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Progress SUPPLEMENT to AUGUST BULLETI L' Progress SUPPLEMENT TO AUGUST BULLETI l'/ Roosevelt H aIel HOLLYWOOD August 20, ]929 10-Weeks Course In Sound Will Begin September 17 Convenient opportunity to review the fundamentals and theory of sound recording imd reproduction and to hear explanation and demonstration of the latest developments will be offered the personnel of the Hollywood mo­ tion picture studios for the first time with the opening of the Academy Sound School in September. The Board of Directors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts :lnd Sciences at its meeting August 11 formally approved the resolution adopted by the Producers Branch in July urgins; the creation of such a school. Eleven studios were represented at the*-----------------­ Branch meeting. The purpose of the school wi! not. Aoplic:>tion bl:>nks "nd !\. booklet b e to make every student a sound en­ giving full details of the first course gineer but the lectures and demon­ m the Academy Sound School may stration will present the basic princi­ be secured at the following offices: ples in language understandable to Academy of Motion Picture Arts those in other than technical depart­ and Sciences, Mezzanine, Roosevelt ments and will also provide a sys­ Hotel, Secretary Frank Woods, tematic resume of practical applica- GRanite 2134. tions. Pathe Studio-William Sistrom. Starts September 17 Metro-Goldwyn-1V.layer - H a r r y Rapf. The first session will be September Paramount-Famous-Lasky- B. P . 17, at the University of Southern Cali­ Schulberg. fornia. Ten class periods ar~ sche­ Fox Hollywood-Sol Wurtzel. duled in the first course. These will Fox Hills-H. Keith Weeks. be held Tuesday evenings from 7:30 W arner Bros.-WilJhrp Koenig. to 9:30. R.K.O.-William LeBaron. Dr. A. W. Nye, head of the Physics Universal-Walter Stern. Department, University of Southern Educational-E. H. Allen. California, will act as instructor for First N :> t ion"lI-Hpl W-.llis. the course. Lectures will be given by Tiffany-Stahl-John Stahl. leading sound experts from the stu­ United Artists-John Considine. dios, local universities and equipment research departments. Two classes will be held at U.S.C., two at U.C.L.A., quota by departments preference will four at the Academy and two at be given to Academy members. studios. A nominal tuition fee of $10 will be charged, except for members of the Application Open Academy. Fees must be deposited Application will be open to men in upon application for enrollment and all departments of motion picture pro­ will be refunded if the applicant is duction. From those who apply a not admitted. group of approximately a hundred It has been ararnged that so far as will be selected to take the first course. possible studio executives and depart­ Additional courses wi! be organized ment heads will cooperate by releas­ as the demand warrants. Selection ing employees during the class hours. will be based upon the recommenda­ In addition to regular attendance at the lectures, collateral reading will be tion of Academy members and repart­ required and an examination will be ment heads. If it is necessary to alot given at the end of the course. A the enrollment by fixing a limited (Continued on Page Two) r August 30 Final 10 Weeks Course in Sound Will Begin September 17 Nomination Date (Continued from Page One) limited number of auditors and guests August 30 has been set as the final will be admitted to class sessions. date before which all . nominations must be received for the 1929 Awards Ten Weeks In Course of Merit of the Academy of Motion The lecture topics and dates will in­ Picture Arts and Sciences, it was an­ clude: nounced by the s ecretary today. 1. September 17. "A New Art in Nominating for the outstanding in­ the Making," an introductory talk by dividual achievements in motion pic­ an Academy official. "The Nature tures which will be signalized by the of Sound" by Dr. A. W. Nye, head of Academy annual awards is a privilege the physics deapartment, U.S.C. restricted to the Academy member­ 2. S eptember 24. "The Nature of ship. It is emphasized however that Sound" (continued, with laboratory Academy members are to nominate demonstrations ) by Dr. Nye. from the picures they have seen and that the object of the nominations is 3. October 1. "The Nat u r e of to present the names of as many as Speech and Hearing" by Dr. Vern O . possible who should be considered by Knuds en, PhYSics Department, Uni­ the boards of judges who will make versity .of California at Los Angeles. the final selections for the Awards. 4. October 8. "Architectural Ac- Competition Close oustics" by Dr. Knudsen. From the nominations received so 5. October 15. "Acoustics of Sound far in the 1929 Merit Awards compe­ Recording by J. P. Maxfield, recording tition, the candidates in each class engineer with E . R. P. 1. "Recording will be more numerous than was the Sound for Motion Pictures-The West­ case last year with the probability of ern Electric Systems" by Donald Mc­ many additional names being includ­ K enzie, recording engineer with E. R. ed in the final tabulation. P. 1. The acting performances of Warner 6. October 22. "The RCA System Baxter, Chester · Morris, George Ban- of Recording" by Ralph Townsend, croft, Emil Jannings, William Boyd, chief recording engineer for RCA Jean Hersholt, Douglas Fairbanks and Photophone. "The Fox-Case System" Richard Barthelmess are among those by a Fox Movietone engineer. "Com­ thus far leading in nominations. parative Advantages of Film and Disc Actresses who have so far received Recording and Reproduction," by the most nominations include: Ruth qualified sound directors. Chatterton, Bessie Love, Joan Craw- ford, Mary Pickford, Nancy Carroll, Classes In Studios Phyllis Haver, Greta Garbo. 7. October 29. "Reproduction in Among the directors: Harry Beau- the Theater with the Western El­ mont, Roland West, Josef von Stern- ectric and RCA Systems." berg, Alan Crosland, Clarence Brown, 8 and 9. November 5 and November Ernst Lubitsch. 12. "Practical Problems in Production Among writers: Elliott Clawson, Ro- of Talking Motion Pictures" illustrat­ land West, Jules Furthman, Tom ed and with demonstrations by Nu­ Barry, Hans Kraly, Garrett Fort, gent H. Slaughter, Douglas Sheare!", Jack Cunningham. Albert de Sarte, Roy Hunter, John Among cinematographers: Harry Hilliard and ·others. Fischbeck, John Mescall, George 10. November 19. Review and ex- Barnes, Karl Struss, Clyde de Vinna, amination. Conrad Wills, Charles Stumar, Henry Sharp. Among the art directors: Hans Branch to which the award is classi­ Dreier, Cedric Gibbons, W . C. Menzies, fied. These boards of judges make five Edward Jewell, W. S. Darling. selections for each award which are Best Production: "The Patriot," then referred to a central board who "Alibi," "On With The Show," "Our will make the seven final selections. Dancing Daughters," "In Old Arizona," Nominations are not limited to the "White Shadows In The South Seas," approximate list of feature pictures "Four Sons," "Broadway Melody," and sent to members for their information. others. Any entertainment pictures of what­ Methods of Judging ever length first exhibited in Los An­ All nominations are submitted to geles between July 31, 1928 and Au- boards of judges representing each (Continued on Page Four) Technicians Working for Standardized Apertures A committee of motion picture technicians has undertaken the necessary investigation and comparison to draw up a set of standards for camera and projector apertures that will reduce the present chaotic variation which is ad­ versely affecting theatres in the United States. Six members of the committee have been appointed as authorized by a jOint session of the Technicians Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with the American Society of Cinematographers and the Pacific Coast branches of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers and Amer­ ican . Projection Society. Additional* members of the committee will be screen may be square for one reel named. It will also work in con­ and rectangular for the next," junction with the standards committee "When people go to see talking pic­ of the Society of Motion Picture En­ tures they should be assured of good gineers. The group appointed follow­ mechanical reproduction at least as ing the meeting Thursday, August 15, we run into enough criticism without includes: J. F. Westerberg, John continuing distractions that could as Arnold, John Seitz, Sidney Burton, Al well be removed." Feinstein, Gerald Racket. Ask For Co-operation Demonstrates Methods The technical organizations also The different ways in which it has voted to refer to a committee from been found theatres show the motion 'the Producers' and the Technicians' picture image on the screen were branches of the Academy a resoiution demonstrated by Sidney Burton, presi­ deploring the probability that the in­ dent of the local chapter of the Amer­ troduction of wide film within the ican Projection Society. ltext year may lead to ruinous rivalry Burton explained the methods in between producing companies and vogue in conjunction with the running urging that the wide film be made in­ of a film. The three methods, as terchangeable for whatever equip­ demonstrated, were: ment is designed. "Three compaines First, placing of a mat in the aper­ are already in production with wide ture plate of the projection machine, film, each using a different size," J. 'f. to blot out the sound track. Reed, chairman of the meeting, de­ Second, use of a drape or flipper on clared. "If nothing is done to get the the screen itself, which covers up the Clifferent people working on the de­ gray blank strip down the side of the velopment together to some extent at film where sound track is used.
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