiting for shott

fdms"' in the first install ment of his three

patt_ Part on e deals with inventing

Ihe bMic story idN.

Grip l t _ ~ l 0

Filmmakers'Forum 12

A "'Sula< deportment devoced to reodeD"commentS end : ( ) r T ~ ./Iboul/¥IIMy fdmm/lking.

ElectronicSFXA ~ letters se<:\ior1 of re&der"s" rom.~ on tW:<:\(onk: spe<:iI>I effe<:lS. !heir~ &rod iOIuIions.

Producers'BuUetin

Board 24

i'I new D e p G ~ DavId Hvt<:N$on ta!koto lOme r .mou. ~ l r n m I J ~ about now!lwey broke 11"«1 th e busi..-s.

place ___ :.27C l M s i f ~ odwrtioi"9 ond

an"""n<:e<nents.

Super Deptbin Dioramas ..28

Judith and Ron i ~ reveal a m.ndy

tedlnique for getting n g in yourminiloturt ~ " " p $ in focus.

__ 3 0

Ralph M i l ~ tIIlks "bout hi . personalI n ~ m e n t wiIh f/ll"o!lI$Y filmmaking. ~_ a . , . ~

ClNt:fo.V,G/c • {5 .3

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...................--."'''-oo<,. '" '"Judith (. Ron MillerRalph Mia..-

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About tlMo_, amon Sant05tetano,

Msistan! pnx!ueet at SF FOIm

Productions, In<:. at .. Super.ae d ~ O f and d,eiIII1S 01 i l l ~ m ~ r _B<ian .iohnwon is seen supervisi "l ttleeffects lorAliEn H Damon lantHizes

IIbout his iuture In i l m t M ~ " ' "

The Worst Fault...

Qscole 01 1·10-5 (which Is how "' " j u d g ~ the ..nuie$ in th is yelIrs O NE·

......GICiSV .. Shon Film S_ch i rnO$l. 01 my judging lorms ! for the

"s"'ipt" c ...egory.Looking III In.. filnu.1 saw . e n ~ 1 propS. t j l e s , ~ . special e f l ~ . . . , n some

truly original iM.'Js---4>uI I'm willing to bet money lhaI no ....,..e than two or thre-e

filmmo ke f'$ " " " " ~ from a rul shootng seript ..nd storyboards. Scripting. Icontend isthe WOI'SI lauk in non.HoIlywood movies.Let me nasten to add thai poor scripts ar " &Iso <'\ the root of <1'106I professional

C<I\I>strophies. K the stof)' is nite and th e cha,a<te<' a'" dull. no ,,""'"-"', of ~ Iefle<oIS and opIashy c05Iumes will sa." a """"",,, On the other l\!loo. a ~ pial: andrn aract .. s who ~ a l i $ l i c and inleresting Can lum a movie v.til 9'""""= B p<oductiooIIlIlues inlo a h j l ~ a dassld

Slbrting laS! ~ ~ . w i t h ! h ~ art;ru, on Storybo,udll"lg . ONEMAGIC beg¥I a series 01leawres on what""" think !h e w . . , , e S ! . ~ " " ' ~ , in mOSt IImat:eur ~ : pre .p<oductioo. This issue contains an ="'Ienl artide on "","Ipting ( ~ pg. 6) whichshoukl 0.. ' < " q U ~ reading·· I", all as.p;rin!,) filmmakers.

Those 01)100 "'no S ! u d i ~ my th,ee-pa" inleMew with George luC&$ln STARLOO48.49 and 50. wil fecall II pie<:e of a<M<e he e ~ receiving from director FrancisFord Coppola. ·11 )IOOre going 10 make in this indu.uy:· Coppola loId)lOOng L"" ...

·"you·"" goIlO learn no..- 10 .. . e . " · And he did.

If hat: isnl mough 10 convin<e you thai writng is a 'kill eve<}' good flInvnal<er ought

\0 acquire. then I donI n.-... room ~ ~ 10 a rgue further. C o n ! l n ~ WIth your uSUl>l

I\!lbiU. an d ke<'p tumlng out 1Ia-.-;l films. and eve<)' one<! in Dwhile """"d .. why nobody

will 9 ~ )100 a blu k" in !he movie busoness.U t tell you "'h) I thtnk moS! amale .. roms put everybody 001 your p"rents and

dose fr;"nds to oJe<'p:I. NO PLOT (, NOCONFUCT-£ven in IS · minutes (Ihe """"mum length I", ro'ms

in our competition) K's possible \0 dcYix a Slory problem thaI needs soMng--.o con·ruCl_nd also 10 show the proeess cI solving ~ _ plo!.

2. TRITE DlALQGUE-Ama'euf diologue aN.oays sounds like 1M ......... has been

absorbing 100 many old TV shows, 01 the d ~ e c t o r sompl)" I . ~ the caS! " " " ' " and

encOIJrllged!l>etn 10 Improvise. Sha'1' diologu . is ...,,,,,omlcai. with every word ''''lingthe a...:lience something about the pial: al th e ....me time t"'ls !hem oomdhing at>ou\the character who is >peaking. Kyou aren\ wilting to a dozen drafts of the setipt, tillyour dialogue is ""rpose"'l. witty and Otiginel. d im""e the problem by making a silent

Seriously

3. TO O MUCH OR TO O u r r L E - H o Ihe l ~ · m i n u t e moo.ies I saw should ha""

bf,en 5·minutes, and the ~ h e r flaK n e e < l ~ "' "'as! ft n hour to ~ n !he comple>cbackground that ""'. o q u . . . , . ~ into II lew mltlUles, In "'hOI" words, thoy _ r ~ eilh .. loo

slow (most woukl have been imprOYt!d by radical CL':!ing) ' " thoy _ re .....ch mar..inVQ/ved than desirable. The problem with I S,rninUle """"'" i, to come up with aIS·minute .tory

The, e· , more 10 Kfipring than avoidi.-.g thes e live<' laun... bu t if you CIIn ste .. dea, 0/

Ihes e pitfa lls. you·'e...-ll OIl)lOU' ""'y to a good se, jpt_nd a gcod m ~ .Don·t lel YOU' impatience 10 .tort ··cranking·' ge l hold of you bef"", you ha-,'C spMI

enough OIl pre-production pllJn_s"""ially the '<:ripI. Aft .. all. thal'sth< blurp

tint from wh lch)lOU will build yOU< mOYie. Kthe design Is not soIld-walrn _ below!

Kerry O'Qulnn f'llbIIsIler

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Everything There Is To Know About

Scriptwriting For Short Films

In Three Virtually Impossible LessonsLesson One: Inventing the Basic Story Idea

By DAVID HOUSTON

6 c/NEM/IGIC " '5

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Don'! WOff'j. -you'..., ouured, "The

movie's only 15 minutes long:you won't get o r e d ~ ' But some-how you 00.

<>pmI with S/\/IPP)' JT>.Joic that .....kesyou f ~ good and exped 5OIT"IeIhing fun.

People pointing . ,. '*' ft UFO lendng.CUle miniature. but not wry orIglfll>l, f"airalien .....keup. A 101 of time and thought

went inlo the costu ..... and the sell are,,\

MIf bad, ~ n g \he obYIouaIy lowbudgd. That', the third time the "'"me pel '

oon pll$0f:d that vee . Iiow much tlme tillseIopsed? Twominul",,? I. that all? Who do

1M)' think ~ r e kidding wiIh thai. dime.

"ore ''''I gun? Ho-hum. he .. ~ Ihe

&IIoot..aut. Scratched the emulsion 10 """'" 'loser lines. I _ .. . pretI)I sloppy. Oh ouchlDon', ~ know they ca,,\ use a two-bitKodak like a Steodkam? How much U.....?N I ~ ~ minutes? You'Ye get 10 he

...."'.The ohoot.out (there's thai; . . .me ~

again) tak6 - .. minute$: \he aliens' lift·of f and esca!", IllKes ten S«:Onds; aO<l then

!ha-e'. a minute and ffty seoond5 of mel~ ~ i b IhIInklng tv'ef)'OfIt: from !he lTlIIil·man 10 \he family dog fo< ~ r 1"""I ...bI<e

con(ribWons.WI-..! - . . t wrong?" 15-minUleamateu<

flIm about .. UFO land;ng ~ n ' l hlrv<e tohe boring. doeon',1'>Iwe to be pM'ect or

professional, either. 10 be ~ r U n g .In ~ case I can think 01, 1"''-t low

t>udgets Of d ime-_ ray guns thai afilm o l t h I 5 s o r t - ~ · • • ad< of meonlng. Andthat mean. : inadequate

Genlng mol/ue ou t of u.., way nrSl: why

ohould a kid (or an adull. for that mailer)

want 10 moko: an amll1cur movie? Fa, too

o/Ien, i f . o show off tlIients IhIIIare tChingto be ~ t e d - p e r i o d . "HeIl;' he saysa, ~ wat<;hf:$\he trert$formo\k>r4 in TheHowling. ·1 ~ Icoukl do 1hM!. So ! ) O e S10 """" on ...wu,up and dlects and a1>sel\·mlnMdly stk:ks t>aW a story onto JOrtlI:

. . . . n ~ ~ along I ~ Une: boy picks up girl <ot

dance. parl<s with Mr un&.< full moon. and

!!

CI/'IEM'oGIC "15 7

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~ n d , up hllvlng her lor midnight sna.:lt

" s . . ~ . than do:' he u ~.............maklng Rtly Harryhausen lans

(thousands d them) think you CiOn enter·

lIIin an a " " l ~ with ten minutes d trudg

Ing dinosau .. and onoe ~ m i n g ';rglnmDtle-insMM just to pn:we you ClIO do it.

Miniature-milk....,. de<:lde to outdo Star

Wa .. .with an out . p I I C ~ bailie. The h O t ~s h i p s a , ~ ! h e good g ~ an d the ~ onesa..., YIIlains. lhIot·, all a"Y""" ~ I<nowo

aboul!he pilots; bul!he bIIttIe (good """"

lor "ma\eurs. bu l no mIItch lo t .&.or

Wars) goes on. ....-.:I on . ...-.:I on. Arw:f on.

The only s u c ~ $ $ f u l moti"" lor film·making is the to enler\ain-be it fan·illS)", hOlT"'" or d,ama. A mak . of doc·

umentari" has n o t h ~ r motive: to inform.There', nothing awful about wanting 10

ohowofl. E.-..ybody·s taught 10 "show andlell:' !rouble is: if thafs your onlyreason for putting ~ in front d yourscreen. you',e going 10 b c o " ~ them once

they'"" graspet:l (in the forS[ few ~ . )~ t you"e ca""ble 0/ doOng. You ....80t to

give them more.

Deciding how ro do r h , , ~ h"'" to ~ n t f ' l "taln an .. d l ~ n c e . is .... dimcult a, It

sounds. What ~ it SO hard i. !hat !he

subconscious mind ("""",,e all your memo>lies. knowledge. skills. belief. and ""lues

a ~ stored) I I unpredictable. One My youma y strain and grunt and Ie<Ir your "" ir -and your sut><:onsdou. woo ', evoen g ..... you

II I .. .rd egg. ~ d"Y you might l1li""ten ~ wlrged idetls.

To make marten ""DIs.e.!here are norules about how to invent IMas. T h e ~ a ~trI<!<l and true ouggestlons. but no absolutes. Now tha, thaf,cI ...r ...nat 101"'-a re

lois 0/ rules y o u ' ~ invited 10 bruk when-~ you flnd a good ,eMOn to. When

s.e,,,·ching for II basic SIOry ideG:RULE ONE: Nevtr lose sight o f what

you WllnI 1000. 000', maku IT'<l"Ie jusllo

pie .. . other ~ e . Who\ you . . . . . . I. "COmbinatlon-1I WfJ'jIO ~ .. . an audience

while doing your thing.Look at this way. you might be an

animotor. or a COSlume designer. or...nat·ever: bul your came", is a story-tefle•. The

two 01 you have to gd togcthet.RULE TW O: Use your sp«lallrueresl

(&lop-motion. rninial;u'es. action photog r a p h y , o r _ ~ ) as your5t<lrlirlgpoinl.and'k«p Itlhe cenIer of your idea. rhe"gillen. "

RULE THREE: When you're /nllenIingI d ~ 1 U . : s I e a / l i k ~ cruy. OrIglfllllity comes

with knowledge. not i9""'" na. 01 what ha ,been done bef"",. Some people rduse to

read or ..-... -. .mlilor 10 what~ wori<iog on . for fear d btfng Inftu.enced. &Ioney. lhars ju&l an eJ<cvse lorIozIness. and almost bound 10 en d inacddemal pla{teriom. Ninetimesould im .

you come up";!h a greol ideo. something

like it tills ~ n done bef"",. See fTlO\III:s

obsessiYely: ~ !he way other people eDt

poUKO mlps. How els.e can you know~ you'", be;ng DligiJ\ll1 or not;>

RUl..E FOUR: D o n ~ piace on'ginalily

8 ClNEM/IGIC · 15

What if her poodle in the backseat is the were·wolf: and it devours both the boy and the girl? ..Maybe a huge wolfs head on a poodle's body .. . "

above logic. Better to be pr...:lictable than

..-U lf: AVE: Don'1 be 100 logical Of

5f!nsj/J/e or ...ne when you're Initially '!l'

Ing on Ideasforsiu. Be wikl.Noideo is to o

oilly to be COf1sidtnd. and the n U ~ 1notions might lead 10 something perlecl.and IrrcslS«lble.

RULE SIX; KftplIskingyourself. ·What

if ".. as you test po$$ibleadditions 10 yourgrowlng:slory ~ " . ,

RU lf: SEVEN: If you find a worlrabiebut 5l.ale ansu.w to "Whal I f - . '" try lIS

ofJP05lle. Turn the tables. R ~ !he

sitUMion.RU LE EIG HT: K« p :sluffing your sub-

COnsciOU5 wilh all th e dala !JO<' ca n findIhlll wen remOje!y relates toyour suqect

mau.,... Tamp il down !he WfJ'j they poke

gunpowdoef Into cannons. Add powtIer untilthe i. lull . Then tryonoe idetI lu.. .a.-.othoet (most d IMm will be 100 _ to

light) unblthe whole thing ~ Into atxillian! story.

NOIII lei's apply some d thatTake !he wouId·be mllkeup person who

wants todo transformlltion,and a s ~ ·cd to do !he attack in " perked "" u ~ afull moon. Tharsasgoodaplacetostartas

any: i\ ~ the special i"'erest. transformation makeup. in the spodighI w h e ~ it

belongs. We h..ve II guy".,no transform,

and attacks !he girt. &t what iii! ...,..e theother way .round? SM attad<5 him. A little

tJe\I;. . . not quite so predklal>leWhat l her poodlo. In the back seat"!he

w e r ~ : and it <IeYou... both 1M bo)I and

th'" girt? Do "'" want. comecIy? f so. 1Mmakeup hils to be hilariou •. maybe II hugewoJ; . head on alittle poodle·,body. Who\ ifthe girl i, not a ...,..ewoIf but II ....... I e .an d that'. he t r ... 1 r i e n d barking In the

back seat. How .boul the c ..? Doa itcna"G'" into sometI\ing? Are there other

couples ITIIIkJng out at L o v e r · . ~ ? Whatabout !hem?

At , you Can see. thi, i"" 0/ ",aSOlllng can

90 on forever . But at some point 1M ideoshould soUdify Into ~ n g hopefully......e ...,Iert/lining thao bo)I"","glrl. Who\ ifth e poodle I. a _r<:wOW. !he girt is a ""'"'

poodle, !he boy Is a wer«ar. t t I ~ car I, awerehotse. and !he other people at Low:r'.

Le.p are wef""amera. whose '"I""" ~ ph0-tographing all 1M inlnsf<><mDtion.?

Wanlto do stoprnolion dif1OSlJu ... W ~ I .you can JU:sl do :slop-motion dirlOSllU ....Clop. clop. clop. here comes a Triceratops.

)'OIl do """II. a will be entertaining foraboo..( 45 seconds. For a longer n-.:Me. you.-d a &tory that uses youI dinosaurs.

Do you like 10 travel? 51.... 1 v.rIation 01

Ray 6Jadbury' , w o n d ~ r f u l Idea abouto b ~ stalking the thur'lder liulrd whoin<><l....nantty step on a buttetfly while backin the Mesozoic. 1M pMpIe """" ' 10th e present. they fincf that !he death 0/ the

butterfly_the IaS\ 0/ Its .pe"'eo-h.s

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c..,oed .. IaU d ~ due to IhIt eo>

IogiaI c:hein rNdIon.Or ~ .• F ~ r I c &own • SID<)' along

51 milo< bnes: v.1lenllunters go bac:k. . U hey

find owe baby ~ because ~Unw-u.-..elng_ '" ........ begged .. u..,big QneJ-_ 1hM". how di-... boo-

c.me eIIInct.

Or d o $ O ~ " ' l I wiIh c.n.oe met"! (whe!lw:r

they CIH!Odsted ...tlh dil"l()SllOtS Of not) like

OtIc Nillion s.c. Set up I r ~ ~-..tIt! • cMmseI in distr-. Or ~ i t_

Mve.e-g i r l_1 Ier bo)friend from 1Mrampaging dlJlOMUr (But be careful: •might prove mo<e NtIofying to use tile oldt > o - r < ~ plot thin Ihe _ 1m .

a t e d g i r l - ~ M a k e ~ r m t h o :d i I I " ~ and IhIt ide>o tl'lll1eem5......,

How .bout tile rnIni1K ....e ~ InO«d d , stOt)'? ~ " ' l I them as tho: QMon....t.ere can • stOt)' <:OmI! from? N In all~ w r U > g :RULE ffil'lE: e..p.nd ~ Ide", "' " «ffM .

''''g ne ... Ino1'ert.II/ from I/. IlOl " '" cr.m·mlng e<1",neou$""'lIer In/ O l. If there I• •single _ to ""'etwI"'lIIIction. tNt Is k.more CCIrT1pIiated m..11 sound ..buton«) ' O O . I . ~ caught on. • -..ill open ----)'CIU_ ~ _ t h e < e

The ..given- II -m" ' l l space ,"",pt. We

dQn ·t!uplnto somcQ(l\e, !lUCie.. . o ~ .love 1IOfy. Of • IIIIe 01 ESP. Of • robot. Of •ftn!-bfNthong dragon. We . . . . ourJdva

quntIons porIIIinI"'lI onty to -nng "fI"C"-rt they pi lo4ed 0< robot-«OWoHed? PI-io(ed. beca ..... we _ nlto Wm an t:>cO!I"<:lze

in anrmMlon InIo hUIM" dnomll. II one

tum tho: ~ wid tho: othof tho:dd"ende".Of_? Io"'-Il bolhol I I e - m . ~wrong due to " history 01 m i s u ~ S U t n d ·l"'lll.•nd If6 an unr>e«ssary ....a t? ""this

point • WIe !>ell f"ni!t!t go oil In your llead

bec.tUSl! allho! possIbIity IhM you.w: run

""'.ULE TEn: COI1l<nuall!/ wdgh wh41

!IOtJ SO f'" "fIIIl"st wha' you Imou!al>o,,' ,,,,,nlng ,Ime. budge/. ." d dead·

l ine. 'tilly 15II·t prlol"tic.. to teU War a"dPuce In 15 r1WIO,IIa. The p/"IysIc. I\IrltaIionI 01 yo... ptOjec:t M'it tile ~ a Itllecont ..... 1n 0Ihn ....,..ds..FOf a oI\on ftlm.keoep tile story simple - Ideally ningong upon

" s l n g I e ~Remmlbfto...nat _ , said about ~ k ·

Ing ruIa? One I"NSOn fOf ~ IhIIIopIIonopen islhlllin t I I e . . . . - pn)Cns., t

Is sornttirnes not cilee r ~ ) ' O U . ~Dreaki"'ll" rule 0< not:.w In the pn)Ctll 01

invent/ng bask Idellt. etJerything tI\iI\

0CCUf1 10 )'OU doesen'H to be consIde<ed."*'Of no rules.EerIitt". _ssaid t1wa SIOfy should

not be tacked om> !lie "f"'C" biottIe fromoutsldl: It. But note tMl tho: ..,....., notion

can come from ItuIdt It. Wtlh two -mng

factions . !lie sittaltllon In Romeo "lidAi/,d

·Want to do Slop motion dinosaurs.) Clop clop clop,here comes a trice/tops . .. If you do it well. it will be

enletta in ing {or about 45 seconds . .. You need a

Slory that uses your dinosa urs . ....

springs 10 mind ( bu l lmight not"-' f _

had not ~ ~ " P ' o p e o l y MIding ato.oe 1IOt"y).

Two I n ~ I4ds caughl In the middle" - flthas ..no ate com .....nders aIoppotIng fIe.ets., How far do _ WW"Il to go

with tho: .Rotneo "lid .Juliet i6et1? Do tileItIch com . . . o.uidde? BoetIer not- thatmill«< thIngs 100 serious "nd 100 comPex(in termll aI character lind ,eIaUonlolllps)fOf

Ihf: ~ film. lkuer to ~ .. ~ o r........d jeoperdy IIiwIdon.

TIlt boy knows tho: gir l " on the enemy

commllnd ship. The two kids ......... " plan:lie ..-I1I1a'" a h u ~ lief !hipand pre:5enth I ~ as • 1IoIIage: Ihe·U 10. . 111m at !lie.r\odt; and toke IhIt w....., !hunJe t.ct. to

oII"e< herwI M " hostage. 100. ThIs -..illforce tile two old codgers to oil down .n d~ thing. with talk. not deIIrur:lion .

Oops. but ..... ve decided to potI.-dub!lle

5OUnd. 00 ~ must not be a big dialogKffOI:(RuIe Ten). The action 01 tile ~then. ...... to be n.,..eooNed bdOO"e lhey sit"","n to 1II1k. (WhIch Is be!Ier dra",., ~"'1)1.) The "'Of)' can end..tleld d the ftnalsolution as long II M·, cleltr lI\tot tile two

comtMfIders are ~ , ~ toworItitOUl in the r . - ~ N w J W much 01.

tlledlalog is via*radio. m . - . y l i p - ~ p r o t > .\ems 11ft r i m i ~

Now . befOfe tho! scriptwritlng beg.

Inl, ' I ~ budgd and shooting s c ~d ~ can be wori<t<I 0U l We m..... accountfOl" tho: bUIding aI spoce >hip ~and !lie .....,am aI ....mItIittg them. fourprinciple actors and their costurnet and

......kw p. tile technical crew ~ /OffIi""ng and tile equlplT\ffl. they will opeoate. film !lock (aIowI"'lI fo r ~ tl\arl one

t a k ~ on _ shoes and at \eest one

mojo< dI"'ster causing a whole ocene to be

,edone). and at ileest thlC'e stU: tontrdroo"" fOf """h com .....nder and • shutI.Iedocklng bay with lock. (The two control,ooms could be tho: _ soet ~ r e u e d/llldjo< 'opIIinted)

RULE El..EVEI'I: Do prdlmlnary ~dllCllol1 calcul,,"'"'" OI1lhe ,...,sls 0{ the

e"rl le.l ",,·"leh o(th., 51Dfl1. not tile finishedsc'eo:npII)/."TlIoen rMkc I in the

conformt to prodUC1lon ...o;ea;ood . . . . . 1is betng writtm

RULE lWEl.'IE: D o n ~ rotIm 011 Rule£ Ia."n 10 w o r k < ~ r y wcll. but anyway:k· , tile only way to SUoy 10 control.

tiexI mu.,: lHson Two: T""*'I;J. SIOoykIN Into a Fdm T.-mtnL (J f

0.. ... , - . . , . . . . . " srN?1.DG """""m./!rsI uJ'fDf·n.d"uti. "lid I4rer " (rcqucnl

tXItW"" .... He Is_of""""""_ndtdtW .- . . Oodo . . . V<:w\<I<

_rw ... T . . . .,.To . . . . . .MobIlnn~ PubliGOIJ<nJ. """1I.omed ..........I t U o J C f m 1 p / a y s a n d ~ h I o ~_ u . . . >IOfJ,/ """",Ilo>nl fCI__ tCf'IU

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lhoy w ... to tt>e SWo. tJbouI. /It", ..,...,..,

/I<tico1 G"1 ~ "*'-.. Hi:< ~I t I C o w n d Z e r o I l I n ~ 1 o <~ " " I r l g In 1982. flU /!rsIah ib/U .r "'0."",WoU " " 8mm__ .. ."'9""' ."....s.,-..."I/O In h1gh _

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Forthe 16mm c v e r w l ~ l m U ~ is Ekt·" " ' h ' o ~ 1251 (currently , ... . able) whid'I

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New Super 8 Stock

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fo r the Supef Pto and Tele Stude:.1fJp.oda. \he Ievdng bill i t .!IIO _ l I b i t W(h.

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Optical Prints~ 8-16 51utb. In<:. oftc<, Super·8ar.d l6mm prinl$ n"Ia<it ~ ~ <:r.4IornbuLM: 1<60 0pcicaI PrWur. ~ ,au can get

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DiC k Sm,th " " th e oeI ot Gno", SIOI,..

.. , II...! !hoC for peopIo__

In doing spedoId'I'e<tomokaJflIller. iI on< okiIIlhoI mu51 beJ>l'a<:ticf:d altho 1ime-0<:UIpIlng

WiIII<>I.C • doubt. ~ I. the. .- ~ skill to bo: ......._ by OIlY makeup anlst. One

rr<IOI _10 mlnr and pnfttI

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fcej, """"" , - , th<ot r . . , ~ . - t y~ in ~ " ' " m<>nIhst>eco..... I come to reol;..o

"'" how ~ ..... ocu"'"ing i . to \he makeup Ollis\. rm stiI

I . r""" my p 01 ~ . . 9""'1as Did< Smith ....... Rid< &kor.wi» " '" n my opjnion the ~Stock E. . , I_ loD FX

Wanu,d

of .a IMng " ' " " - _ They

. . both ~ """"'ors on<!striving '" b«ome Iheit is •hlgl\I)' 1KTi>obou. gooi!

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0Ili . moOl _ """" . . c ...

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f i ~ " " an<! applying ~hese con . . be .........n n myopi '* '" in • m<><!J .non..of _ 11> .... K\OIpIing_ I _ . . . . .

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~ ~ o r u in J>ejpifIg Ihelui ..... _OlJonol ..........p otti. . ..nd .. _ t«IInio\orIo • I

un .. . 01 0I'f ......... ..,., '0 ONEf'\oO,.OC . . . - . . . . ..- <Ion' _

....., to <011 or ...mr me . . " '"- ~ - _2605 WtsigOtc Dr.""""on . TX 76015(817) 460-1680

mold. II ......_ o o u ~ 0( kMm

I ... ' " "",1#18« I.< R (, D ....u..<;SSIOJ r f t ~ R=d. Cammtrl ..01 900-10.

eo ...pu t v Re.H·ovt .

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.,..- k>coI AIM! homo ~~ one! ask<rllit ""'"poooiI>Io to . ~ lor

JiIn"inG. Tho """"''''')'<50 one!the pOOc per hoo,. ~ the~ _ closed so . . no! to

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remain ~ gl>oeo a ""Y",.,..... .

.. - gooO ,.,." "" learn stop motion

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camero oboul . . . /coI1rom the '"oc,..." and • <:able ,CI<Me wth " '"f . .. key yW can literolly

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UOIl"Og the coble rdeooc. yW ".,~ <>nil' the Sf")( ~ '"

yW ,.;sn )'OU' f_ an 01 "' """"'"'- This 'edu>iq.>e "" ' " ' " 0

I .. COVI'IO )'DU CII/l wmpfy ......"")'<lUI"1_ . - Of 01'-"'1' th<-min • _1<>< ..".. motion PfOie<"'Of) to _ the octiotI I t"" '" byf,....... ~ !hit "4"/ you con _ how

1lor"rytvIu_ -.gno III<: It> the

ymlt Of />ow O'Brien oct I\ing

Kong Ihmugh 1Ia .........-.1_ """" like """')' oI)'OIl'~ - . .+ .0 , ._ '" _ •stor>-_ model bUt ddcardod

the ..... -..usc 01 "' " c",.opIt:4-ties ......,..... Incr-.g a IIlrong.

workabIr: ....... """"'on. So.ore.tI>ore . . . . people -..+.0 .....1_~ from poo>l folms ond d>lrgceroor ...... .. ...."... 0I1I'OOf>e)' fathem. \tihot I _ fa- my pro

poocd _ " " " no!- . . .a , . ont/Ooo rnoorkd. 10 I<kcidod It> rom

miuion oomeonc to build • """,tom"'- ........... ., ondldo tho ~ chorco_ Iloo.rndthe right p e r _ lor the jut> in the

""'Y__ d Ihe otIgIrooI ONEMAGIC(Tom Baker. 0\ °9).1

....-"'" fa- an _ffiIItC. whodoturned our: '" boo ""y I.... hom h e " . ~ . . . r I I l thepr tdx ioyouI 0( th r . . . . . . .u'" ondhe_to lo'OII< " " iL !'law11m in

" '" l ..... .....,.,. 01 r>r<!>Oring "'"mOOrf lor"'''''"_ I>oco(Ing. I.....c.dod the p.-oceos ..toid"o rould........ oa me bode end IItiI cameour: ""'" I model Mth my pe<sonar toud\. Thanks Tom!

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duel NOT 'tcOi,,,,,,,,<iod lor

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RED - "" , . . . I_ . KiftO.lo.o,.

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WhIle _ng onmy_

r.n. 1"""" , " ,« I • m<d'iOd orCf - .ng f_ :OIOIfuI doudoI I_ . . . . . . " '___ . IIe

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loan.. ~ pIoce ...., 7!'> .....IIghIs 10 . . . . Idi. _ righI: or t ... jo t....hen ihis is done. stI! ..... _

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method 0. . , be uoed wth • ..."....

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M _lS8 11_

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s..-oIloy<n...., _lot

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maIoen. N . . , . , . . . I _ ......

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~ -_ ........ phone cd .

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oa\pI to . "",_In ngIoondand !hot I ~ a «lI'Y 0/" '" Kf1pI. I _ dOl.

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d'>ar>g«I hio pilon< .... Tt>or .The mot. to \/'IiI o.d. . . . true. . . . Is 10 11'" )'>Ur oa'ipI> ~ed. _ ..,.,...".,. p<o<rases,.,...

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IUbocrIb<d to ONEWlGK.: to O . . . .

I_O<I(on_",,'"

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Anlm.tJon Blue.

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t>udgeI. 1 • >mall ,!"""Iion to

aol< ~ """"'Y be>'Ig lighllc....-.ol otkwd to _ flm """."~ ( m o d d ) _ I _1 " 2 rrames po.r ~ f<><

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mms gtYl", . $I"oM. ' hu<: 1.0

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SPACESHIPSTHAT SPARKLE

Miniature Lighting For Your Spaceship ModelsBy JEff POWZZOTTO

Y4i,," just dttiglW!d an ~ g a I a I k :

. . . . aulooe< ror)'OUt sc:1-fI Aim and

you're looking for thal ..rua"_hlng- that will add • final

touch of reaIJlm to the mi"""ure.One 01 the most ~ f d i o g .....,.. to add

thai ",.11$m it adding miniotu .. lightingcffectl. FI t - opIlcs and LED's (light M'Ii!.

ting diodes) lend t I w : o ' ~ " " ' " 10 ~ohip mlnlellIIff,. They are eM)' to WOIk withand Mth • IinJem-..g1rWltnl <:lIOn be """"for...... .n y ~ Osood with __-" ..-..01....ne.- bulbs. fiboor optics { .....known as light g..okIH) can become irosttu

"""'" p.neIligtU.-.,.ce-Ylew- ~ or~ ~ l i g h b . LED"s CiIOl be

designed Into )OUr rninwIture .. . rMI1<crbe«ont, InIeriof I*>d If.p.oys Of cxteriof---esIinIng *'II building 1Iwrerui!lt'f<WIdtwo-man th...we for • llei·A thriller, Iwantedto add bo\h Hboor opeIc ar.d LED lighUng tothe mlniatu," . . he Kliptcalled for $0""'"

o.hcu 10 be Aimed In ~ p . ~ 1&,9"2-4 " ltIIrCfUIon mkIIMu .. . WM ~with .. ~ wif'odoo.'S. anti-..... _

engine lights, IdenIa'Ic:atIon ~ lights

and """*'II II!ta on the . . . - ~engine pocb and wiI-=tIOn. The I I • IhuI

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tie _ _ designed w!th extftico ia'>oard lac-

ing o p o t l ~ m t r u ~ d i ~10 ITIIItIoor beacons and engine IIgIu.

Planning the LlghUng S,.tena:WMn ~ n i n g • r.ghUng s y s t ~ for

YOU' ....I'IIaIUfe (thl. Includes ocrlllChbuill.kit beshed « IIIOCk) the mc:>$I ; ~ n ttNng to ",member Is 10 build in _ kind

oI..:ceu for the bulbs. i'lurphy'. IaIIi stain

tho! -I ""')'lIW>gcangowrong. wiII.and II!

I h e - . t pouobie """" " " .-. Thi. nde.wlies 10 ~ miniolureo 0Ib0. (Murphy

M!,tSI "-"'e been. f i I ~ ) . You rnuSII

plan~__

Hdy to thebulb$ the model' you SHI the ight

..... «IIn....:l the onIy..-ylOget to o burnt0\lI bulb Is to _ t h e apaR.)OJ cansoee !he p<obif:m$ and dela)$1I'Os"';1 causeIf the HI I'll< ng lin Ie Jtcp.Many friends"'-

spent long hours building minilllures willilights Inco'p:nlf!d Into them 10 have\hem bu,n <lUI and have noK<:es5 bulk InlO

lh e model 10 ~ !he t...neck>uI bulbs.If you don'l wanllo IN , .....n !he model to

rq>Iacethe bulbs.M,..;I sit unused "ndafter

. . . . . . K,I ~ h t d .pace OIat_ I,bet

OI>Ioc:s ,n$l.roeo:r S t. I,Her w" used

all the work of IMtaIIing Ihml in !1M! fJrSc

p I ~ teemS uHlas. you'l p<obebly .......

pu t lighll Into another model. "There ",e""rIotn "'10)'5 of soMng the ! O C e ~ $ p<oo.lern. Wh ich one you use fOt .. miniaturedependl on the design of the model and

)'OU' own IdeH aboul how the I tCCf l I

should be ..sde</, The simplest way Is \0

Ie ..... open . ._ on the side 01 the modelIhat won'l be filmed(1his ohould be the side...Mi" the rnounIing poIncs .... Iocaled). fyou< ocrIf:rI C40h for the rnodd 10 be filmedfrom many ~ (.. or.n did) and you

e . . . , ~ '*' he o p e n . s i d e " methoc1lhe be5t

W.fToj 10 10M! the 1"_'" Is 10 bulle! In"accnshelches·' Wtlhlhemodel....wdonth l . ""'Y. )'OU eM MSIly ~ . I:>umf!d

out bulbby remoIIIng the ""'" opoilJle IItrI<:h./>\011 model. wli r i f t (! tnt:It"Ie 1tIan oneIIM ch.

BuUdlng Acce.. H.tclIuWhile deJlgnlng 1M Io\af':ruI_ fa ou,

fd ml, I planned \0 build the hatches on theundefside • • the scrIpc called for filmingf,em the top .n d J ida The mountingpcInt. forthe mode I _ also buit inIotheundefside at the _ lime. The eIecIric

power for the Iigho ~ lou< be n:>r;led

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UndenOcle 01 "we ...... 110M MCloon . , llIlI«t55 "*'chelclo$td. Note the i_ len 11<:'_ " '0 "W"""C "pot1_'

Some._ .. rtll !I.ccll" removed ,Ot' ace .. to ... e r ~ " " " , n i lotTtle< <>Plies III(! LED m., k .. beacons. AnOW$ POInt 10 beacons .

- -

V_ o/ 'M' ' ' ' 01 lIIuIl'- , _ , , 11,btor OQtOC$ lor ,nwu, ,*"I)aIIeI _ ",,";nlil fo< welh. ," I . f 'lMr "Ohn 1 f t - . . . , . . , ,

OM'" oIli>u\tlt e<'IlIIl'Ie . . ." ."."., . , . . . . 6 _ bulb "11.. . .. , .....0mlnlM",e _ Note Ilum",um lol.efte<:lOt 1M 1>1"',< 1_ .

through the hoi"""' mounting lube. T h ~halches were buill lnCo \he ....... secIIon.The .....n .. ~ ~ bulbfOf Ihcfor.w.. .d fiber ql(\cI wid pot!/M.IIfboo,fd redlED iderdialion rnoII«< be«ons _

IoatCed in \he MC:IIon. ~ N n eng;-~ secIIon ...... Moo built . . . . . I h r ~~ Thesoe pooWled acc . t i f 10 \hieblh for the .. windows, reor

LED fJIIOJi<er I>ea<:onf. runni1lQ IIQhI5 and\he wiring that was routed to \he arwl,mIJIt""

englne Ugh!$. The . o f the eng""" we'"ten"lO'l'aIR ...nich p 1 ~ ~ 10 Ihewiring and bulbs. I_ I .. olic""'JOU"

Iar shape fOIl' the _cn.Un , !his designalrQfdft! an EACde•• opportunity10build nthe ~ MId>es (to !he un<Rrside) as

\he . . ruiser ...... buill up "'"'" ~ 01

AM otyreno! ~ 1 I i ~ n g hecovy ....mar platting ).

The bMic structure 01 the ClM WlIS

dHigned with open "ros throughout.

These ~ IJre.< pw.Ide !;he needed

accest " " " ' " building the mlrOa(ure and

.Ito ""'kt fOf • I g ~ mocIoeI . For e«hKCaS a," I ~ up . ~ e d ~halch and IapHI • dao.n 10 the . . . . , , ~(The ~ __ uilt up In IHs

, ." . , . . . The twotch . . . . c ;emeud on the

sunil« no ~ ""a. needed ; " II\.lItarea). IioIn wef t then drilled on the fourcorners ()OU fN) ' ' - 1O drill rnote hoIet W

you . .eworI<ing Yo\th • long section) crlthe"-tch and )twdtn screws ~ !hen~ InIo the hole$. Wilt! thos C : O O I ~the mocIeI now .... y accMS to the InIe

r\oIlighting...:l....wing Byuslng!hebe:lic idH of t«nI Iiatctles one can add

!hem to ,lmoII any design. That includf,sIdt t > o o ~ or ttod< kits.

Fll>erOpUu

Working >Mth fttle'opIics is lNWeIyeuy

but • ktle biodoQround is needed beforehand. For moll " " . . .UIeS. it is best to \I.etho: pIoouk . nO< gins b f t s foo- olowiouI _ ......... I ibft optio: tubes corne In mwoyJUHandone of the be;; t o u f « t rYe found

IOpurcllasethem 15 the Hobby Factorylnc.(P.O. eo.. 67 , AbIngton. PA 1900n They~ , good iII!IK1lon of ~ r.ilroadlighting IoUppileo that are perfect lor ..... InmI . . .<n spIICflhIp corutrucIIon.

The tubel; ate ...... In silH rangingfrom .020"' to.oetr' In ~ ...:I I lind....::><kIng ...tth the ~ .Q2O" .nd .0)0"light. ~ IdNIIy ItIited foo- . . . . . . . .""""'-They can beaa. .....ped or bent tofit

,Imot! .rlydeslgnyoo.o work on.in ""'roy Casel) 'Ol l """,·t I\irYe to bend

the tubH ...tth ho t •• !hey Win bend "" ' ..raly to • ( 'MaIn ~ The "'9ft tho:modd.. the less )'011 wi. '- 10 hot ...:Ibend 1M fitle' opIic tuba 10 IIlINldot. r )'011

do t - 10 bend them. • II bnt accomp-~ with .consa .MM source ....::nas.soIdtrIng Iron. GtneraIy. tho: .02O"' tubes

will bend with Yft) ' iI:tIe hot ""*" tothem. II too much not 10 applied too

quickly. tho: tube will rndt ...:I1cInk.The tim $lep in adding fiber opIIoi to

your mlniatu", I, to where you will

be dt'rIing the holes lor the tubes to passthrough. I t ~ y o u ....... mBI1<ed _ drilled

the holes (i t Isbelt to drillaI the Ides • the_ ~ ~ ) _ III the tube In tho: holes 10

onak.e sure there is enough deer.nee. • isbaI to groupM rr..-.y Il,i l!a Into oneM 9

.nd lOUIe them to • lingle IiIOht t<OUtC<!'

located In G cOO"ro"e<litr( place II\IIde 1Mn'IO<IeI.As youare In.uoDing the tubes (work

with one a t. i ~ ) c u t thernoo l I I , e ~at lealit "I" em.lorgood r e ( y o u will

neoed the em. lor I a t ~ on). When aI thetubet.re In pIau.)IOU will ptOboobIy nOI'icethat _ wi ' look ".e they . . . gdng to......,undft- the tensionof. bend.That . . .

ONCMAGiC '"IS /7

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mside v.ew c! the shultle e, all. trom Gol,l.., Encountu,e.eols ...,i1Onllt", I ~ !font Spotl"h l$..

•.. -;:

.J

Shown here are some o! Wa<,OUS lypes o! LED

. lyles .va,l.ble tor use ,n m,n ,atu ,e tighl,n"

The shulUecralt m,na,ture has lour tono.rd -Iocong SpOtl ighls bu ,ltinto the upper sur t_ The 6 Y<>II bulbs Ir e powered by •

tr.ns!",mer

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TM lully . . . .mbifll.huttte mon,ature a..ppe",. rn lhe tr. . er lor the upcom,nl G.m..,EncouM.,

The .hunlecrolt i• •hown d, . . . .mbled here, re.ea l,ng

.<een 10 the internal w,"n"Y' lem lor "",'nfl. &

.poIl'lIhl"

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I Il/__ UO IUO"' " " " " "a !

j'-<.

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the tubes IIw '-10 be I-. l nd benllO. . . . . . thai tenaIon. Miork the pllM:e Iht

bend wi. botwl\tl. Q f \ ~ Hold tl\ewbeover the IOIderIngIron an d $loWly roIate the

tube unlll b K ~ K i t _ pbb6e.

K bKOI'I'IH p I ~ ~ . bend k 10 the

angle desired. Do \hI. ~ quickly lIS thetube-MU 0;001 atmost Immedlaldy....neoyou~ 11 from the hut. 1. will shatlef I you

uy to bend 11. • • KIs cooling. PnK:ti<:t on •single Ilrand 01 tubing oodl you gee !hehang 01 It. fOO' fI'WIIdng ~ diaml!lftbeI'ICb .o ...etll ..es • IICI"d 1000 _ hairdoyef worI\I wei. R ~ f the lUbe1oSnks. the ..... _ tIvough it . . . . be cu t

-...-....Mn odcIIng fobft optics to,.:. .. .........

IUI't. the__

01 the game is pIIonning. h ud . FInI decIde..nich lftMyouWOlOlIO

mount the tubes In. No:><\. "" '" ' th e n><)dooI

..;u, pili ~ Then (\liD ~ sightly

Larger ll'IIn the , ~ ~ light 9<*1n.Now leSt fIIltM! tut>o.s lor silt (",me.m....the ext" 1'1" , ) ~ and bend th e tub H

whett ~ you ..... now rMdy for the

ftNil touch, "Unsing" eIICh tube adds •prOlenlon-' touch 10 u... light guidoos and

wi. n'lllke the miniM"", look "1'Nf' on

KI'ftft. l.enting is • simp.. pnx:ess !he!KI\.WIIy-'dt ............. tothemd 01 eIICh

~ b t < opIk f'ioI only does this add •more ~ t I k : look 10 the model, 11. 8110

.mpIiIIn the Ight 1r8"dng through thetube.. This ~ ) ' O I I th t opport\riIy to LIM:

lowe< ~ b ub (I vo l 10 6 >'Ob II;

Ideal ) o.Nch hdpt drri_ heal buIdup

InIIde the modd. r..., Mt<I many fl'IOdNmdI uncItr the hHI d the r r i r i - b u l ~ uRdto light them. (J1Ing the . . " '" soldering Iron

• 5 before. take the ~ 01 each guide

and SLOW!.1 ' _ 11 1OWIIrd. the iron untilyou Degln 10 _ KmeIllnto. lens Jho,pe. k

wl i meIllhl. WfrI euIomIIIic:ally bu t • WIt

prac;tlc;e II needed unti Iyou get th e hang 01

Il. The u1d< Mre is 10 get the Iense !he__ oIze. The IeNet must be r ~ < > < m In

Ibe ' 01 • ~ look.

/-   1O" ""' ''[w '"....... -<..(_. -....

OM"_oc.

Ught Sources:An WrjlO build ighI oour«$/of

the ~ b H 0!'Ilc tuba i, to build • housing(ou t at either plastic or brlOSSl that will holdthe "grein.af·wI'>Nt" bulb$ in pIIoC\" Inside

the model . For most Job$. I use s ty r_

tubing (t q .... WOt1<s b6t1 becllllSe I.u ~ to WI an d <:IIn be cemented dlre<:tly

to the rnodeI "o m u n ~ Using •$q ... .e tubing. I CUI a \0 ' long SC<:Iion.$q ....re up t ... . and locate the pIKe onthe model The cut tQUare tlb! is thftt« •• oe.oCIi!d In pIIce. Nc>l. a .... Iong...alon

at .. . IQUllft tuboog it; <:ut. AIII!r \he ft"ods_fiIt.d oq\.iIift the ·gt ....... whNl· buaI it;

slipped througlllhe IIoIe and held in place

willi • pIKe at tape. YDOI do ., ' """""' 10

cetner"iI. OI.-po.<y \he bulb in pIKe 01 ~ " ' ;doIeM the purpose at IIIIving repiKe!lbIe

bulbs. The ........ sq..we Wbe is then

puW>ed 1010 the open end at th e \00" tube

mouoted to the 1TlOdeI. You don·, _til 10

cement thl, In place buI if is too loose. )IOU

c.n .cId , drop at epox)I to on e side 10 lor m

• high tpQI tI\o\ wli hold the tube firmly In

pia« I,ItlIlI 110, to be tetnOYed. Buiklng

light IQUtCft In this /1I$hion is simple. the

styrene if; heat .H1stat" enough nell 10 mel!(proW;Iong)lOU _ using ""* ' - .ge blAIs)

and !hey c;an be placed in IIImost any Ioc.

lion QIde the model.• you neoed 10 ..... hOg ..... .....ttage buI>s

(hOg ..... than 6 . . . . . . )IOU <:<On apply the_ methods that I ..... for pIasIIc /of

«.sa. Just •e,."',.ot/e r. f )IOU u ~ brap ightfbotUfft )IOU must EPO"Y them In.

Mlnlatun SpoUlghuWI\II .tpOtllghli Cl.(ting through $f>IICf'• •

..... t a l t approaches a ~ alienCtaft. 0 .... ~ In OUt film called 101 Justthat IO UioKe pake. By using the SDmt

basic; 1TIO!thod. I .."" in bullding libel opIicIght toUR:eS. mlnIaI"", spotlights <:an beInstalled on • tnt:dft.f1nt. mart< \he IotM.iond the spo::dghts

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lawer boay of 5.5. o.ertO<1 (Int"".,. v,,,,,,) shows I of 4 hillneder111''''' a ~ ~ e m t : ' h " . Clea' It n. ttt$ ,ns.de lube and IGII sit"'" OVer

The ··Aura· · i• •_ . I • a ....,bled. ,e_ l iog ,nternal "' ' ' '''g.

The 24'· scratch-burlt moc:Ie! 1001< 40 0 hOOfS to bu ild.

completed ' I a r c r ~ , . t r m,nlalu, ,, Showlnlllaw .. "Wa ,<'-d, .. e··ena,ne hOO.,nljl disassembled. revea lonll 6 vok bulb an<l .." " ni -

Tne complete ~ U ' " .. I appel . on the \l1,1e< tor 0lJ '

111m GII,I.., " ~ c o " n r " , NOie -. . ,<,-<l, .e- eni,nes.

S,,"'.Cf.,. " Oon

" o ~ , SO\.OOco .. S O U ' " ~ ·co" ...--0."" .,. ......u.r- """ ' ' ' '00 u ... """ "CO 10' c ..... .o N,

. '0< .......'"" l o ~ , co". , RUC""" onol, ' , " " J C ' COf'$'"UCTOO« ""Ull

OtOsram s_, Spotl lghl C O < 1 ~ l r u ~ t , o n dela,1 Squ3fe coil",0"<1 hood a'e 81ue(l10 1J'IOOe4. l,ghl """ree ,I,OS ' ' ' ' 'IIi)' on olKe.

C.'gram ~ h ~ .,0. YIOW dela.1ot Ihe spott lght CO<101ruChOOlnal . . . . scralch-bY,1t 'or Ihe shut1 lec'a"

on surf""" 0I")'OU, min;"u ,,". Doilla t>oIoo:

sl'gh1ly .....9 .. !han u.. ··g,ain-ol·_f·t>ulbs th./rt will b.. ~ for tt... spotlights.

~ k c su,e tt... bulb fito through tt... hole

without touching tt... sides (i f tt... bulb dotstouch. will mU tt... area ...nen left on fOf

long periods 01" Ume). Take tt... same 1'"

SCI.... " tubing u ~ fOf tt... light " " " ' ~ar>d cut oil a \(i"1ong 0KIl0n. Square uptt...

HId! and celTll!ltlihe piece in pI<tce under!h e drilled hole. NexI. take a \10" p i ~ ( c u t to

\'i"1ong) aOO mount the bulb 10 it the samewlrj as b..fore. Slide the srTl/Illeftube Insidett... \(i. sq ... e "collar·· milking :IoUre th e

bulb sticks out 01 the hole. The finishingstep for building spotlights Is a hood \hatfits .,....,r the bulb. One way to build a hood

over the bulb I, to u '" sq.M'" or rouOOtubing and make a diagoNll cu t through

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lhat rots tt... ang'" 0<1 th e m o ~ r s 51111""".U", you. imaglNlllon. YO'U ClIO de5ign Justaboul any Style hood to CC'>'ef thc bulb aOO

fOCU$ the light forward.

CockpIt. Ughtlng

wn.." adding cockpit lighting to YOU'miniatUfc. tht!-llme principles apply as Inexterior IighUng. The shut1lecra/t \hat I

d@slgned lor OU, was buitt with adetailed n t ~ (with a pilot that looked (ikeO'Ur I9d ac\or) which was to be f , l ~ indooe-up. I ··plrate<!"·!he instrument 1"""'1

from lhe old su.rT ..... shuttle kit and modi·fied to fli th e s h ~ . Me< !he p<loeI lOa.

modif><ed aOO ~ I e d . I pial10ed cui; thelocation 01" tt... Instnrmen! lights Holeswere drillM and tt... fob.., optic tubes we",

rotted Into pl!>cc. lighting an Insln.tmcnt

panel In a model the shut\lt 10 ~like t > : t ~ f I ~ optic lighting. Each tub..must be .. ~ .. aOO a light """rce must

be built. l.-d t... samc..\;'PI! lighl SOUrce

for the shuttle as I did for the Slarcruise<

""""dding colored lighto is sirr(>ie with ..

drop 01" bulb.ty.. or transparent nail polishDip the iOOMduoi SIlrods oItubing into tt...dye (important don·t dip the@fldwith!hl!

lens on k) ~ dry aOO mount in ~ .Summary

UghUng mlnlMu"," wlU add that txI, .

amount 01" ,,,,,Iism \hat ""II set your work..pan from "SUllie· · \;'PI! models. The <!l<lr"a

work will b.. apprecillied even more if you

plan to u"'" you. minillture in your nt.><l

sp!OCC epic! (1If

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W are "" ' " two projeas ;00> ONE·.........GlCs EI«Ironic Special Ef·f ~ wies and have SUllIed to

gel int ..... ing feedb<ock from our reader$.

The flr3C project In the serif:s de\lJiled 8bask, flc><ible ~ S<lpp/y tM l is US/lb!efot a "';de variety of p r ~ In !hilt firstartide. wa. n t e d ou t that " with a twitchof the switch (5-2) you can ..,IKt any vol ·L!>ge from 1.2 vo/Is up to 18 - . DUIpUt."

A<:IUlJIIy. that .witch wiI ~ f o l l o w i n g0UIpuI >'OIIag"', position """. 1.8 'o'CIM;position 2. ) .0 '0'0II5 ; posit"'" J. 4.0 vo/I.,position 4. 7.3 voIt.o; position 5, 13.5 W>Its;position6. 1 8 v o / t s I f I M ~ t a p dlhe

Ie i. ~ alIlhe voltages will be CUI by Yo.

FOf __ mple. In 1M l&vok position, th e

""mer tap will be at 9 volts. The Dddedfle:Kjboilrty ca n be r9lJy h.oody.

Jack Orman of .......mphl.. Tli wroIerecently with a numbo-< of modifl<:lItlons to

the regulated power .. .ppIy: It should work"')".'011. He is presently putting logdOO abook01 0'Iectr0nics proje<:\$ for ~ l m r M k e r s ,whkh he hopes will be p u b l ~ $OOI"L

(PIN.., Id uS know ...tIM is .....ailablo,. so

we an paS$ \he word.) Echoing your dos·ing comments in )'JUf leu.... "I poersonaIty

b e l i ~ tM! coopoer1llion bfotwe«l Fdmmak·0" rnak .. 1M art " " " " enjoyable for aU ,"n d MCOUlag8 9'0"I\0th.which In tum I8dsto more ideas""'" bo,ttertKhniq...,.,'·Jack.you'..., 901 1M right idH!

Power Supply Modillaotlon!Let ~ begin by 58ying thal aU of theldef l an d oiti<:isms that I offe, " '" in the~ thlll the u"," 0( the power supply dr·<:uil will be ImprOlled end thereby your..... <>'imetll 01 filmmllking inae<tSed

Cnri, Steven' , power SoUpPI)' c i r c u ~ from

CINE.MAGIC "13 does wO<k *'<:ribf:d.witnin limrts. but can n o n e t h ~ s ~imprOlied almost no exua <:0$1. To $!art

wi1n.QI a n d R 4 c ~ n ~ e ( i ~ e d s J n c e 1 h etrao,i.1of is just used M a $Wr!ch and 1$ tleldon allof the time byIM voh.age througn R4

to "to bose. The m i n a l on SW2tha1 nadconne<:ted 10 1he collo<:lor 01 QI shoold

nowbe conn«ted \0

1M ·Vcr.line (cMssi$

grour"ld). Silltt 1M voltage drop IIClO$' Q I

is no long.". ptHerot. IMoutputvobgeswil

t>e about .6 W>It less.The Englnar'sNof.ebook lf"j$ \hatR3 is

used to Umtt the rTIGIIimum 0U\pUI VQIr.lI9¢an d as WI! c..., ICC is merely parallel«! by

1he resistor chosen by SW2. If we cak:ulMenew vaIuH for ~ R 10 WI! Can eliminorteR3.

So far ...,. have eliminated tWO ~an d a tr .... SlOl whilo: m/lintainir.g!tlesa"...,

perform/loce. Now fa< a c o u ~ 01 im

proYements. To i ~ rlpple ~:::::::::::::::::jI harllClerislicsby up to 8Odb...,. ca n add a

Il).rf tanlalum capac"'" from 1M adJust·

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""",I t.".minal oIVR I to .vee.Dono! substi·tute a regular eIe<:troI)'tic eapadtor for thistan\lIIum onoe.

If ~ r e d . a 5K ponlenliometef can t>e..,Dsti\uIN for resiston R5 through RIOan d SW2. Th i$ allows for a continuously

~ a r i a . b l e OUlput rath.". than !he six voltagespreviously rn.-n by the setting 01 SW2.

C2 i. used to eliminllle ~ of !tie

integrated ~ c u ~ 10 ring under <:erUIin c0nditions an d helps cu t dawn on tr...,!ient

to.d spokes. Some improvement can be

mode by changing C2 10 a hi 1lIr'lUI1urn.

The resiston R11/R12!>1e used 10 <:reatea phantom ground at " Vee for use Wr!hintegrated <:ireul(s whkh f>OImally r ~ u k e a

bipolar suP!)ly. "This "'""""" with certain r,...trktJons. Thearro:)Untof current thor! can be

.. . p U e d l s < l u ~ e l o w , t > e t w e e n 5and!Om/I

for each wpplyvoh.age. This Is because of

th e current dlssipMlon through RII an d

RI2 an d because a voMge Imb<llance(more YOiI:oge drawn for onoe oupPl)' than

the OIhef) will cause the o m ground10 IT"<>"e awII)' from its ~ level ... Yo V<;<:;.

Th is results in DC bias prOblems an d otherdrfflCUllies. I"rob<lb/y no rnc><e than \ "" , or

thre<' !CS , hould be ~ e d at or.e bme

from the .V<;<:;!- V<;<:; supplies. There is no!mU(;n than <;lin bedon<e 10 1"'P"l""1his hat

doesn 't r ~ u l r e extra transistors or anot/'ler~ . a lui tantalum or 5 uf e1ectrolytic capadtor can be added In p"ralle! with

ellCn of th e resistors RI I / RI2 10 I ~transient response.

One oIhe-r thing to keep In mind thor!R2 should be rro:)Un\ed within W of IIRI 10

ke<'p p o w ~ r supply regulation &1

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All 01 tHl rTI8)I 5o'em \hat I tw.>e ,eallytaken CIvil CKuiI epe<t whktI ls _ \he

aM ! III .u. I ..-ely oIfe< U- mo<J;f;c.

Iiont fo< 1hoK.....no deWelhe e r f ~i r > a _ II'WIl they P ' ~ I you t.a.eC'OI'IIolNCIed the cin:uit • preHfIIed .. totoriginal.:1ide: iI should wotk ploper1y asJhown. I would in «ry c:_ add the twoc ~ . . . I I I f j j n g R l l R I 2 . . , d ~CZ to • lui tantalum Of (for IoIorft COM) a Iuf a m k dIs<:. I thai til,...., IU99f!S"

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Producers'

BULLETIN BOARD

Please fOFWMd annmmCf"menlS 0( rum prqJects In C ~ n /produdioll or ncar rompIelion /0: CINEMA.G/C doO'Quinn Studio.. Inc . 475 " " " " " ,, .soul'" New Yorl<;

NY 10016. PlC/ISC: include .. phc(ogrllf;h 0{some phase. 0(

,,,., produdlo ... if pOSSible.

Tbe 8p . . , . RefUS .. . k '"-"6 th e

annual ~ " " " for the slave t > e l I t i n g ~ on~ I could no longer tIIke th e rr'Ie<">

tal $(reSs of n g under the ndktMorship. Idecided 10 run ~ w a y ! ~dodging hundred. d ~ ilia .... II M ~ to SleI>I a spl>Cecrllfl and head

to the I I I ~ Nftn. [);s.ostcr fO«<d ".,.

10 ~ I ...tormed In ,....mi l>nd """,Id~ Ii"," an u""' ..-.w refuge<: in an ...""";ron"..,1lI. Prod"",.,-/ Oire<:lOl'Jo n T ~ . Story: Dan Fran..r O!igl ... muoic composed and

c ~ by: R _ ~ C""'; R _ ~ . o..n and 51 .....F"""". John ~ . Gail Frlllle . Sf ) { n c l u d e " " " " ~ ....P'" .l a ~ fIoatjng fire-b<olls. minoau,,, fooogrounds. "'ransverSllr"""pM. QUI.. "p<K<! explosions. d"';m.egr..ting people. Running

Hme: 10 minutH. S u ~ - a (Jon Trl>oe. 111105 SW 102 Aw:: .Miami. fL 33176.)

Th . WuTh. t Time Forgot.Th;s """"" ' shows (In goryMtall) that war is Mil. P r o d < i C " W r i ~ $ O I o J n d ~ c P r o p sT ~ : Brian Tu' ..... Oirecwr!Write.-jCt>mera/MaJ<.e.up/FXIEdiling/Tldes: EI<\IIn Voight Cast: Brian Tu ....... Rickey Good·win, TIm Goodwin, Toy Goodwin. Chris Nonh ..oo Doug Cecil.o"oIke-up etfec\!.lnclude: people t..Ing shoI in the heild and

d-. ...." being SUlbb<!d In the gut..nth .. W e. mon hlMngarm slao.hed. man ble-edillg from lots d rTIIIClW>e gun """".moll haYing storTlllCh blown off and a 101 d red. gory blood.

FX l o d u d e : g u n f l ~ 1010 bYws. Super.s. coIo<. soond orrsep!lrale c a $ S e U ~ . Running time::3 minutes. 47 ..econd$. Bud·

geted at $30. (Bnan Voight. 4020 E. Pko. " ~ 5 I l O . CA 9)726.)

/OIam.· . ReW!nge. Horror/Thrillo-r.1In old ., ';'m.1O goes 00·

..-rk and 10 11 . her two 00fIS. ProduCCfS/Dir=o<"l/ Script/FX:Ken Hams an d Chuck Harrison. c...1: Kw HaITi•. O....:k Har·rison. Cast: Kw Harris. O>ud< Harrioon and Craig Harris.Supe<·s . color. silent. Runnng time: about 10 minul"". (TerrorPictures. c/ o Kw Harris. 166 Shadow JiIt:>Ol Ct . . OA30907.)

Slupidman 2. Thr .. villDios have esaped from the brx>bIUb!' tI,r", (a gfam I\I-Sh.:oped prison In outer space) _ K·.

Stup;dmon·. job to SlOp them. Can he d o ~ ? Produ<:er/Direc·

tor/FX: JohM)' Bonta. Cast: Johnny Bonta. Tlweesa ~ .

.John SMa. Phil Niemie. flint M < : : C w ~ . FX Include:f1att-Ianimation. mini/ll;ures. pyrote<:hnic:$. rr.an.. painting •. Slopmotion animotiorr and scratch-on. laser ~ e c u . Super·s. color.separMe sound on caS_e .. . preprodU<:lion. To b!' co m·~ for the 1961 CINEM.'I.GIC/SVA Short rom Search. (4

Auoci.:u"". Irrr:: •• c/o Johnny eanu.. I 131 Washington St..Douglas. WY 82633.)

Take Out. A Slooy d a mar,. sea",h for Fast food an d fastwomen In outer >paCe. A r o o p f ~ m s ProdU(tion. DirKlor/ FX:Ndes M ~ I eameramon/ FX: P ... I Guy. FX illCUM: min ..

tures. pyroiKhnics. reo, proje'Ctrorr. m u ~ ~ , e s andrr.an.. paintings. Super-8. color. $Ilent v.itll ....br.itJes. Runnning

~ m e : 6 minUIM. ( N i I e s M ~ 11621 Sarro:)li"". Downey. CA902 4 1.)

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B..g . . . . . Geo<ge Monroe goes to bed an d is ar:cosled by

nunl In this blurry Super·8 spool. Producen: 6<e< SnoggOthProduction . S.C . Global UmltM. DirKtors: Ed K r a ~ SkotChristopt...rson. and Jell" Sargent Cast: Cord. ArthurBa>.1e< and USOMd misanthropes. FX Include: JIooIy mattes.je<\<)I animMlon. grainy re. . ..".""" prnfection. tlY"""",""",rpyrOle<:hnic•• vioible mikes. camera shadows on SCI""". unfo.cused foreground mniatur"". and an accidentally entsed

soundu""k. Super·8. color. "sound.- Running time: 12 min

utes. (S.c. G. .ballimited. 91 ) Aloha LM.... Santa CnIL. CA95062. Of : Br. . Shoggoth Productlons. 166 M a n I ~ Rd . Wat·oonville. CA. 95076.)

Croak. An animoted fi lm about tJ... rIsoe and de....,., c( dviliUIIion from th e Pr.-historic Age to the Atomic Age (a ,eaIblaSt!). I'I-<><M:en: GrOOJp 0"" Productions (d the College 01San Mateo) in ass.o<::i.>tioo with Inf,nitum Pictures Corp.lIrIi·

rrm.on /fX: Mark ~ I y . l . i n d a Reeves, Luther Vee. Nad Wakim.

SU .... 8. color. sound. Runnning ~ " " ' : 10 millYl"". (CSMGroup One ProductooN/ Inf,nitum PIctu,,," Corp . 137 War·wkI< St. o " I y C ~ . CA 94015.)

Per-.ec:uUon. A young boy and $0" '" cI his frien<h pr",""""the bo)"l pare<>ts _Wi. by th e """,nl 01 an old Demon. who

lOlls \hei, tea<:hers. III. the en d c( a s.eance. th e boy thinks the

""ance didn·1 WD<1<. th e invisible demon is now a prisoner 01

oor world. To get t>ack to hi . own world the demon needs asoul. Thi. i . the beginning d a ~ nigIltTMre that v.ill

d""" the hero to ~ hell. Drredc.-jScript/makeup: Berx>t le$-

",nd. Cast, D<>nieI AIon$o. Emo Ella...... Alain Doyen. Bod

Br:noit Lestar>g. Super-8. color. sound lin French). RunnlrogOme: 20-25 minute$. 18enoiI LesUrog. 61rve de h l o ~ . DeL·AIovette. Paris. f " r ~ r > C e 7501 ). J

Checlunate. Ayoung man Is obse»ed with Ches. and f .. .eles hirmelf an e><pert. "TNng. go wei jus! al long as he win.

but..men he Io$e$. . . . . Produ<:e</ Diredor/Wr"I."/Ed"MJr/Camera: Thomal M. Sipos. Cast: Frank Craven. Ange Bel·""au. lri. Dorblall. E_en Sherman.John Morgan. Susan

Sipos. GeorgeMorgan. and Russo-l StidoW. Super-8. color•sound. Running 0"", 25-30 minutes. S<:ript ~ i S l . . - e d w WGA·Fast. and copyovrittw "'/ library dCongress. (Thomoo.M. SrPOS. 31 Flee< S t ~ Forest Hil,". N.V. 1 1 3 7 ~ )Le x Looau'. T..,.• • "The evil Sr:lertiSi.

Le>< L" " .. Is teSling ou t I"Os new oiml-

nol r'MChines. Wrth the 1'"" d h i . ~ ·ironic garb&ge can. LUler I. able to rob

""""""'Y and moybe eYoM uoke OYer th e

world ... Mer preventing a ca , from

crashing Into a school building andstopping a pick ~ Kent (Supe<-8Man) ClIwk i . m"99"d by I..e>r I...uzcr' .TO'p. Supe<-8Man m u$l SlOfl Luz,,'$

Dioobr>lical sct...me. but the robot. Des-11<>')'0<. """"1 et L...er be >lopped!

Case Rene Teboe. Prod..cer/ DirKlor/FX: Jon Ttboe.RIchard Machowl<:t. Glenn Teboe, Ron Murry. and Jon Teboe as

Le>< L ...er. Super-8. color. sound. Running Ume: 10 mrnutes.(Jon Teboe. 11805 s>;w 102 ~ _ Miami. Fl ))176.)

P . , d l k CoDlUet. Science Flction/Horror. The <>CaIprlnts

cI a distam >paCe station a, e stalked by a murdering psychic.After moroy grisl» m."den. a Cle\II membe,. wh o al$O has

.uong,.sychic ability. mJst face the kin... But ~ ner i><>"'«O

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Ilrong enough? ~ NulI"rocIuctions.Dlrec;la/Wr'Rf/FX:. Mike Neal. c -:T_ Neal lind others.FX Include: ~ ~ and se t Ibod1lu1 K1IIelind 1'I'IInIMlnI),lNe' FX. bk>od, lidta.lramporter FX.1Ind. . LjAc>IIoo .... Super.&. fIOIot,lIOt.nd Of'> oq)efl te C -.

RunnIng time: IIP!)tOIdI'\'\llldt H rrinula. \Mille Hell 363 E.f'klrth St.. 0urHrI\.1'! 47'3J6.)

R_ . . . .. Honor_II young boy.1Mng with his uncle.forced 10 work all dIIjIlcng. Ono: dIIjI\he I "astn builds uplind \he boy runJ 8WlI)'. 1b e boy . . d>ese:I into _ .-np ind

bnuIIy ..-..deled by hio .....::te. Ahf \he undo ,RUmI home.!he bo)'lliJl'o:IIt tr.-.slonns !he I'oouse into .... ...,.., iii OIl! d _

nIgronIre end the boy 9f'l$ tu RE\a'tGE! I'WxIuce'jO.-eclor i f ' l l Jon T bo:>e. /'II.JIk: R ~ Teboe. c..t: o.n lind SI-=fnoder Super·a cdor, otpfII" ...e o.o.n:I Of'> c-.l l : \ IrrinIiJ

tirr"" 1 5 ~ . (Jon ~ , 11805 S.W lC/2ndIlWf.. MiamI,fl33175 or: Oan f,arier, na CtmM Rd...liOdngtOn. KY

""" ' - IScott D...... d Se . K., ._,H_. f the Spec .

. . , . . Two modem adventurers try to"'-"P No<> oc>POS'ngglllKllc pawero from milking the uOS<JspecUng EMh • SIBt ~ t>a.e of operll!ion. The lingle engine<! plene that Sc:onan d Sen are llying In is hojod<ed by.., IIIift1 ".,.... lind UIkmhaIIway.crou the gaI6l<y_ They marlIdnd'l ot>/)' hope

1'WxIuce' . o r f W r ' l . t r JdbtY a w ....... Cd. [)..-¥'4 ' TSp.rU lind Je#frtY a w..ns. SoJper-& color. 1OU'Id. Run.-..g tmII! 12 ............ 11 poo.sIbie enuy lor thot)Mf1 ONEMllGllCI'iN1I Shoft Am Sean:h.ln pott-proOuctJon.iflbert 8 _f,..-. ProductIons, 6233Cuftonllpl. ·1066.1ioutton. TX17061-)

SlarUpt. s.:n. ().orlr comedy blends with terror III tho$tongut-In-ched< look li t ~ e><pioroen. ...no In theirKOUt tN p !he s.s. Star Ught. .-k out habilabIe.......nels. ot>/)'10 meet ...m • g,ol.ocbc ~ Producfl-, ..............e Image'Productlont, O I ' f ! C \ O r ~ O s ~ Writ.... MkI>etI0Ib0r"" _ PhI&1a Hide. C.mera and FX: Rot..n Barbcfc..-.d Mlc;hMI o.bome.llrlwork: leah Baule UOCM\ , FX

W : I ~ : ""pIotIcns, blood, makeup. ~ e --lIrcaI4ng-.

traveling millie.. minlllture.. ~ ~ IUpered \.tin,

worI<Ing I " I IP I - ftecUonics. Supn-& color, sync: - ,nd . lnpre-produc;tIcn. (IIkftTWIte lmagos Productions. c/ o MictIarI~ 650Bruus "_ GaIN. CII 9311 1-)

.. .or . II Question d B i I I ! I n < ~ Tlmo: lind sp«e ar tItTfIIo<I"'I1 upon _ • ..;...,.,. III'od only . . , inf_ .-en (KrIst)

car> _ _ th t Eanh. BuI only f he can ~ \toe _ d!he

diIturbar>cot III bm t Produr:er·'Ooo-edOJ: o.w\d DtIc:Nm

pheIMre. Scnpc, 'f'll o.w\d and It'.dionoc ~ eCarner•. C EIis. CasI:1t'.dionoc IL Krillophtr 0 lindDMd D. F ~ m e d ~ O f ' > _ O f ' > i n J O u t h e m I t a l y FXIndudoo: dotnO'Nlonal animation with IIw: acIion. rut ' t<:I"<!e'I

projection. "" ......ur.,., dis"""",",", lado:s, mMIt palnlmgl. I i»dal ia_ lind tigh .......9)1 dillwl>Ionce fX . Super-&. color,- ,nd . Running umc:: JO.40 minut.,. . 3-D Prodo<;tJon,lnIlSIOdMlon \OiIh Yorid< Fllmo, WI Comrade l'ftrarQ. C .....'IIgno.1taIy, (DMd A D e K h a ~ , 6917, ESC, Br:o<1201. IIPO New York, (92441)

G.a- tk C","llct. l in eMIl t<:Ient$ and hio friend I f - - .e

the IJoIIa>Iy . . 1ItardI d lilt. only 10 bt c-..ghI up In .., iruo-.

gaIadIc WIll. ~ / D i r e c ; l a / f X : o.w\d L.ahacIerne. Co-0In:ct0t: Ueon frdtal .... odMe ~ BrookI c.me...l in. i r t c t o r ~ Dosigr-..John Neefy. Miokeup: s.... ChiehWang. ~ offKIs: RoNt Nar"Y"'l- fX Ird.IcIe: SlOp moIIon

"'*'>MIon. front lAa;ectioo .. rear 1Ac;t<1b . .-...:ta.rks. M I dosiIiJna (lui tc* II'od ~ ) . ~Iaen.. Iaer bums. wcdOng bIMte'I ~ • ~ dosign),double ~ fora I'>eId tfl"K'IS. ~ contmIed .npflying sequmoos. c:ornpoU< gnoptb. 'Pit m..ginIiJ. . . . . rnartfocheo- ......". . ic tfl"ec:t.. UnasI. Super-8. color, :JY"C sound.Il:wmng time: 8DOO minutes. 0rIgiNI ..,...;c 1COIing. . . Pft'

ptoductoon. (F.PP.Productions. C}O o.Md laMdeme. 3847

ee-l ' Iact ~ . San.lotoe. C1195121).

T" , u ~ II young f\ghIer piIot'l nrsc ~ . . . u . the

Ifoopfllds with him ~ n g the only""""""" d a toM.tIe with theVenog Empft- .. . and he ""ng I don.ge<ouJly close 10 a warpIn opace. Stop-motlon anlmo\lon \tIrou{Ihout. FX 1n<:Iude:

s u p o r i ~ mInIIoIurt I h ~ ~ . 1 . U e r I , more.Scrip!: 1tE. Ernm:lrw. Trilld Prodo.ocIIonI. 5-10 rrinute.. (1tE.

Emrroons. 1951 d Rd...lo<l OH 4 4 2 5 4 ~Space la ....ed . Ttoe Khoolbov '-" has become so~ in the computer gomc: - Spar:e Irwadoors- that whm

the ......nd owido: hiu been bv an acwaI irMosion.f1tIher thIon beinIiI-.ne<L he deddos 10 return for ar>tIChct

"Y- Produ«r:0.- ProducIior"oa. Oire<:tor/Wr'i:er/<Mnmr'Wo:Jim......,. ~ Clark. ConsuIlarc: ~ Torb:!. Cast:Plit fftTaro, Ciarty VoIIiJI. Now in post production. ~mokeup tfl"ects.1Ind mIniIit . tifK'lS. 16mm. color, sound.running time: 10 minuteI, iJim ......o C}O0.- ProducIions.115R.-:I Dr_Roslyn NY 11576),

Che c k _ e . fI)'OUIlII man obJeMed with Chess and fan·

d.,. i m ~ an iO<perI. Thi"'l1'1iJO ~ ju .. asllong as he winsbut when toe 105K. P r o d o x ~ O l r K \ O I t / W r i t ~ E d A a i :Camera; Thc>rnM M. Sipos. CNt: f,ank Cr.....en.!v>gtl Ber.--..

Iris Dorl>ian. E_ S'-mar!. JoI\n ........gon. Susan Sipoa.

~ g e M o r g l n . I I I ' o d RuHel5dlIcf. Supe--8. color, §OI..IIId.l !unningjtimt 25-3D minuteS. Scrip! regiII..-..d w/WGI\.fllSt. and w Library d Congress.su-. ~ HiIIl. N.Y 11375.)(ThomasJo\. Sipos.. 31 fleet

Altar lb . WbMb . Rewrno:.g hom_

dcq> opace ............ theEo-de

re!UmllO Earth orbiIlO lind that Earth·,once Iush.....rACe has beentr.-.slormedinto eroded, bu.-rotd-ouIlandI d _-aerYTwo o/Iicen sh -"lIe clown 10 the .<."fACe

on an imelligence !jItherIng minion. ru"",",..-c \hat \he bigget d/I"IIt' they >0111

f " , , ~ >0111 corne /fom an e<loen$lYe nttworkof S $ l n s . 1 I f t e r the fires. . .. hewinds. after the er1d. the .a.enture beg...Producef/ OtredOJ/Wr'i:tr larJy Cud',II<:tion Ooo-_/St....u. Mot PIllman.Carner,,: Mike ROK Ar t OItector: VInceJohnsofL Cast; o.vId V ~ Hal

an d Jot /'IIIrshaI. Consubr1I: o.w\d Mayo.FX Include: <be - . t mutant maIot-up, oquito g..onshoI tfl"ects,~ rnroiIItures. ..,d Pl"o&KhnicI. 16mm.coIor. "",nd.

To be bIown-up 10 3!\mm. Il:unrInIiJ lime: go rnorw.AeI.

(Thrd Planet Ptodu<:tionI, c/o larJy CladI. 6427 HiIcroft.Suite )03. Houoton. l) ( 11081.)

F1a.t. Gordon: CloapteJ 0 . . . . ,tar ~ flash andIvdonnla iPrinc..s1 d the planet Ma,do) cralhland on "" aliMplanet and a'e atuocked ~ Mlng' , ImperialRoboI OWlrds.They'", captured and taken to fllCt the wtath d Mlng theM1!r

ciIess. P r o d u c e f / W ~ O I t f ! C \ O r Roland ~ and

TracyC<»<. "'"meted by u.a SrMh.ll:oIand P o i r ~ lindTracy COO<. fX include: h.II ee l animItioo\ fOIOSCOpIng. Super-8. color .....-.d. 1l:I."'*'II dm t: ).5 ............ (1l:oIand Po ...deeter. 19700 t o n Il:d.. De\toIt.. 1'1148219.) (J f

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CAREERSKnowing Your Trade

Gear,. lucasllllH up I ""'" ,n the Tun,. . . dese<1 lor • < aM I""" StaI W .. . VO'I1"", d"e<f(wof ~ 0 8 r a p l l y Gil Taylor " " " prod""" Ga'1 Kurt. 100II on

George Lucas

In an "epic" I h r ~ pan inteNiew. put>li!lhed rK<'11tly In STARLOG, film·~ Geo<ge LucO$ hi>d ~ Follow-

ing r ~ " " " k s te make about young p o e o p I ~pursuing D f,lm (a,..e<. The inter\OeW ap

P<"JIM In STARLOO i . es 48. 49 (. 50."1am a wong b e l ~ In!)Olng asia, in

your educatioo as you can possibl)o go. Ifyou ","m te !lei into Ihe movie DusiMS', .•

no t absolutely r>e<:essary that you go to afilm school. bu, if you dc . you ca n Jearn so

mu<h In fou t )"ears that would take younfleen ~ r s on th e <>uI5iU Ie I ... rn. Andwhen you come out 0/ • r.lm ""hooI. you. ~ ,,·,,11 roundM. Meny FIlm schools insistthai you ge l )'OUr degree in some other

~ - s c i e o c .. Of Chem,stry Of IoOr'YIe otherdiscipline-so thDI when you gee into filmyou he"" some son <>fleeting. for _ you

Wlm 10 mIIkc! movies about You h""" IehIM! lived. and you """" Ie ha.'e some so n

0/ " " ~ in orde< t'O know wh.n youwam \0 mllke f1'IO\IieS about. And th e

gluter that ~ u , ... the bell", yo.ire{IOIng 10 be ftbk. [' 0 articulaie )'OUr own~ - s o n 01 r ~ u ' g ~ " ' " t>ockonto the 5CJeert

'Very lew people IknowgCl hired InlOW:film businHSwithouIa, I""" """king a intocollege. ~ " I o u g h g ~ l n g into college. and

M'. tough!J"!llng through college. but no

matter how hIIrd is. going to be ""..,nhllrderwhet>)'O'J ge t ou t and try to make

1!>tO th e Indll5Uy, Nobody is ever going

\0 hIInd somebody a movieand $illy ......

diro:<:!. thi.: juS! doesn't happen. • ",II

r.ever haPl""", You hll'le to foghl all th e wfrj,

26 ClNEMIIG/C 1/5

You l\llve to li t whatever you e><ceI

'" togd that p o d ~ h l 5 h i r u n g clown on you_O n c ~ ) ' O ' J SUlrt gettrng a ,r:putotionof bel rogvery good li t do"'g "hat""er )'OIl do. then

",-el)t hrng $!art5 to foil"", But ft!ways a_.W h ~ y o u ' ~ a w r ~ e o - . a filmmake<. a

di'ector. a cameraman. """"tt:vel'-d youstand ou l in YOU' fodd -d)'OU re tho. besIthat·s when you $!art getting oHered jobs,rm sort 0/ D trong bdi"",r in IhDI con<epe.In film school my friends and I .....e lhe DeotstOOem fIImmake<s around. H)'OII wen t to

any in\ernIItionIII lestiv.!Il """ ...".., """"'YSthere winnrng the Hrst, second or third prizehnd was that atlenuorr-esper::ially one

f e . ~ y a l whe,e I wiped out everycategory-woo f,rst pIKe in all Categories

lhat. Ier:I to some people s.ryIng thiskid' s sharp:

" ~ ' s ~ ·Hey. ) ' O I I - t h ~ Ih<rd kid from

Ihe Ief\-"...,',-e going 10 ~ )'OU do thi.

movie: or: 'Wc'r e gOing 10 ~ ) ' O U do theopecio>l efleo-:u: All th e people who wor1<

at 1.Li't hll'lte«..tled intheir fodd. and

Ihllt's how th"y Cd"'" 10 my atlcntion-no t

bee"U5t theyv.-alkec:l in and .. . d, 'H...,'. myrcwmo:: I've tu.d some v.perien<:e, and Iwanllo learn 3bouI spec",1 effects : We hire

people who hove a reputation 01 being thebest there I., Thf:y go t """ ,epotatIon bydorng linle things and showing thllt they

kn<rw" , , 101 they'redoing-and no t depeocIo

ing Ort anybody o g ; " ' ~ tho.m IhDI trr ... <. rm

" fi,m believer in w fact thaI you meke

)'OIIr ""n trreaks," \//hen)'OU yet up to boaI. )'011'"" dooe

you. horMwork. thm you can that homo!run. But you Ortly ~ lip 10 bat. a few time.so you'"" go t to be I l < ~ )'OU're prepared A

tel of peofIIe aren't they ITIII'J' thfir""'finto getting that opportunity. bo.I: they Ju$la,en 't qualif.eo:t 10 do hnd they f"'l1 fist ontheir llICe_ Then the ch<rnces oItheir gettinganother opportunity are even more rerno(e

IhIrn the first time.

"K', liard work. making rYIOYIe$. .' s ike

being a do<:t<::<- or a lawyer: )'OU wor1< long

hoors. very long hours. and emotional,lense worit II you don't rtally to... it. \hen •

ain'l worth it.

"M y feelings about ~ U n g ln10 tho. fdm""sineu that the best roote is going 10film school. The lIdvanilog/: oIfilm sd><roI is

no t only the educlllion and th e "'<peri""""

In all area •• but alto pIlI.O yW In contact

.....Ih a lot 0/ cont<;mporan... who h ......

some f t h ~ same g<>IIls. and yW ca n UadeinlormDllon. also a c h a r > e : ~ to find 001 •

you ca n e><ct! at maklng films and 10 Il"oDke

a m o v i ~ that youcan take afOllnd and show

people. in that erwironrMrtl that you

begin 10 flgllre oul how 10 gel jobs."Most 01 my l riend. who made In the

rrlm business succeeded ber:lruse they

" yote SCfetnplajos that they k ~ showlngarOOnd until f i n a l l y $ l l i d "Tl'usgr.ry10 good." The other wfrj is 10 make a ~ or

f i l i . e e n ' m i n u l ~ frlm that i. to pro/""sionaIand to enle<Urining and to impressive \hiliyou ~ your break. Thai'. how I it..,hal's ho w 51"", Spielberg, an d several

other 01 my fOO>ds made tt-they """"~ 10 ge l II movie logether oomehow,

lhat " .. . then --. byw owdios who said.'This gU)" 0 good: 0 g ..... hom a chaoct to

d .ed Ielevlsion: hn d they moved from that

"II \he w;sy liP."Everybody ca"l be a di'ect .. . and film

'-ct>ooI alto give. )OW e char>ce to explore

and see what YOlire good at and what.

yW. re not good a t Maybe )'OU're '""" good

101 directing, but yW're good at ph0tography_or yoo're not good ph o·lography, bu t you're good at iIOUnd_orgfeal at d i ~ n g , or writing. There ar t lots ofor .... in the film bosinMS. F,lm school is

!10ft oIthe'Iest

bed'

ofyou. career.

beeauseIh",eis v.oht<e)'COJ hIIvt\hechancelO mllkefilms and fail,

"Onceyou tnlO me fleId, )'OU C""·llali."The only r ~ a l a<M<:e I eM give Os work

{cill h a , d - h ~ J d e f than anybody elK. Andyou're a ~ e d . and youget lucky. yW'U

","ke it. And you wor1< liard, and o u ' . ~talented_$OOf'ItI' or IlIIet you'. get lucky.

"Now in teo-m. 0/ ...,.-king with me_

lhere just aren'l enough posltions 10 go

around. All tho. people who wor1< for me ....

experler>e:ed. accomplished people. Wedon't feally ~ room for ~ wh o

aren'l professional We're not big enough

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10 hirvc IhIt Idnd of tranng poogram. W"

t . - IO go lot who '- 6hown i l ia!hoy w:ry good. And as lot menooIjobs-just hanging around on 1 o < : 1 I l i o n - ~mayseem ucitlng, u l l t ' ~ a I y 118_e ftime.. One would be much...tsoer 10 opend a

door. DisnqoIarId-MyMullion up hen! In SonF"noncioco is

w:ry limited bec ...oe lMte Ian"!. that muchpooduction goingon. FCO' inltGnC;e. ~ h . w enine when"",', ! C pelik. andwe ley off nayI:>e IhIIdof hos!...-tIHl ' "

not in major production. Soour ""'"",nenistatf of rl"IOdeImIIkoen is....,.. Ii>: ~ _Ii>: pecpIe m. tw..d 8 long time .000.an d ~ den', aI'oj of diem IeIIIing.

-In Los ~ 1M'f:'1 Trumbul and

Dyksua and Hartland. In modeImaking

I ' -" 'S all thoH ~ down lMte.and lhefe·. endless COITIITIftdaI IIcosts.So if you C.n gel )'OlIfoeW kncwm <bwnthtre \0 the Oreg Jeins of the world. thenwhen c o r n e s up. thefl NYThiiguYs good.Ic!I'. u .. him:

"1l>c e n ~ t e film industry I I . ~ hatd

l i fe-and \he worst is lCO' ac t i n . ~ ' "lud<ylflhey c.n wotI<three1IByo.ye.r,and

I t " I ~ l I a r d 10 ......... a IMngtholl wr{. I'"CO'1 T I O I I M I ~ _ 1 f you <:an gel on. P«>t«Iyou ""'I' YoOtIt fot "'1"I""OOI"(hf, W I' ""'I' be

IWO or t/Uee ~ I " ! I before you 9"1 on

another pr'*<"L And the5c are gU)'ll whohave gll" ' l credjlS. bu t when the film isfinished !hey',e OtJI-hoping thar; .s0me

thing moe will c:ome a&ong. •.,. w:ry eo<>

leric and diIIlcI* busineN 10 It)' rY\iIIOng aliving .. VOOJ '-10 be -a/y4l:docoted-

CineMagic

John Dykstra

P

ro m ~ m e 10 time John Oykstralsasked 10 IpNk and ....... dips d his

compoony's won.. A f.,..)'Hf'S -sIC' he

..... obIi9ir"'9 \he 20Ih ............ Mooon PicILIf" L.ooratoria.inc. w i t h behk\dthe-ocenes slides and film cIip6 from SlN

W . 1 Aflerwatds. e W l t l ~ ~ b o u I\he opportunities for young filmmakenbrtillklng Into op«iaI etrKU. His rerMrks

"""" "'I""Ied In the Journalof the 1\.5.C. as,-YOOJ t.a.e 10 '- • biIId<ground .ndu ~ i n g not only of film .00 be irJI;I.

male with lenses and ClImer .. . bul you al50

h_ o und<trsW>d physia. chemlsuy and

me<:I'...-.ia 10 be lIbIe 10 build \he miniot-

lura m. .... k>oI< good on the ..:reen.~ a r " . 1 o t of Inthe induItrywhoare willing 10 gNe a person who 10 just stan"

ing out a brflIk. bul\hey are aIIl"""""ed inthe .. .me tNng _ I " , d Ih.al Is product

"So. wh m you staR ou t for Hollywood.~ sure tha you t.a.e • rn I ..... 10 sel.~ ) ' O U are.-lly good It . VOOJ<:an',

g o <)<ill iOn(! NY, "H..y guys. I c.n tu n anEda/f andrmhefelOdo ~ d F e < t S f

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· G . . . . .. ... ·5_ ...... by ST.t.i1cOG . .. ~ , ..

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C/NEMAGIC ./!> 2 7

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SuperDepOtin

DiolCUDas

Clockwl.. " om ..._ eo The dIagram ._ .l'¢U how 10 insUlllhe bI<>ek disc ... Ih alum,·

num toil pinhole into ~ bock 01 he ler.s. A

.... eo of pl\o l" , 01 " min,ature se t con~ U u c t ~ d 1M pholOliraph"; by troe , W I ~.hOw. that veal depth·o!-field IOU ana,ned

at ed remely cl<»e ranfle. The !o<egroondf<><k. ar" proclk:ally touch'"11 th e elme .lens. Feteed ~ . p e c t ....e was u ~ to It .....

iIIu."'" of tile l)ackiroono~ n i

.ety '8<.".y.

Dna! roo'"", bYiK .. modelOf dion"'nII. eIIMu.aI inclination is to "",,01 to photoglilph

r t-prf f ...abIy In .. . ruli5llc a .....Me I ' ospouIbie. Because of the ...-.011 """"" ofmost i n i a t u ~ ~ ....ps "rod the <>ec:ts$ityoi

shooting them in ""pe< close-up. the biggest Nnier to photographic te{l/i$m Is lack

of dep(IKlf·lleld - the ability to ~ bothf ~ r o u n d and t>a<:kground obje<:t$ Infocu s. The 5rmIller the I.stop. or ~ . q>M

ing . of the Cornenl the sm.rperlhe deUlil ....Moppe.... Uniortunaldj', an ordlnary 35mmcomera will only $top down to 1/16 or . , , ,".mall enough opMllng to !JI"I ~ r o u n dand bad<ground both In locu. In ordinal)'$itua!lon. but no t smaU enough for \he

I l I ~ O P or diof, ."", .K f l>e when! \hec a ~ .. might ~ to focus from onl)i an

Inch or:soto lrilnlly. A ~ c&rrwa can~ rr\IIde vMh" I-stop ~ u i v ~ to f/J«J.but)Oll lose some of the w........,.s ..rod all01 the convenienr;e of the 3 ~ co....".o

28 ONEMAGIC" 15

By JUDITH and RON MILLER

(especlelty since 0 homemade pinholeCOmcfO r e q u i r ~ ~ use of. sheeI r.im.) Bot

Ihe besI of. both W ' O ~ d s can be combinNl:the ~ depth of field of ~ piMole

COmcfO v.ith cI<rly of 0 35mm Camcf8.

Take ~ lens oil ~ 35mm camcfa.

Behind ~ laS! if,,," eif,mem p I ~ 0 pi ..hole apenure (see drawing.) The pinhole

a p e r t u ~ Is ~ bycutting a cirde of black

P<'P""' \0 the eo«oCl d",mcter of the laS! lens

eiemml CUI • I"'ge hole in the ~ of.

thl. di K and tape or glue a piece of aluml·nu m foil ( )Y t r the hole. With a sharp sewingneedle or straight pin. punch a hole In the

exact center of. the foil. This gM:. a sharpedged. pert"t<:tIy fOUnd hole. Place this discagainst the I f lIr lens eltn>tnt lind replace

the if,ns In the Camcf8. ()pen the cammo

lens· opertu.e all the way. SOncethef-stopof

the pinhole iubout 1300, you will requirea

long e>.p(ISure: v.ith one photd\ood lindfaM color film. 2(}.40 seconds ~ be

required. FocuVlg I. unnecHSary. but you

may wonl to !TI8SU.e the diston<:<!! and

locu. arrto'ftj. The view Ihorugh the ........finder will look very dim. but all that you will

be doing I. naming the ~ the wayyouwant It Be Sure to use a c a ~ release toevoid shaking the camerO during the e:.po.u .... y"", w . o . n \ totake a teo! roll offllmusing different e > \ P O S ~ ~ m e s III or 10~ I n c ~

In the accompanying photo$. the ........IandKape is only 18 inches de-ep. the fore

grand pebblo-s ......., {i!e1"olly touching thecamera lens. Pe .. wa . fora:d by ne t

on y " ..ng smaller rocks . . the distance but

s m a l ~ and smaller graOns of ..and. untilfine dUM was used on the distant hill .. Sand

dunes and ripples IK;tUII!ty 1}OI...-..I1er and

\oIt.oer. c r ~ are ~ D p 1 I c a I ond _ 0 1 dif·ferent ~ of fIg"<e5 wei"" "oed. You can

now r.-photograph your slides onto ITIOYierdm by ...... Of front prc;ect;on. (J I

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batgained forwhen he puts hi . hond up the<>the< she-vaf1"4Jirt'. dress an d di"""""",

her furry !)OM leg ..

T h l ~ 01 the foul prinei",,1 p i¥ , " inDiKe> V a m p i ~ S i d Richm..n, Bob Ros.tlean d Patti P a i n t e t - ~ e dlam.. m..jo<.flllOHM In !he BFA P < 0 9 r ~ DI USC. n..,dark hoirN, 5e!<)' v a m p i r ~ ~ s ~ by aWIry anrllCtive socioiogymajot !\limedMIoIie

Laurin. Th..yff all sine<': gri!lO.>iotM . ThIsgoes to show !hat you can flnd your talentOn the local camp.;s. Ralph ha d temble

Kheduling p<obiemo during W s/>ooIJng

01 Disco Vampire and could ""lYer get

more than two 01 the loul principalstogether DI one U .... fOf any pafticu"'rohooI. Ho, shot around !herr ><:heduJes andmanaged to .. . !he $l\uo(ion by... .-ohowing IYIOfe than two principab. togctMrin an y shot and by u$i ng ' luck cuts toit appear that the characters ........, eyeing

eoch other K""'S Ih<e cmwded d a n c ~ floor

when in fact !My ' t even!heft on 1M

........ day 01 shooting,

"We fUlly didn't Mve enough extras onhand to create a o:orMncing C10W<! scenewithout u .ng the .. ."", ~ ow:< and<!Nf!t," Ralph confesses, "We",""", hadmore thana doun e>W'..sa t anyone ti ..... lnfact, I had to be an extra in mo.t 01 thedance floor > < : ~ . . . . I!\If l1 though I ,.'U busy

d l ~ n g the f"m!Thar:. anotl>ef reason.....,used a lot 01 quicl< cutting. I didn't .....nt theau d ience to be able to e c o g " ; . ~ tho! people

in background trecause theYre !he

.. ." '" people In alrYlO!>t ~ shot. n..,act"", of the marn characttr$ keeps youreyes off tho! .....U u and Ih<e dark J g h ~ " 9 on

!hedance floor p s you f10m really bei"9able to...., the extra. faces."

n.., lik.!$ion 01 a large an d r < > " l < : l ~ dire

i. convincing. n.., ive flrt effects also Mve.. disquletrng"'"", of diSlri>Cling any indi ....tion to Iooi< 10< faces in 1M erOW<!, n..,

ow:<an ~ is " , , ~ e . . . .mi"9, l""'9i ....diococalledDante', 'n/emo in wlW;herDZedyouth. Mnce wildly to !he tunes "DiscoInferno" ..nd "Boogo. Man" _ totolly obi;'"

1ooJ. to tht fact that !he club i5 on fire.W . ue s . . . """"e flaming drinl<$ ..nd an

<>«a .......1bar g ....contail'\$"

Iivt tar ......tule! Sounds k t ) ' O O l ' _ a g e dioco?

"Who! appears to be a cmwded disco"

actU4l1y two separate 1oc8lions on tho! USCc ~ m p r J . : ' Ralph ..........1.. "Parts of W filmwere shot on a small sound stage that Is

i>8" 01 1M f/ldlities 01 the film scnoolar>dother parts wereshot in!he basemen!0I!he

building housing the dental ><:nooI, Wt

u"-"<l a $Iar APter 10 l l h ~ n c e the fetlina 01 a

disco a t ~ , There are 1<:01 shots"'here r ff noticM gafftt'S tape holding the5tt o g e t h ~ , bu t they go by so quck/y

the action d ...... your attention aWl»' fromit.so Idon' t think many peoplewouN::l .-.:>Ck-e

I knew whe", the tape ... as, so I ",a,

1ooIQ"9 fo< when I noti<:ed i!."Filmmllktrs tetId to... . , all th e flaws in

therr films bc<:aust they know where !My~ therr shortcut s to Stay within budget.

Audiences, though they 5houldn't be

U ~ r t S l J m M M , aren't gener-odly looking

l.tl: Pan r n t ~ r pomts f r n l l ~ ' r o d snoots Irrein 0'" '0 Vlmp.,. "'th the .,d ot I , p . r n l l i n i ~""II, Above: Ralph .tmOVe-s the rubber cn t of thedra,on', head Irom the h1drOCII mold, TM Mad

os 0 ,heH CH \ ,n i Ot pu'. "Qurd lot"" " '_ Thedeto,1 01the or'l,nll sculpt ure 'S ret,,,,.d

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for rrioor produ<:tion flaws and """"·1 nati<:ethem if enough action 10 ~ theiteyf:$ bullY an d the cam.,.. doe"'1 <lwei on

the shot for too long.M i l ~ and Penioe were able 10 ~ u c e I

Was a Disco Vamp/'" on an I ~ i b l y lowbudgf:!. 01 5200 to 5300. Thi, W<I> po . bleonly becau .. USC provided t h e ~ l m S(OCk

an d lighting and "",nd t<juipmenl ~ l p howns his own l6mm Beul;"u Cllmertl "'tha 12mmlo l2OmmMgenie\lilzoomlens.l lIe eight minute folm Is In bIad< an d O I I \ i I ~

a l ~ t h e m l O " " ' c h o c : ~ · ) ' f U Pfor blood. lhe<l:., ku 01 c h o c : o I a t ~ syrupon the mum/lled l a c ~ s 01 the victims an d

dripping from the Ihe-....mprp . IYI<lWls.

No ~ r the vampjres found lIIeir vic·Um·, blood SO ~ i d o u s l l l Ie Angef>iew<

lOOm ~ ....ved ~ I p h well lind 9IIVC him

the lull r a n g ~ o I focal length, he needed fer

aU the shots in Disco Vamplll!. Al l theeffK!S _ ~ done tivoe. One P<"rticuilorl)l

k n t ~ n g and.tfKIM te<:hrOq"" irwo/Yedu$lng a $paIkIng fir1Q6 ring (sometimes

called a Funken ring) 10 ITIlIke _ri ts U""4'

out from the vampires· inde< fingen.. Withthe ;"ns on wide eng;" a nd focused indose. the "P"'ks appear 10 Ihoot.,.,. for along d istan<:1t. Every time one 01 the van>-

pjres aims hit< finglt< and ~ spark$.

.""'1Ie< section 01 the disco goes up in

" ' ~ .""llIe poot·production on Disco Vamplrc

W,," ~ ruolled:· IQotph coriides. ··We

had 10 finish K up /lnd ge t worI<Ing on Ihe

se<:ond ntm..., had 10 ITIlIke for tile serneslit<. Both l l m s . . . , , ~ post •ynced. so 111 least

"'e didr'l have 10 strugg;" with the tediooJschon!. of hp syncing dialogue lor two filmsIn 0"" . .. I t < . l l Ie course ~ u i r e d thatthe fltms ~ poot·.ynced. John Pltfrl"" didmost of the work on the soundtrack. whichincluded many souod dfK!S .. . welt as the

dlKO music In the ""nee floor oequences.

M 500n as Disco Vamplll!w,," completed_had 10 rush inlO making the seoond fotm.which Is clliled Liulng in thc PepsiGe"erali<m.

. Liulng In Ihe Ptpsia""."..al/oo i . about

II young ma n who I. a subt«\ in a pSycho!.

ogy e:r<perimenl at e Dre in rese/lrch Ins(I.Me:· Ralph CO<'(inues. "" He sits aU day andwatct>es lV as he inlurn i . W<Ot<:hed on a lV

monitor . He·s fOf I"ed to-...Kch .......nyvlolentshows. like Starsky (; HulCh and PoliceWo"",,, and he·. also /lffected by the

romrm:r<:Iat. he Soee$. F i " " ~ he goes ber·serk. mak.., a rnes3 0I1he place. escapesand breaks Into /I gu n shop and $leal. arifle. Then he goes out an d shoots a con-sVlX:tioo worker on lib perchona tall bulId·ing u ~ ronstructlon. Wh m he H!eS the

construction worke< a l ~ n g 10 his ""11th.remind. him of a Nestea commercial. HeImagines 1II111 hi . victim is ·taking the Nes

tea plunge: Lil'I"gln the PepsiGemm.!lonis also if> 16mm in black an d and

~ . s y n c e d a. the counoe required M· , II

$ta\emml on now _Ching too .......ny Ilia-lent lV shows ca n ;"..:1 to violent bchiMor:·

M i l ~ has also made """er"al p<e-synced.enimeted films and worked on anumber 01

lip-synced live 0CII0n films. He talks abou!

lh e differencn that the VlIriou. types ofsynong make in wcriUng on a film.

The b o d ~ 01one of Ihe h.IIp l . . . d,!;Co 'Iuds in I w"

The "'.' ... 011 in ZY" . i8 King. p l ~ y e d try Mille< .>Quares oft a p ,nsl ZYlak. p layed by Bob fcwwatd.CinemalO8raohet" 01 " Gold"" l I e t ~ reat:iy 10 shoo!II>e b'lj\ liiM !;CeRe. TI>e dunil""" s.eI . .as 01~ I ~ ' a t o . r m br k i<. I ~ a l _ e maoe by eYe<)"bOdy al

SCFX-Ihe e H ~ t s personn'" 01 USC. la ."", Baur.Mller". Scolt Ressele<. Slew! Koch ,n d b<Jnch ofOlher" nub,an . Ia. . . . helped cui on !I>e e t f ~ for

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• D"co V.mp". is d'Kovered by h, ' friend . . >0

I,fts hIS head up by hIS ha ll M,lIer ..,d Perrlne.hoI

the film ,n B&W aM Wer"e Ihus able 10 usechoco

. ~ , u p tor blood e l l ~ I ' . No wonder lhe she·y.mplle. loYt 10 .u ck Ihe" ."lIms· blood'

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..r ... made two .hort. animated mms.

""me<! Ell! and The Reaper. In v.tIict'I th.eclay cn",acters Mve dialogue," Ralph~ i n •. "11'1<; first thing you 00 for I:hl5lype

of a film. aile< ) ' O U ' . ~ s q i ~ ~ - ; s m o ~ ethe lO\.IndulICk. 00<" ) < " i ~ foni.hed

reco<ding an d mi>:ing the ooondtr...::k. you

time and pr"l" 're 1>11. ~ SO you ' ll

know how 10 animate the da y h a r ~ e r "10 be in 5yn<: with the dialog ... yo,ill

know. for i n ~ n c e . how many T a ~ ~ - . ;take lor a c h l o r ~ l<> soy a cm.oln """,d,which ,.,...eI or con5OOIIOI """nels thecharlKl,,",' bps ohould form en d e><actly

how long each seene will tx:. y"", Can men

wI'" the d .... octers' day r'1"IOUIh5 or uSC

~ e " " , m animation. (s.", ONEMAGIC-10 10. ROck Catil:o"",' , enId" aDoo.u

, . . p a c e ~ anima6on.) The best tiling

about p r ~ s y n « d films II that ~ you' ...finloMd m., soundtrack. you dorl'! 1\.0"" to

mHS with al"l)'rYlCft. Both E<J( er>d TheReaper are I ~ . . . , t produ<:t;ons and

are oot co"'>e<oted to my work in school III

OS< .

"In a post·synced film ouch as Disco

Vampire or Lic'lng in (he Pepsi c""" ,a 'lion, you don 't h_ o take ..U!he pre<:llu,liomofli"" sync...:! 'KO/ding n l h e ~ botyou realty twwe 10 pia')' wilh ttw. 50tJndtrack

10 moke fit the "';swUy d ~ e d film.

"Up sync double ~ e m sound m srequire a whole on.sel sound crew . souOld

sllIting and cutting the mag film \0 Ii!..,ththe pointed ~ - a . wdl

a.locking....p on ~ i t i n g tlench and cutting hloog

with the film. ,0.11 tect"'"que. ""'" theirIO(!vMIUIges ~ r l d d ' S / I d v ~ ~ YOI.i"" go !

t o , , ~ lip sync for Il:/lhstic dOoiogue. Post

'YflCcd diologue almost atways looks like al o r ~ n language film. but you'.e makingG high I>Ction mm like Di5co Vampire post

synci ng can sa"" tn.. ..tfon of ng ou t .. .

the sourld takes tM t you'll: no! going to

can also tie cre,nj""andopen to

marty possibilities. n... actOl"5 S I J ~ s tthe I>Ction 'dhout Il:5Ofting to words.

Ralph hu contributed to other ~films arld has Il:C1tIlt/y worked on a film""mcd Zyzak is KJng. which \II'" GUSC

. .

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--.

senior ~ di.ected by a f,lm stu&.nt

rnrmcd Hugh Stegman. Ironically, 51,"""

Koch (_ profile In OI'lEMAGIC - I I) also

worked on the mm_ 6otl! ~ and Kochwori<ed on the film a. spedal..trecu artists.Other SFX ~ r t i o t $ on Zyzack were TassiJo&ru. Mel Scctt Ressler

"1 Il"IIIde a <:able controlled ~rna"" for Z ! J ~ a c k . " I0Iph eJ<i)Ilrins. "Steve

Koch des;gned~ c ~ b I e ~

demonmask. We an worked to Cll:llte lin optical

shot with .00OSCopM I>Ction " " " ligtrtnlng.We _red o t i m e , ~ s e o r SlJffeoing lor

Z J l ~ Z!#/Jdc was shot in l6mm colornegative, 'Y"' wund and ~ a !\Inningtime of about ten minutes. worked on

three or fout other peoples' films. Although(llmera work s someo.hing tM t i . very " " , , ~ .;ng to me, my work on other peoples" pro

Jecu has consisted mostly 01 make-up.litles a"" other spedal effects. rm ~interested in animatior> lind ... r"" mentioner:l many 01 my own f ~ m s . . . - e animated

shorts. rm currently doing post prodI.>ction

on my I ~ r . d e n t film, The Reaper.

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"Somelhing tN t ONEAACIC ~may lind intnaung-In rdeo-ence to my

ao-eJp lIboI.( gIc>ooW>g qe for .ropmotion rnodeIf in CINfI'IAGIC - . my~ m e r u I WOfI< with ScotchIite IroN pro)ectlon mllleoiltl , Mhough I hw<eo-'\ bee<!.bIe to do sUW>derrd Iront ~ In mySlOP motion film,I><!o:_leouleln'lge1 mytLood. on " ~ thM woulel do ecje.

quete single fr""'" adv.Jnce. r"" ~mtrrted with the "-" oboIrec\ u.... 01

Scotd*e.• 1 1111 npeaaIIy i l l l e < ~ n gmedium Ben Bun wrote • mIISlerlIhesll

on 1M Varloul appIk.uons 01 SootchIiteand M V l l r i ~ t i o N onlM techniqueolf.on\

prfl7Kt/Ol\ wh,'e he ...... at USC, Bu.\". the-01"1 really quile irotrlgu'''II &nd I feel thM

may '-" ed thepeoplt ..nodn<dopedtheIf'OIr<>'iision pnxeu to ~ how todo ifI.c",",,"", Sj)IiI ~ "

Ralph tIIIks.t>oul i n r o m m ochooI."ktoolt me-couple oIY"antogetin," he

1Idmi\s. "USC .... " my fl." choice. Theydot,\ /I d ... 1y ...."m 10 ..... your movies.1he<e are 100 man)' appIicents 10 Kreen

and thefe' I not enough Urne '0 $i\ Ihloug/'l~ demo Nnw. _ IlIwl!ys heIpt 10

send 8" • 10" gIoMiH thai r ~ ~work. You ohouId also prepowe .. list d . .the crutivoe thongs r o u ~ ~ • rou rt.creetive pe<SOn. the list should be long. Outof hundreds of application, IOf enroIIlMntat USC.

school,only " ~ u l

are1Idml\ted ~ h t o e ~ " " In my e _ 1 Justkept rMldng I'fIO'II/Ie$. building my pO!IIoIio

and puShing to be IIdmotIed ~ h semester

AM< " f.,..,ye.arslhlldenoughlo.no..l0 be

IIdrrillcd an d my ptBrotmce had .....preNed the IIdmiulon bo<Ird .bout myser\ouSn61. Even W ou re not lJdmrtted _

".11,you can "'arn " grNI de.1 OUI.5ide of..:hooI by continuing 10 meIrc ~ r

r ~ m s Whrro .....t<ing on "milieu, produc:-lions, keep 1n mor>d the MmiIlIb<>ns 0/ rourrescurces and tty 10 eopres$ ~ •

IuIy as P'"'siNe withon ttrose 1it"niIalionL 1

potf$OfVJIIy IIIove wa"ed • lot 0/ time uying10 ~ mmsthal were beyond myscope,

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bu t you can IHom qrNt deal by ""'""ng

on 0<0'erIy ,mbil>ou. fiIrm '"""" !hough the

end pn:>ducI may not beas pc:oIbhed as youhad hoped, Some w\I fTIIOkc and _

won·1. bu t the people with the most IIfnbI.lion and dr\I;e h_ by far the gr_CNrr>a 0/ IUC<:eU , from myobse!vationl,lhe people who " -got ten nto USC. filmId>ooI ,.,...." .. to be there

"Allhough rm emted by aI aspecU. 01r ~ m m a I < i n g . fnpedaIIy like the 0",",__

MKh iIIO 1Ilolkc\Ip. model building lind $pe

ciiII effec\t. I would always like 10 be work

Ing on f,lms thai. if lOC fantllSyfilms, _Iea.thave. lot 0/ Ifl"lagllllllion and CfNlivtty In

them. 11l:"'1y kM! to do makeup effO!tl$. '"so.,.".01 the f,lms that r .... """""'" on r ~

r ~ " e d . r ~ ~ up people 10 look W""t h e y ~ been tlwough In owfuI beaung. rYemade W<:h thongs HsIwIi moskl, wern.oolmaoks, YIImll" fangs and rnuMudo: ofSlOP motion moc:IeIa. My f"""""e IhOlgabout moking films I, bringing .....1eI f ~ " " ,

I ~ to Ide on the ..:re-tn."

k's dear thai. R.Iph Miller gd J , (;IOOd

dN I of ~ NIiIlar:tion from mo6cIng

~ l ie . bt<en - . I ng CINEAAOCf.om the beginning lind he 's grown frommeking oimple Super-8 .....,..;eo . . ro.;.school in IIr""", 10 making sop/'OstIc_«I16mm film . In one 01 the COUnuy'1 "" '"prestigious film ..:hooIs. Ii<! cont.Inues toprodu<:t films indepm<iemly outside his.eg ..... school obIIg.Btoons. He has • 91_

dee! 01 dfio,oe as ..-eIaslaient.He....,.....,.,.Ottet with the eIiIe group 0/ Nmmaktrs....... Mud)' "" '" ( .1Ift aI. USC. He ', meet/tIgand collaborllllng with others hlr"nHf'who are ""'Y serious ,bout making • c_eerfn the frlm buolne . . ClN£.M,\GIC re-"

who aspire 10 this II" '" goal and all: cur·

rentIy uying 10 ~ Into film schoof ohouIdt.ke opecial note 0/ ......... Ralph has 10 My

abouI hooo' 10 prlPpWt !Of an aclmiuionsI ~ BuIld ~ poRIoIio. . . . . . . as

"""'Y mooo4es IS you can oJford ' " o.. ldH",<:tuson said . . hot Moria l . few.iIUeSback; 00 K IOw1 (J f

Rlllpn . . UI)COmonI film. The (;',m Re_ r " . . . macn;.,. su!)l)l"'" the_It mrst The mllk . .as I _ ~ projoecl.

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Rithl: II dn'gon animation m o d e l t h ~ t tiille,ooilt for one of his films. In this pa,ticula,shot, an Ii , bladder that was bUllt in to the

model is i n l l ~ to ......ke the c,utu,eappea, to breatne.

e. tow : II touwint! scene II"", £)1. M.l let'S 3m'nute color 16mm c l a ~ ~ n i m a lilm.fl l ' i . tile sa d story 01 two lovers who hve ,n

a b l e I I world without lood arod how theymust imp,,,,,,se to survive. The ligu,es areaboul2O"· h,gh and made 01 ten POIJrod. of

c I ~ ~ NCh. whkh was bui lt up on me lalball·aoo.socket .'malur .. . The l inge .were . r .....tured wllh lead 50Ider wire.which works well with clay because it ·, SO

soft that ,t sekIom l>rul<$ lhrough the clay.The teelh are made of mo<!ehng pl. s t ic

ISculpey) and th e are plast'c doU·.e ~ Irom Lee Wa rd·s.ut won lirst place,n the 16mm category 01 the 1981CINOo'.AGtClSVA Short Film Search.

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